Speaking in front of the Netflix offices near Union Square, the SAG-AFTRA president urged actors to keep up their morale: "We are not going to back down."
The Pixar movie started off alarmingly slow but has since made a comeback after enjoying one of the best multiples ever for the storied animation studio.
Striking writers expressed both guarded optimism and wary skepticism as to why AMPTP president Carol Lombardini chose now to reach back out to the Writers Guild of America to renew discussions: "I feel like my ex of a year just called me up at 4 a.m. and asked if I miss them yet."
Many thought the halt of scripted programming would lead to a reality boom, but even as fall schedules rely heavily on unscripted, workers still grapple with diminished job opportunities, long hours and a lack of union support: "We get starved out all the time."
A meeting, requested to take place this coming Friday, would mark the first time the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have come together since the WGA called a strike on May 1.
If they’re not being banned in the Middle East's biggest market (where there are rumors even 'Barbie' potentially isn't safe from censors), studio tentpoles are being muscled out of the box office, sparking a trend that looks set to continue as local moviegoers sour on "Americanized" releases.
"I understand why we are striking, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t emotionally frustrating," the 'Arrow' actor explained. "When you see me on a picket line please don’t whip any hard fruit."
The British indie thriller had already sold to several territories before he was cleared of all charges in his U.K. criminal trial, but its sales agent is now having conversations with buyers in the U.S. and U.K.
The MPIPHP, which provides benefits to many union members in entertainment, is crediting certain participants with additional qualifying hours for health insurance and allowing them to make a single "hardship withdrawal" from their retirement plans.
The 'Euphoria' star wrapped both a star turn in Universal's untitled monster movie and a role in horror 'Your Lucky Day' before his untimely passing was announced by his family on Monday.
'Red, White & Royal Blue,' 'Harlan Coben's Shelter' and 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in August.
The Emma Corrin-led limited series had been slated to bow at the end of August and has been pushed back in the first example of a TV series being impacted by Hollywood’s labor strife.
Although Nolan warned that there were going to be dramatized parts in the movie, Charles Oppenheimer explains which scene he would have preferred not be included in the film.