#Viola Davis Steps Back From ‘G20’ After Film Receives SAG-AFTRA Waiver to Start Production: “I Stand in Solidarity With Actors”

#Viola Davis Steps Back From ‘G20’ After Film Receives SAG-AFTRA Waiver to Start Production: “I Stand in Solidarity With Actors”

Viola Davis has announced she is stepping away from her upcoming project, G20, despite SAG-AFTRA providing the film with a waiver that allowed it to start production amid the actors strike. “I love this movie, but I do not feel that it would be appropriate for this production to move forward during the strike,” Davis…

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#Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says “Residuals From AI Training Data Should Be Made Mandatory”

#Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says “Residuals From AI Training Data Should Be Made Mandatory”

Hollywood actor and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt has called for residuals to be paid to anyone well beyond Hollywood whose work is used to train generative artificial intelligence, or AI tools and applications. “Residuals from AI training data should be made mandatory and intellectual-property law amended to make sure those residuals go to the people who…

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#The Strike’s Side Effect: A Cash Hoard for Studios

#The Strike’s Side Effect: A Cash Hoard for Studios

The ongoing actors and writers strikes are creating a paradox for major studios and streamers, one that will become more apparent over the coming months, when each company reports quarterly earnings. As the impasse wreaks havoc on the entertainment economy, the companies that SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America are striking against will see…

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#‘Justified’ Director Michael Dinner Talks Tarantino’s Involvement, Father-Daughter Olyphant and Raylan’s Future Beyond ‘City Primeval’

#‘Justified’ Director Michael Dinner Talks Tarantino’s Involvement, Father-Daughter Olyphant and Raylan’s Future Beyond ‘City Primeval’

[This story contains spoilers from Justified: City Primeval‘s two-episode premiere.] From The Wonder Years and Early Edition to Justified old and new, you’ve likely seen Michael Dinner’s name on your TV screen for as long as you can remember. Dinner has been directing since the early ’80s, including eight episodes of the original Justified. But…

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#Anna Kendrick, Michael Keaton, Ethan Hawke Films to Premiere at Toronto Film Festival Amid Strikes

#Anna Kendrick, Michael Keaton, Ethan Hawke Films to Premiere at Toronto Film Festival Amid Strikes

The Toronto Film Festival is betting on a “star-studded” event with a strong U.S. presence in September as it unveiled 60 films for the highest-profile Gala and Special Presentations programs amid historic Hollywood strikes. Roy Thomson Hall will host a world premiere for Craig Gillespie’s GameStop short squeeze saga Dumb Money, which stars Paul Dano, Pete…

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#Justine Bateman: Pulling AI Into the Arts Is “Absolutely the Wrong Direction”

#Justine Bateman: Pulling AI Into the Arts Is “Absolutely the Wrong Direction”

Welcome to the 223rd episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as…

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