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In a Cursed Sentence: Jonathan Majors’ Hollywood Turn to the Daily Wire Is Boycotted in South Carolina

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The Mary Sue

Trump called for 100% tariff on foreign films a day after Jon Voight proposed ‘limited’ tariffs

Actor was assigned by Trump to come up with a plan to save Hollywood, but his proposal only included tariffs ‘in certain limited circumstances’

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s a gut punch’: how the California wildfires affected film and TV workers

Nearly 8,000 below-the-line Hollywood workers were in evacuation areas with over 300 losing their homes, a further blow to an industry already struggling

The Guardian - US

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Film and TV crew members reach deal with Hollywood studios to avert strike

Iatse union agrees tentative three-year deal with Disney, Netflix and others over pay, AI protections and residuals

The Guardian - US

IATSE, Major Studios Reach Tentative Agreement on Wages, AI-Use

The union and the major studios have reached a tentative agreement on the Hollywood Basic Agreement and Videotape Agreement negotiations

TV Tech

Hollywood crews, studios reach tentative contract deal, making another big strike unlikely

The union that represents most behind-the-scenes film and television crews has reached a tentative deal with studios for about 50,000 of its members, making another production-stopping strike unlikely after a year of labor turmoil in Hollywood

The Independent UK

IATSE Locals Reach Tentative Agreements With AMPTP In Negotiations

Updates on IATSE negotiations with AMPTP and tentative agreements reached by various guilds.

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Hollywood Labor Peace May Not Last — The Guild Contract for More Than 170,000 IATSE Workers Is Set To Expire in July

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents behind-the-scenes entertainment workers

Broadcasting & Cable

The actors strike is over. What's next for your favorite stars, shows and Hollywood?

Missed your favorite actors

The Independent UK

As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads

For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break

The Independent UK

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Marvel VFX Union Takes a Huge Step Forward That Could Change the MCU For the Better

Marvel's in-house special effects workers have unionized, an important first step in getting overworked VFX creators across the industry fair pay.

Salon

Marvel VFX workers vote to unionize

When once we might get a Marvel movie a year, the MCU has grown and so has its VFX-heavy workload

WEKU

Hollywood union health insurance is particularly good. And it's jeopardized by strike

Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared to other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.

The Guardian - UK

Marvel VFX artists take first step toward unionisation amid Hollywood strikes

During a wave of action by actors and writers, the comic-book film giant faces calls to remedy its ‘toxic relationship’ with technical artists

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The Independent UK

Bethenny Frankel accuses reality TV of ‘exploiting’ its stars amid SAG-AFTRA strike

‘Real Housewives of New York City’ alum says reality TV stars are ‘the losers’ to ‘real’ A-list actors

The Independent UK

Broadway shows at risk of shutting down as theatre workers’ union holds strike authorisation vote

The vote would impact employees under the pink contract, which includes 1,500 stage crew and other backstage workers

The Independent UK

Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution

Three years after the pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, the film and TV industry has again ground to a halt

Los Angeles Times

Inside the writers' 'guerrilla tactics' to shut down live productions

On a frigid early morning in Chicago last week, screenwriter Michael Gilio bundled into a car in the city's West Side with other writers and made his way to Cinespace studios, located in an industrial zone.

The Guardian - US

Hairdressers, camerapeople, caterers: the ‘scary’ ripple effect of the Hollywood writers’ strike

Workers across the industry are poised to lose work as productions shut down, but they feel solidarity: ‘This struggle is our struggle’

The Independent UK

Alec Baldwin shot a woman on set. He’s now been cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges. What changed?

Weeks before Alec Baldwin was due to stand trial for the manslaughter of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the charge was sensationally dropped. Bevan Hurley explains the complicated case

The Independent UK

His daughter was killed on the Midnight Rider set. He hopes the Alec Baldwin charges will spur change in film

Camera operator Sarah Jones’ film career was cruelly cut short when she was killed on the set of the 2014 movie Midnight Rider. Her father Richard Jones tells Bevan Hurley that involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin may finally bring meaningful change to industry attitudes towards safety.

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