‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ Soon To Resume Production In Hungary Following Winter Hiatus, Will Continue Throughout Strikes

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The UK has been experiencing an unusual and un-summer-like bout of rain in recent weeks, leaving many wondering what's causing the dreary weather. BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker sheds light on the culprit - the "jet stream." Normally found over the north Atlantic, near Iceland during summertime, the jet stream has been flowing further south than usual, affecting the UK's weather.Tomasz humorously refers to the jet stream as the "rain and wind superhighway" since it delivers rain and storms when it's close to the UK.The current jet stream is more powerful than normal, resulting in the persistent rain.Tomasz warns that if high temperatures persist over the UK, the jet stream will continue to bring unsettled weather from the Atlantic, while Mediterranean countries bask in scorching heat.

Will Smith has described the Hollywood actors and writers’ strikes as a “pivotal moment” in the industry.In an Instagram post on Friday (July 28), Smith expressed his support for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strikes.“I wanna talk for a second about ACTING,” Smith wrote. “As some of yall mighta heard, my guild, @SAGAFTRA are on strike along with our writer colleagues in the WGA.

Three of Lizzo’s former dancers are suing the singer, accusing her of creating a hostile work environment and allegedly pressuring them to participate in a nude photoshoot, Us Weekly can confirm.

Lizzo has been sued by a trio of her former touring dancers for sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and fostering a “hostile work environment.”

Jaden Thompson Festival Director Eugene Hernandez has released a letter letting the public know what to expect from the 40th Sundance Film Festival. The upcoming festival, which will take place Jan. 18–28 in Park City, Utah, will be Hernandez’s first time serving as festival director.

Lady Gaga paid a heartfelt tribute to her friend Tony Bennett in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday.

Brad Pitt is hitting the brakes on production of his upcoming Formula 1 racing movie.

Earlier this month, legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki saw his first feature film in 10 years, “The Boy And The Heron,” hit Japanese theaters. Now North American audiences know when they’ll have their first chance to see the film before it releases theatrically on this continent: the 48th Toronto International Film Festival will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic If you came into the “Barbie” film cold, expecting that if any song was going to get the most play, it might be Aqua’s “Barbie World,” you had a surprise coming. Turns out Barbie is a huge Indigo Girls fan — or, at least like a million women and some men before her, she likes to belt along with the 1989 folk-rock smash “Closer to Fine” in the car. The song pops up three times over the course of the blockbuster film, guaranteeing that there is going to be a huge resurgence in the real world of people singing about going “to see the doctor of philosophy,” even if they’re actually on their way to the beach.

“The Voice” has begun filming season 24 — the first season without Blake Shelton, who served as a coach since the singing competition’s very first season.

Jenna Ortega‘s new film is one of very few set to continue production through the Hollywood actors’ strike.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) began a strike last week. The union, which represents 160,000 actors and performers, are seeking an increase in base pay and residuals in the age of streaming, along with safeguards against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence in the industry.This means that many projects in Hollywood have currently paused production, and will continue to do so until the strike ends.However, Ortega’s new film Death Of A Unicorn – an A24 production – has been given permission to restart production.The film stars Ortega and Paul Rudd as a father and daughter duo who run over a unicorn, and will see work continue due to SAG-AFTRA giving approval to the continued production of films from studios or companies not represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).The actors’ strike coincides with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began on May 2 and halted production on a number of projects.

Mady Gosselin is telling her side of the story.

It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 79 of the WGA strike. 

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA has granted approval to 39 independent productions to shoot during the strike, after confirming that they are not tied to AMPTP companies. The list includes two projects from A24, the independent production company: “Mother Mary,” starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, and “Death of a Unicorn,” starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, which is set to begin shooting soon in Hungary. A24 is not part of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, said a spokesperson for the company. The projects also include “The Rivals of Amziah King,” starring Matthew McConaughey and “The Chosen,” a TV series about the life of Jesus.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International A new documentary about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams, has sold into major markets. “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which had its U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, has been sold into Sky (U.K. and Italy), Canal+ (France), MNET (South Africa), Paramount+ (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). The film paints a complex portrait of the life, career and impact of Williams — the family patriarch and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams, who was also portrayed by Will Smith in the 2022 movie “King Richard.”

Addie Morfoot Contributor As the SAG-AFTRA strike gets underway, documentary filmmakers are still at work. But despite the fact that the dual strike by actors and their writer counterparts in the WGA could lead to gaps in narrative content for broadcast networks and streaming companies, the doc industry isn’t holding out much hope that studios will start flooding money into documentaries. “There’s a feeling of solidarity and support for SAG and for the WGA,” says Bryn Mooser, founder of nonfiction film and television studio XTR. “The struggle they are facing is a struggle that doc filmmakers have also faced since the beginning of the industry on the documentary side, which is fair pay and making sure we are represented in the right way, et cetera. But if anybody thought that this would mean that (studios) will just shift resources to a different part of the industry like docs while this gets figured out, that’s not happening.”

The Locarno Film Festival has said it is “monitoring the situation” around the availability of acting talent following SAG-AFTRA’s decision to move forward with strike action last night. 

With the much expected SAG-AFTRA strike announced Thursday, fall film festivals are in wait-and-see mode as to whether it’s a season sans stars.

House of the Dragon and Industry are set to continue shooting in the UK this summer, despite the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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