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Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 was earlier believed to be affected by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game actors’ strike. A new report, however, has confirmed that the hotly anticipated game won't be impacted by the SAG-AFTRA action.

Mission: Impossible 8 has been pushed to May 23, 2025, from its original June 2024 window. The Tom Cruise-led film is also changing its name by dropping the second half of the title, which was originally called Dead Reckoning Part Two. The delay has been attributed to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike, which has caused major studios to halt pr...

Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to authorise a video game strike, with an overwhelming 98.32 percent in favour. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the strike is happening, but rather that the performers are serious about halting work if the union and video game companies fail to reach a proper agreement. Just like the writers’ strike, the actors a...

Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15, 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strikes. The move seems like the smarter decision, considering Warner Bros. won’t be able to use its starry cast to promote the movie anytime soon. However, the studio will keep its December release calendar intact, which includes Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost...

Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...

Actors have been protesting since June against the use of AI-generated actors in movies and TV. SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, said AI poses an “existential crisis” for actors who worry their past, present and future work will be used to generate “synthetic performers who can take their place.”

Dune: Part Two might reportedly get delayed to 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood labour strikes. As per Variety, Warner Bros. is ‘strongly considering’ pushing the Timothée Chalamet-led sci-fi sequel from its set November 3 slot, but hasn’t reached out to co-producer Legendary Pictures yet. The studio is also assessing potential new dates f...

Oppenheimer’s cast walked out of its London film premiere in support of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that was unable to reach an equitable deal with movie studios for fair payments. The possibility of a strike looming had caused the crew to move up the premiere by an hour, so they could be present for the inauguration. This is the first time si...

The union representing Hollywood actors said Thursday that crunch talks with studios to avert a major industry shutdown had ended without a deal, paving the way for a vote on the first actors’ strike in more than four decades. Popular series set to return to television this year would face lengthy delays, while blockbuster films may get postponed...

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 was earlier believed to be affected by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game actors’ strike. A new report, however, has confirmed that the hotly anticipated game won't be impacted by the SAG-AFTRA action.

Mission: Impossible 8 has been pushed to May 23, 2025, from its original June 2024 window. The Tom Cruise-led film is also changing its name by dropping the second half of the title, which was originally called Dead Reckoning Part Two. The delay has been attributed to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike, which has caused major studios to halt pr...

Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to authorise a video game strike, with an overwhelming 98.32 percent in favour. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the strike is happening, but rather that the performers are serious about halting work if the union and video game companies fail to reach a proper agreement. Just like the writers’ strike, the actors a...

Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15, 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strikes. The move seems like the smarter decision, considering Warner Bros. won’t be able to use its starry cast to promote the movie anytime soon. However, the studio will keep its December release calendar intact, which includes Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost...

Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...

Actors have been protesting since June against the use of AI-generated actors in movies and TV. SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, said AI poses an “existential crisis” for actors who worry their past, present and future work will be used to generate “synthetic performers who can take their place.”

Dune: Part Two might reportedly get delayed to 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood labour strikes. As per Variety, Warner Bros. is ‘strongly considering’ pushing the Timothée Chalamet-led sci-fi sequel from its set November 3 slot, but hasn’t reached out to co-producer Legendary Pictures yet. The studio is also assessing potential new dates f...

Oppenheimer’s cast walked out of its London film premiere in support of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that was unable to reach an equitable deal with movie studios for fair payments. The possibility of a strike looming had caused the crew to move up the premiere by an hour, so they could be present for the inauguration. This is the first time si...

The union representing Hollywood actors said Thursday that crunch talks with studios to avert a major industry shutdown had ended without a deal, paving the way for a vote on the first actors’ strike in more than four decades. Popular series set to return to television this year would face lengthy delays, while blockbuster films may get postponed...