For Film Writers, a Strike Over ‘Free Work’ Has Been Decades in Development

Ken Jennings will be hosting Jeopardy! as it returns for its 40th season.

Amy Schumer turned a recent photo of herself into a meme to express how she feels about actors attending film festivals amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Olly Murs has revealed that he is “gutted” that ITV show Starstruck will not be returning for a third season. The show, which launched back in 2022, was established as a modernised version of Stars In Their Eyes and saw contestants performing as musical idols such as Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga in a bid to win a huge £50,000 prize. Hosted by 39-yea-old Olly, it saw Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford become judges for series one.

Jessica Chastain made an impassioned appeal to U.S. actors, urging them to promote indie movies on Friday at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Michel Franco’s drama “Memory.” “I was very nervous about coming,” said Chastain, who was wearing a black “SAG-AFTRA on Strike” T-Shirt, revealing that “there were actually some people on my team who advised me against it.” Chastain then noted that actors are “often made to keep quiet in order to protect future working opportunities, and we are often told and reminded how grateful we should be.

A teenage girl who has been missing for over a week has been 'spotted in Piccadilly Gardens' police have said in a new update.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Vogter,” a psychological thriller directed by Gustav Möller, whose previous film “The Guilty” won the Audience Award at Sundance, has been pre-sold by Les Films du Losange to multiple territories. “Vogter,” which was just completed and is now in post, has been picked up for Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Movies Inspired), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Cineart), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris) and Hungary (Vertigo). Les Films du Losange has closed these deals since unveiling the project at Cannes and is negotiating further sales in other key territories.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is gearing up to receive the Global Icon Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The Writers Guild released a video on Labor Day Monday, saying that the studios “are in the process of wrestling amongst themselves” for a deal to end the ongoing writers’ strike, which is now in its 126th day.

Selena Gomez is being taken to task for a social media post about her Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building” that she issued in the midst of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

After just one week atop Netflix’s English-language TV charts, Depp V. Heard has been bumped to No. 2 in favor of Who is Erin Carter?

Though it is expected that “Dune: Part Two” (now scheduled for a 2024 release date) will finish the story of Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi novel, it really isn’t the full story arc for the lead character, Paul Atreides. You see, the sequel novel, “Dune: Messiah,” is really the end-end of the story, finishing up the arc for Paul and showing the true effect of the character’s place in Arrakis.

Though it is expected that “Dune: Part Two” (now scheduled for a 2024 release date) will finish the story of Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi novel, it really isn’t the full story arc for the lead character, Paul Atreides. You see, the sequel novel, “Dune: Messiah,” is really the end-end of the story, finishing up the arc for Paul and showing the true effect of the character’s place in Arrakis.

The stars of Vanderpump Rules are hard at work filming the show’s latest season.

The producers of the movie The Blind Side are speaking out to clear up some confusion about profits earned by former NFL player Michael Oher and the Tuohy family.

Charlize Theron is devoted to her craft to give life to roles that can be demanding such as Tully and Monster. Both roles required the star to make physical changes — something that Theron is not keen on ever doing again.

And Just Like That has received a resounding vote of confidence with its renewal for a third season on Max. This exciting announcement was made public shortly before the finale of season two, which is scheduled to premiere on the streamer (formerly known as HBO Max) on August 24.While the return of the show has been met with immediate enthusiasm from super fans of the program, details about the timeline for the third season remain shrouded in mystery.

Entertainment Weekly.Ken Jennings will instead be replacing the “Big Bang Theory” actress, 47.While both still co-host the OG “Jeopardy!” series, Bialik had also been hosting the A-list version solo.The actress is reportedly refusing to head “Celebrity Jeopardy!” so she can stay united with her peers engaged in the screenwriters’ and the actors’ strikes. Bialik had even walked off the “Jeopardy!” set back in May to stand in solidarity with Hollywood creators.

A long-neglected footpath linking Salford with Manchester city centre is set to be transformed as part of the Bee Network at a cost of more than £150,000.

A woman in California was shot and killed after hanging a pride flag outside of her own store.

EXCLUSIVE: Story Kitchen has partnered with Monomi Park to adapt the hit videogame franchise, Slime Rancher into a feature film.