#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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#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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#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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