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After 5 Months, Hollywood Writers Body Agrees To End Strike
The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has paralyzed Hollywood, accepting a pay deal hammered out with production studios.
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100 Days Into Strike, Hollywood Writers, Actors To Meet Studio Officials
As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.
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Hollywood Strike: Writers To Resume Talks With Studios
The Writers Guild of America walkout over pay and the threat of artificial intelligence, has brought US film and television production to a halt
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The Last of Us Series Co-Creator Craig Mazin Silently Pulls His Name From the Borderlands Movie Script
The Last of Us series writer has silently removed his name from the credits for the Borderlands movie. As per World of Reel and the Writer’s Guild of America website, the film lists Eli Roth and Joe Crombie as the co-writers, with the latter being Mazin’s pseudonym, indicating that he wants to distance himself from the project. The film is curr...
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Use of AI in Disney+ Series 'Secret Invasion' Intro Raises New Fears Among Hollywood Professionals
The new Marvel series 'Secret Invasion' starring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury has attracted controversy and anxiety from Hollywood professionals, thanks to the use of AI in generating the opening credits scene. The series is now streaming on Disney+, and Disney+ Hotstar in India.
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Hollywood Actors Set Vote to Authorise Possible Strike With Writers Still Out
Hollywood's actors' union will announce Monday whether their members authorised a possible strike, a move that would add further heat on major film and television studios already grappling with a work stoppage by writers. Actors, in their negotiations, will seek higher pay and safeguards against the unauthorised use of their images through artifici...
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Cannes Jury President Ruben Östlund and Members Back Hollywood Writers' Strike
Ruben Östlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury said he supports the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera. The strike in Hollywood kicked off on May 3 after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major US studios and streaming services failed....
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Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on Stranger Things 5 has been halted until further notice, due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they’re standing in solidarity with the writers, hoping that a fair deal is reached soon. The Writers Guild of America has barred all writer-producers from participating in writing duties duri...
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Hollywood Strike Intensifies Due to Claim That AI Could Do Writers' Jobs
The Writers Guild of America has asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI, proposing that nothing written by AI can be considered “literary” or "source" material. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The WGA claims that studios reje...
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Brendan Fraser Says He Is Unemployed Months After Oscar Win
Brendan Fraser's victory occurred after he had to cope with several personal difficulties, including a divorce, the death of his mother, health troubles and an alleged assault by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's then-president.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Production to Continue Amidst Writers’ Strike
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is the newest major TV series moving forward with production amidst the ongoing writers’ strike. However, the Amazon Studios show can only resume with the remaining 19 days of filming, without the involvement of executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. As per the rules set by the Writers Guild of...
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Hollywood Studios Claims They Offered Writers a $97 Million Wage Increase
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios in contract talks with striking writers, claimed that it offered wage increases of close to $97 million (about Rs. 792 crore). The amount is more than double the $41 million (about Rs. 335 crore) the writers claim they are being offered, the studios revealed i...
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Hollywood Productions Expected to Hit Delays as Writers Go on Strike After Negotiations Break Down
The film and TV writers' strike began on May 2 and will continue until a deal can be reached regarding writers' compensation. This will lead to a stoppage of work, with many Hollywood productions - movies and shows alike - affected by the strike. The Writers Guild of America previously went on strike in 2007, which lasted 100 days and affected prod...
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Hollywood Writers To Go On Strike: Union
Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike, their union said Monday, after talks with studios and streamers on pay and other conditions ended without a deal.
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Midnight in Paris, Descendants win WGA honours
Midnight in Paris and The Descendants have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
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After 5 Months, Hollywood Writers Body Agrees To End Strike
The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has paralyzed Hollywood, accepting a pay deal hammered out with production studios.
-
100 Days Into Strike, Hollywood Writers, Actors To Meet Studio Officials
As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.
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Hollywood Strike: Writers To Resume Talks With Studios
The Writers Guild of America walkout over pay and the threat of artificial intelligence, has brought US film and television production to a halt
-
The Last of Us Series Co-Creator Craig Mazin Silently Pulls His Name From the Borderlands Movie Script
The Last of Us series writer has silently removed his name from the credits for the Borderlands movie. As per World of Reel and the Writer’s Guild of America website, the film lists Eli Roth and Joe Crombie as the co-writers, with the latter being Mazin’s pseudonym, indicating that he wants to distance himself from the project. The film is curr...
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Use of AI in Disney+ Series 'Secret Invasion' Intro Raises New Fears Among Hollywood Professionals
The new Marvel series 'Secret Invasion' starring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury has attracted controversy and anxiety from Hollywood professionals, thanks to the use of AI in generating the opening credits scene. The series is now streaming on Disney+, and Disney+ Hotstar in India.
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Hollywood Actors Set Vote to Authorise Possible Strike With Writers Still Out
Hollywood's actors' union will announce Monday whether their members authorised a possible strike, a move that would add further heat on major film and television studios already grappling with a work stoppage by writers. Actors, in their negotiations, will seek higher pay and safeguards against the unauthorised use of their images through artifici...
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Cannes Jury President Ruben Östlund and Members Back Hollywood Writers' Strike
Ruben Östlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury said he supports the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera. The strike in Hollywood kicked off on May 3 after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major US studios and streaming services failed....
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Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on Stranger Things 5 has been halted until further notice, due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they’re standing in solidarity with the writers, hoping that a fair deal is reached soon. The Writers Guild of America has barred all writer-producers from participating in writing duties duri...
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Hollywood Strike Intensifies Due to Claim That AI Could Do Writers' Jobs
The Writers Guild of America has asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI, proposing that nothing written by AI can be considered “literary” or "source" material. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The WGA claims that studios reje...
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Brendan Fraser Says He Is Unemployed Months After Oscar Win
Brendan Fraser's victory occurred after he had to cope with several personal difficulties, including a divorce, the death of his mother, health troubles and an alleged assault by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's then-president.
-
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Production to Continue Amidst Writers’ Strike
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is the newest major TV series moving forward with production amidst the ongoing writers’ strike. However, the Amazon Studios show can only resume with the remaining 19 days of filming, without the involvement of executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. As per the rules set by the Writers Guild of...
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Hollywood Studios Claims They Offered Writers a $97 Million Wage Increase
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios in contract talks with striking writers, claimed that it offered wage increases of close to $97 million (about Rs. 792 crore). The amount is more than double the $41 million (about Rs. 335 crore) the writers claim they are being offered, the studios revealed i...
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Hollywood Productions Expected to Hit Delays as Writers Go on Strike After Negotiations Break Down
The film and TV writers' strike began on May 2 and will continue until a deal can be reached regarding writers' compensation. This will lead to a stoppage of work, with many Hollywood productions - movies and shows alike - affected by the strike. The Writers Guild of America previously went on strike in 2007, which lasted 100 days and affected prod...
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Hollywood Writers To Go On Strike: Union
Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike, their union said Monday, after talks with studios and streamers on pay and other conditions ended without a deal.
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Midnight in Paris, Descendants win WGA honours
Midnight in Paris and The Descendants have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
