Screen Actors Guild

July 14th 2023

Wheel of Time, Interview With the Vampire, and Other Comic-Con Cancellations

With SAG-AFTRA and the WGA now both on strike, panels are starting to drop off next week's San Diego Comic-Con schedule.

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 14

Deadpool 3 Halts Production Amid Actors’ Strike

Yes, we were all enjoying the behind-the-scene photos with Wolverine, but the stoppage for a good cause, we promise.

Movies Linda Codega Jul 14

July 13th 2023

Hollywood’s ‘Groundbreaking’ AI Proposal for Actors Sounds Like a Nightmare

SAG-AFTRA said that AMPTP's AI plan included scanning background actors and using their likenesses "for the rest of eternity."

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 13

SAG-AFTRA Authorizes Actors’ Strike After a Negotiation Breakdown

After extending their contract for an additional 12 days past the initial June 30 deadline, SAG-AFTRA union members have had enough.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 13

SAG-AFTRA Contract Expires; Negotiating Committee Recommends a Strike

The National Board for the union will meet today and announce the next steps for the union at 12 PM PT/ 3 PM ET.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 13

July 12th 2023

SAG-AFTRA Agrees to Federal Mediation, But Not to an Extension

Conflicting reports from industry trades and SAG-AFTRA show that Hollywood is at a breaking point.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 12

July 11th 2023

Hollywood Studios Discuss Bringing in Federal Negotiator to Avoid Actors’ Strike

The SAG-AFTRA contract expires at midnight PT Wednesday, and the AMPTP seems seriously concerned for studios' bottom lines.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 11

July 6th 2023

SAG-AFTRA Is Making Preparations to Strike

As the extended negotiation deadline nears its end, SAG-AFTRA has sent communications to members about the potential labor action.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jul 6

July 1st 2023

Studios Barely Avoid SAG-AFTRA Strike by Extending Negotiation Date

If an agreement isn't reached by mid July, productions around the world will come to a halt as actors strike alongside the writers.

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 1

June 24th 2023

Directors Guild Makes New Deal with Studios, Despite Low Voter Turnout

The DGA has made an agreement to last for the next three years, but it isn't quite the united front as it seems.

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 24

June 7th 2023

SAG-AFTRA Authorizes a Strike Ahead of Contract Negotiations

After the AMPTP failed to negotiate in good faith with the WGA, SAG-AFTRA stacked its bargaining power with solidarity.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega Jun 7

June 4th 2023

Directors Guild Avoids Strike, Makes Deal with Streamers and Studios

Much like what happened with the 2007-2008 Writers Strike, Hollywood's directors have managed to reach a deal of their own with the AMPTP.

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 4

May 18th 2023

The Actors Guild Asks Its Members If They’re Ready to Strike

SAG-AFTRA sent a strike authorization vote to members ahead of their negotiations with the AMPTP.

Movies Linda Codega May 18

May 12th 2023

The Writers Strike Has the Power and the Determination to Keep Going

Bolstered by the support of industry unions—and more than a few celebrities—the theme on the frontlines of the WGA strike in NYC was solidarity in numbers.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega May 12

May 2nd 2023

What a Writers’ Strike Means for Viewers at Home

After failing to reach an agreement with the studios, Writers Guild of America has called a strike, with nearly 98% of the unit standing behind the decision.

Corporate Culture Linda Codega May 2

February 28th 2022

Squid Game Wins Big at SAG Awards

Actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon won individual awards, beating out nominees from Succession and The Morning Show

Television Linda Codega Feb 28

November 23rd 2008

Can Our Hearts Withstand Another Strike?

Here we go again. After last year’s 14-week struggle between the Writers Guilds of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — one that ultimately caused the untimely death of Pushing Daisies and the unravelling of Heroes, among other disasters — it looks like Hollywood is still far from happy. Yesterday, the…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel Nov 23

October 3rd 2008

This Year’s Reason For Less New TV: Actors

Last year, the Writers Guild of America strike stepped in to save America from having to endure too many substandard episodes of Heroes (or any episodes of Bionic Woman in general), but once that dispute was resolved, what could stop the production of more substandard Heroes — or this year’s version of Bionic Woman, Knight…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 3

Wheel of Time, Interview With the Vampire, and Other Comic-Con Cancellations

Deadpool 3 Halts Production Amid Actors’ Strike

Hollywood’s ‘Groundbreaking’ AI Proposal for Actors Sounds Like a Nightmare

SAG-AFTRA Authorizes Actors’ Strike After a Negotiation Breakdown

SAG-AFTRA Contract Expires; Negotiating Committee Recommends a Strike

SAG-AFTRA Agrees to Federal Mediation, But Not to an Extension

Hollywood Studios Discuss Bringing in Federal Negotiator to Avoid Actors’ Strike

SAG-AFTRA Is Making Preparations to Strike

Studios Barely Avoid SAG-AFTRA Strike by Extending Negotiation Date

Directors Guild Makes New Deal with Studios, Despite Low Voter Turnout

SAG-AFTRA Authorizes a Strike Ahead of Contract Negotiations

Directors Guild Avoids Strike, Makes Deal with Streamers and Studios

The Actors Guild Asks Its Members If They’re Ready to Strike

The Writers Strike Has the Power and the Determination to Keep Going

What a Writers’ Strike Means for Viewers at Home

Squid Game Wins Big at SAG Awards

Can Our Hearts Withstand Another Strike?

This Year’s Reason For Less New TV: Actors

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