The Drew Barrymore Show resumed filming in the midst of the dual writers’ and actors’ strike, sparking criticism from the show’s writers who picketed outside the studio on Monday. The Writers Guild of America East also confirmed in a statement on Twitter, “The Drew Barrymore Show is a WGA covered, …
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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) assured its members Friday that they are ready for negotiations — and that it’s having productive conversations with individual Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) studios. In the Friday letter, written after 130 days of strike, the WGA Negotiating Committee suggested that …
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In a special Labor Day video shared on Monday, Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee, said that while it is a day of celebration for many, it is “not a celebration” for the union — at least, “not yet.” Keyser addressed the ongoing dual …
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Hollywood studios and streaming services released details of an offer they’d made to the Writers Guild of America that included updated terms on AI, data transparency and minimum staffing, according to a Tuesday press release. But upon further review of Hollywood’s counteroffer, members of the WGA don’t plan on leaving …
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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello performed a surprise set for picketing members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood earlier this week. The long-time union supporter backed the striking actors and writers, telling NME,“They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios …
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With Hollywood studios currently floating offers on AI protections, the sharing of streaming numbers, and residual raises to Writers Guild of America members, SAG-AFTRA members have reached Day 33 on the picket lines hoping to get the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to the bargaining table. Thus, …
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After SAG-AFTRA received backlash for approving 207 indie projects to continue filming during the actors-writers strike, the union announced on Monday that it will no longer give permission to independent projects that fall under the WGA contract. Jason Bateman, Anne Hathaway, and Matthew McConaughey were among the celebrities tied to …
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Performers are making the most in industry history. If you’re following the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, this may sound shocking, but I’m not talking about mainstream Hollywood. I’m referring to the so-called “Other Hollywood” — the porn industry, which is in the midst of a financial renaissance thanks to big …
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More than 100 days into their strike, the Writers Guild of America are still striving to get its members back to work soon. The union told its members Thursday that it intends to resume negotiations with major studios and streaming services on Friday, according to The Associated Press. Carol Lombardini, …
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Seth Rogen doesn’t see the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes coming to an end any time soon. In a new interview with Sky News, Rogen said the issue is that studios like Disney and Universal, who are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), and the unions …
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