#‘Wicked’ Director Says Filming Was “So Close” to Being Finished Before Actors Strike: “Very Painful to Put a Halt to It”

#‘Wicked’ Director Says Filming Was “So Close” to Being Finished Before Actors Strike: “Very Painful to Put a Halt to It”

Jon M. Chu is sharing an update on Wicked filming amid the actors and writers strikes. The director took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday to reveal that production on the movie has been paused “until the strike is over,” and that filming was actually almost finished before SAG-AFTRA took to the picket lines. “We…

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#David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ and Rebel Wilson Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Among Films Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers

#David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ and Rebel Wilson Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Among Films Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers

Hollywood’s historic double strike has shut down the vast majority of productions across the country but not all of them. On Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA approved certain productions that aren’t affiliated with any of the struck studios or streamers to keep filming. The list includes David Lowery’s Mother Mary and Rebel Wilson comedy Bride Hard. Independent productions…

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#SAG-AFTRA Reveals What It Claims Were Unresolved Negotiations Issues With Studios

#SAG-AFTRA Reveals What It Claims Were Unresolved Negotiations Issues With Studios

Disagreements over a wide array of issues — from wage increases to a revenue-sharing plan for streaming platforms to meal break penalty increases — split Hollywood companies and performers’ union SAG-AFTRA in their negotiations that collapsed on July 12. Meanwhile, some progress was made during the five weeks of negotiations on issues including schedule breaks,…

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#Annual Cost of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA Contracts May Be 0M-0M a Year, Moody’s Estimates

#Annual Cost of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA Contracts May Be $450M-$600M a Year, Moody’s Estimates

With Hollywood’s writers and now actors on a “double strike” for the first time since 1960, Wall Street and other analysts have started assessing the fallout for entertainment industry conglomerates — with one expert estimating the cost of the contracts to studios. SAG-AFTRA’s National Board officially called a strike against major film and TV companies…

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#Barry Diller Says Executives and Top-Paid Actors Should Take a 25% Pay Cut, Warns of Industry Collapse If Strikes Not Settled by Sept. 1

#Barry Diller Says Executives and Top-Paid Actors Should Take a 25% Pay Cut, Warns of Industry Collapse If Strikes Not Settled by Sept. 1

Barry Diller, chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group and former Hollywood studio chief, says that top executives and the highest-paid stars should take a 25 percent pay cut to narrow the gap between their salaries and those of the folks at the lower end of the pay scale. “There’s no trust,” he…

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