When SAG-AFTRA went on strike in 2023, halting Hollywood production, there were two main sticking points between actors and studios. The first was streaming royalties. The second was artificial intelligence. As AI continues to...
The Walt Disney Company has admitted that during last year’s Hollywood strikes, it filed official documents that wrongly claimed that it was considering offering employees shares in the production companies behind its movies. If...
When news broke last night that the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike was coming to an end, Disney executives including CEO Bob Iger were gathering outside of the El Capitan Theater for the world premiere of...
After 118 days, the SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over as studios have reached a new contract with the actors guild. Following a grueling day of negotiations, the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m....
The last time that Bob Iger talked to CNBC about the Hollywood strikes, the Disney CEO set off a firestorm that made him the poster boy for the out-of-touch studio heads. This time around,...
With the SAG-AFTRA strike crossing the 100-day mark, Hollywood is running out of time to reach a new agreement if it wants to salvage the 2024 box office. Just this week, blockbuster films including...
Nearly two weeks after breaking off negotiations, SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s studios will return to the bargaining table on Tuesday. While the last round of negotiations was broken off by the studios, who said that...
In an attempt to find a way to resolve the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, a group of A-list actors led by George Clooney presented a new proposal to the union’s leadership team on Tuesday afternoon....
When studios and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) came to an agreement to end the 148-day strike, there was optimism throughout Hollywood that an agreement with the actors wouldn’t be far behind. Following...
After 146 days, numerous back and forths, and the shutdown of almost all production in Hollywood, the WGA strike is reportedly finally over. The writers’ guild and major studios have reached a tentative agreement...
