EXCLUSIVE: A revamp of residuals, artificial intelligence provisions and an end to the misuse of “special stipulations” by the American giants lead the British actors union’s claim for its new film and TV agreements with PACT.
21.06.2024 - 20:11 / deadline.com
IATSE is continuing its push to unionize visual effects workers, this time setting its sights on Apple Studios.
The guild announced Friday that it has filed for a National Labor Relations Board election after a supermajority of the 17 employees across six Apple series have signed authorization cards.
They have also already asked management at Apple Studios to voluntarily recognize their VFX workers’ union. Deadline has reached out to the studio for comment.
The employees under the proposed bargaining unit work across shows including Bubbi, Jiminy, Foxtrot, Government Cheese, Surface and Blackbird. The roles that IATSE is seeking to represent include VFX Production Supervisor/Manager, VFX Associate Production Manager, Senior VFX Coordinator, VFX Coordinator, VFX Assistant Coordinator, VFX Production Assistant, VFX Witness Camera Operator, VFX Production Artist (a.k.a. In-House Compositor, Virtual Art Director), VFX On-Set Supervisor, VFX On-Set Production Supervisor/Manager, Lead VFX, Data Wrangler, VFX Data Wrangler, and VFX Jr. Data Wrangler.
“Ensuring every behind-the-scenes worker’s contributions are recognized and compensated takes courage like that shown by Apple’s VFX Workers,” IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb said in a statement. “The ongoing industry contraction in the film and television industry is pushing workers to the brink globally. Folks have less to lose, and much to gain from standing together. We are witnessing a powerful moment of solidarity and determination among VFX workers, and IATSE stands ready to support them every step of the way.”
This follows similar moves by VFX artists at Marvel and Walt Disney Pictures to unionize.
IATSE has been an outspoken advocate for the
EXCLUSIVE: A revamp of residuals, artificial intelligence provisions and an end to the misuse of “special stipulations” by the American giants lead the British actors union’s claim for its new film and TV agreements with PACT.
Alistair Appleton, known for his role on the BBC show Escape to the Country has delighted fans by sharing some rare snaps of his other half.
Alistair Appleton is a familiar face from the BBC's Escape to the Country, having been a mainstay on the show since 2007, earning him a dedicated fan base. He presents the show alongside names including Ginny Buckley and Nicki Chapman. Born and raised in Hampshire, 54 year old Alistair graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 2:1 in English Literature.
Jeremy Allen White is getting back to his regular, daily schedule.
Christina Applegate‘s daughter is opening up about her own health issues.
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 and has stepped away from acting.Sadie revealed on her mom’s podcast on June 25 that she has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — where your heart rate increases quickly after getting up from sitting or lying down.“I hate it for you my darling. I really hate it for you,” Applegate told her only child on the podcast. “I’m sad.
Applegate’s “MeSsy” podcast, Sadie opened up about her condition, “I have something called POTS. I have no clue what it actually is, but it’s something to do with the autonomic nervous system and it affects my heart. When I stand up, I get really, really dizzy and my legs get really weak and I feel like I’m going to pass out.”Sadie said her diagnosis has given her newfound compassion for and common ground with her mom, 52, who has multiple sclerosis.
Applegate’s “MeSsy” podcast, saying she has newfound common ground with her mom, who is living with multiple sclerosis.“I have something called POTS,” Sadie shared. “I have no clue what it actually is, but it’s something to do with the autonomic nervous system and it affects my heart. When I stand up, I get really, really dizzy and my legs get really weak and I feel like I’m going to pass out.”POTS — formally known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — is when your heart rate increases quickly after getting up from sitting or lying down, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.It’s a chronic disorder that affects the autonomic nervous system and blood circulation and could lead to tremors, nausea, and fainting.Sadie revealed that while she only recently received her diagnosis, she’s been living with the condition for a while.The “Married…With Children” alum, 52, said she “hates” that her daughter has to experience the chronic disorder.“I hate it for you my darling.
Christina Applegate is revisiting some scary comments she made earlier this month about her life, and how she no longer enjoys living it.
Christina Applegate cleared the air amid concerns about her mental health.
