Business From Ariel Zilber July 17, 2023 | 11:07 Disney chief Bob Iger earlier this year joked about the artificial intelligence that replaced him as the CEO comments that in hindsight he may seem deaf as Hollywood grapples with a strike by writers and actors fearful that the rapid advances in technology can make them … Read more
Michael Buckner for Variety SAG-AFTRA and the major studios remain at odds over a dizzying array of issues, as film and TV actors attended pickets on Friday for the first time since 1980. According to sources on both sides, the biggest sticking point is unions’ demand for 2% of the revenue generated by streaming shows. … Read more
By Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington and Samantha Granville in Los Angeles BBC news July 13, 2023 Updated 34 minutes ago image source, 20th century studios Image caption, A new tribe, the Metkayina Clan, was introduced in last year’s Avatar: The Way of Water Major films in production, including the sequels to Avatar and Gladiator, … Read more
LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Hollywood actors went on strike at midnight after talks with movie studios broke down, joining film and TV writers who have been on pickets since May and exacerbating the disruption of dozens of shows and movie. Hollywood studios now face their first double shutdown in 63 years, forcing them … Read more
