The historic Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike of 2023 is officially drawing to a close tonight. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the WGA strike will end on Wednesday, September 27 at 12:01 a.m. PT. On September 24, the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) reached a tentative agreement after months… Read More »
Saladin K. Patterson’s reboot of The Wonder Years will not be returning for a third season on ABC. As broken by Deadline, ABC has opted to pull the plug on The Wonder Years after two seasons. The Disney-owned network may have foreshadowed this development when it pushed The Wonder Years Season 2’s premiere from midseason… Read More »
SAG-AFTRA announced on Monday it will no longer grant interim agreements to independent projects written under the previous Writers Guild of America contract. What is the latest update from SAG-AFTRA? Going forward, SAG-AFTRA will stop offering deals to films produced in the U.S. and written under the previous WGA contract (via Variety). In a statement… Read More »
The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike has been about the fight for better pay and job security. While principal actors and writers are seeking contracts that prevent AI from interfering with their careers, movie extras are next. NPR reported that Alexandria Rubalcaba worked as a background actor for Disney Plus’s WandaVision for four weeks before the production… Read More »
Ahead of its upcoming world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, Luc Besson‘s next action drama DogMan is officially exempt from the SAG-AFTRA strikes. This means the cast can promote the movie during the ongoing strike. According to Deadline, it’s still unclear which cast members will be able to attend the premiere on September… Read More »
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue in Hollywood, star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has made the largest single donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, according to its president and executive director. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a non-profit organization associated with SAG-AFTRA, but not a part of it. The Foundation aims to help provide financial relief… Read More »
With the SAG-AFTRA strike underway, many high-profile projects in Hollywood have already temporarily halted. These include Marvel Studios productions, such as Deadpool 3 and the Daredevil: Born Again series. Marvel Studios bosses Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito have issued a joint statement to their staff. The heads address production delays caused by the simultaneous strikes… Read More »