EXCLUSIVE: Members of the Hollywood guilds are throwing their weight behind IATSE and the Basic Crafts as the below-the-line unions continue to chip away at new three-year deals with the studios.
EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios, the outfit behind global blockbuster Sound of Freedom, has unveiled the full trailer for its true-life WWII thriller Bonhoeffer – see it above. Spotlighting the courage and sacrifice of the titular German pastor and theologian-turned-spy, the film is written and directed by Sully scribe Todd Komarnicki. Angel Studios will release domestically on November 22.
The “space race” of the 1950s and 60s conjures images of the gleaming Sputnik satellite, Soviet scientists in crisp white coats and sharp-nosed rockets rising into the sky with fiery splendor. But, the reality of the USSR’s space program — which narrowly beat the US to send the first man to space — was far more down-to-earth writes John Strausbaugh in his new book, “The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned” (out now, PublicAffairs). Strausbaugh paints an amusing portrait of rockets and spacecrafts held together with little more than bubblegum and shoe strings — and tight-lipped publicity campaigns. In this excerpt, he writes of Yuri Gagarin, the first Russian cosmonaut sent into space. On the morning of April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin fell out of the sky onto a quilt of farmland growing wheat and rye in the Russian village of Smelovka.
Christina Applegate‘s comment earlier this month that she doesn’t enjoy living anymore following her MS diagnosis caused concern among many for the Dead to Me star.
multiple sclerosis.Earlier this month, the 52-year-old actress released an episode of her “MeSsy” podcast that was recorded at the beginning of 2024 and said that she doesn’t “enjoy living” because of her MS diagnosis.“I don’t enjoy it. I don’t enjoy things anymore,” she said. “If someone’s like, ‘Let’s get up and go for a walk.’ Or, ‘Let’s go get a coffee,’ I’m like, ‘I don’t enjoy that process.’ “But during the June 18 episode of her podcast, Applegate clarified her remarks about her mental health that concerned so many people.
The Struts have announced ‘The Grand Union’ UK and European tour with Barns Courtney – check out all details below.The Derby band are now gearing up to tour in the UK this September, where they’ll be stopping by cities such as Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle before finishing their tour with a show at London’s Roundhouse on October 6.From there, they’ll also be visiting European cities like Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, with the EU leg of their tour concluding at Milan’s Fabrique on the 21st.The Struts will also be bringing Aylesbury’s Barns Courtney as their special guest for their UK/EU tour. Courtney has previously toured with the band for their headline American tour for their fourth album, ‘Pretty Vicious‘.Speaking about the tour, frontman Luke Spiller shared: “We are really looking forward to getting back out and bringing our best show to date alongside our longterm friend and partner in rock, Barns Courtney.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame, which staged its annual awards ceremony on Thursday night, is an institution and an event unlike any other in the music industry, even though many of its elements are hardly unique and many things about it have barely changed over decades, and possibly since it launched in 1969. Indeed, we say many of the same things about the ceremony in an article very similar to this one every year — it’s a combination of an awards show, a family reunion and a trade event that is invite-only yet features a mind-blowing array of Grammy-level, once-in-a-lifetime performances and tributes, always held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York’s Times Square.
EXCLUSIVE: Film-focused tech firm Gathr is rolling out a pay-it-forward distribution model with what the company says is greater transparency than schemes like the one used by Angel Studios on 2023 blockbuster Sound of Freedom.
country superstar, 41, finished performing her classic “Before He Cheats” when she walked toward the back of the stage in the midst of a rainstorm, as seen in a TMZ video.The footage then shows Underwood suddenly taking a tumble off the stage and disappearing.The audience screamed in response to her fall.
As the 90s resurgence continues, Nicole Appleton says she’d be absolutely thrilled to get back on stage with All Saints – and she’s eyeing up Glastonbury for their big comeback. The singer, who shot to fame in 1997 alongside her sister Natalie and bandmates Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, exclusively revealed to new that they would all jump at the chance to play Worthy Farm later this month, providing their fans wanted them to. “All Saints would love to perform at Glastonbury, absolutely,” says Nicole, 49.