Sean Astin Elected SAG-AFTRA President

Sean Astin Elected SAG-AFTRA President

Sean Astin followed in the footsteps of his mother Patty Duke on Friday as he was elected SAG-AFTRA president 37 years after she left the post. The Lord of the Rings actor will preside over the sprawling 160,000-member union alongside his running mate Michelle Hurd, who was appointed secretary-treasurer. Astin won nearly 80 percent of…

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SAG-AFTRA and Advertisers Reach Tentative Agreement on Successor Contracts

SAG-AFTRA and Advertisers Reach Tentative Agreement on Successor Contracts

SAG-AFTRA and advertisers have reached a tentative agreement for successor commercial contracts. “SAG-AFTRA and The Joint Policy Committee, LLC (JPC) have reached a tentative agreement on terms for successor Commercials and Audio Commercials Contracts, subject to approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board, which will meet on April 26, and ratification by the membership. The specific details…

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#SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: Union Says Latest AI Proposals From Studios Contain “Alarming Loopholes”

#SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: Union Says Latest AI Proposals From Studios Contain “Alarming Loopholes”

SAG-AFTRA has been on strike against major video game studios for more than seven months, and the two sides don’t seem to be particularly close to making a deal. That’s the impression that negotiators for the performers’ union gave to members in a message on Tuesday that warned that the companies’ latest proposals contained “alarming…

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#Quinta Brunson, ‘Shogun’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Breakouts Kick Off Awards Weekend at Star-Studded Emmy Nominees Night

#Quinta Brunson, ‘Shogun’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Breakouts Kick Off Awards Weekend at Star-Studded Emmy Nominees Night

The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA kicked off Emmys weekend in star-studded style on Friday night, toasting top TV talent at their Emmy Nominees Night event. The celebration, sponsored by Glenfiddich, Heineken and Shake Shack, was held at the Stanley II mansion overlooking Los Angeles and welcomed some of this year’s top contenders, including Shogun‘s Anna Sawai…

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SAG-AFTRA and Advertisers Reach Tentative Agreement on Successor Contracts

#SAG-AFTRA Praises California Bill Regulating Use of AI Digital Replicas of Dead Performers

SAG-AFTRA is praising the California state Senate for passing a law that restricts the usage of artificial intelligence-created digital replicas of dead performers. The actors union shared in a statement shortly after the passage of AB 1836 on Saturday, “For those who would use the digital replicas of deceased performers in films, TV shows, videogames, audiobooks, sound…

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