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Fran Drescher leads Hollywood strike over streaming and A.I.

The SAG and WGA strikes are being watched by other industries wrestling with the transition to A.I.

Fortune

Industrial action ‘could come from UK actors’ union if productions move here’

The union Equity is not striking, but the Hollywood action is expected to affect some productions in the UK.

The Independent UK

Margot Robbie, Jamie Lee Curtis and Matt Damon lead celebrities backing SAG-AFTRA strike

Hollywood has officially gone on strike

Evening Standard

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Actors’ strike – latest: Hollywood actors join LA and NYC picket lines as union begins first day of strike

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK

Fran Drescher speaks out after backlash over Kim Kardashian selfie during Hollywood strike

‘It’s work, and that’s what we do,’ says actor

The Independent UK

House of the Dragon season 2 will continue filming amid actors' strike

Cameras will keep rolling in Westeros

Total Film

First Thing: Florida Republicans target voter registration groups with thousands in fines

Fines on list given to the Guardian were levied by agency created at Ron DeSantis’s behest to investigate voter fraud, which is rare. Plus, Anchor, first and oldest US craft brewery, to close

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John Cusack rails against ‘legendary’ Hollywood greed as actors’ strike begins

Star of Eighties teen romcom ‘Say Anything’ suggested Fox wasn’t completely honest about how much money film made

The Independent UK

‘You really can’t make a living any more’: Hollywood actors join writers in strike

Joint strike by the two unions at the heart of the US television and film industry aims to force studios to share profits

The Guardian - US

She-Hulk writer leads outrage at Disney boss Bob Iger calling strikes ‘very disturbing’

Millionaire said strikers do not have ‘realistic’ expectations

The Independent UK

Hollywood on strike: Top actors join writers on picket line shutting TV and film

The strike has been sparked by a row over pay and the use of artificial intelligence

Evening Standard

The Stars Of Oppenheimer Walked Out Of Their Own Premiere In Solidarity W/ The Actor Strikes

"The second [the strike is] called, we're going home."

Pedestrian.tv

Film and TV shut down as Hollywood actors join writers on the picket line

The strike has been sparked by a row over pay and the use of artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

Actors strike – latest: Hollywood actors join writers in SAG walkout

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

Hollywood actors strike: hundreds of Australian film and TV workers to be stood down

At least two feature films being shot on the Gold Coast expected to halt production for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike

The Independent UK

Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles

Concerns emerge over AI proposal that could allow studios to use scans of actors in perpetuity

Broadcasting & Cable

Hollywood Actors Strike, Say Producers Proposed Tangible Today, Super-Scary, Here-and-Now Plan To Replace Secondary Talent With AI

The AMPTP wants to scan the likeness of background performers and control the rights into perpetuity ... for one lousy day of pay. Yeah, time to walk around in a circle while carrying a sign

The Independent UK

Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us’

First time since 1960 that actors and writers have combined to picket film and TV studios

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'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Fran Drescher’s fiery speech against Hollywood studios goes viral as actors strike

The Nanny star turned Sag-Aftra union president wins praise for her passion as performers join writers in action expected to halt majority of US film and TV production

Marie Claire

Margot Robbie, Emily Blunt, Keke Palmer, and More Celebs Share Support for Actors Strike

SAG-AFTRA and WGA are on strike together for the first time in more than 60 years.

Los Angeles Times

Read SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's fiery speech announcing actors strike

LOS ANGELES — In her speech Thursday announcing that Hollywood actors are going on strike, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher likened operating under the current film and TV contract in the midst of sweeping industry changes including AI and streaming to "moving around furniture on the Titanic."

The Independent UK

Hollywood actors and writers strike after ‘disgusting’ studios turn down deal. Here’s what it means for you

SAG-AFTRA announcement means both actors and screenwriters are on strike simultaneously for the first time since 1960

The Independent UK

Issa Rae and Jamie Lee Curtis lead A-listers voicing support for historic Hollywood actors strike

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher announced the union’s approval for actors to join writers’ strike in historic move that hasn’t happened in over 60 years

Los Angeles Times

'Oppenheimer' cast exits London premiere after SAG-AFTRA strike is called

LOS ANGELES — The cast of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated "Oppenheimer" walked out of the premiere Thursday while the event was underway, in solidarity with the just-authorized strike by the Hollywood actors union.

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