‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature Pushed Due To Actors Strike

EXCLUSIVE: German broadcasting network ARD has been accused of censorship following its decision to pull a scheduled broadcast of Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s 2017 feature Wajib due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

It’s been another very busy week in the world of pop culture!

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher is speaking out about the union’s new three-year contract with studios, putting an end to the actors strike that lasted 118 days.

Happy Friday Insiders. Jesse Whittock back again. The strike is over and normality is set to return to the world of TV and film after months of madness. Here’s a rundown of the biggest stories of the week. Don’t forget to sign up to the newsletter here.

Some of the biggest names in entertainment were in attendance at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, which was timed perfectly to celebrate the end of the actors strike.

The end of the actors strike is the talk of the town, and late night is no exception.

Caroline Brew editor “Willy Wonka, Wonka,” Timothée Chalamet blurts out, interrupting Bowen Yang in a promo for the “Saturday Night Live” show he is hosting this week. The reason why? “Sorry, the actors strike just ended, I can finally promote my movie,” he explains. The historic 118-day strike ended at 12:01 a.m.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon. The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video.

As we told you, Deadpool 3 is moving off it summer start date of May 3, 2024, leaving the season without a kickoff film. The Shawn Levy directed pic, which is going back into production, will take over Captain America:Brave New World‘s release date of July 26 next year.

Seth Meyers is congratulating actors after SAG-AFTRA made a deal with the studios to bring their 118-day strike to an end.

Disney On Ice returns to venues all over North America to dazzle audiences of all ages.That includes dozens of shows at Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena, Atlantic City, NJ’s Boardwalk Hall and Albany, NY’s MVP Arena this winter.Better yet, the Mouse company is putting on five shows this year — “Magic In The Stars,” “Find Your Hero,” “Frozen & Encanto,” “Into The Magic” and “Mickey’s Search Party.”Not sure which show makes the most sense for your busy holiday schedule?Thankfully, you can check out a complete calendar of all 800+ Disney On Ice shows that just might be skating to an arena near you soon.And if you’re still curious about what each show entails, we’ve got you covered there, too.Below, you’ll find a quick description of each of the five ‘Disney On Ice’ shows you can catch these next few months.Time to hit the road — um, ice.At this show, a host of “Frozen 2” characters like lsa, Anna, Olaf, and Kristoff will whip the rink into a frenzy.Feeling brave?It might be time to “find your inner hero” at a show that features courageous characters from “Moana,” “Tangled,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Beauty and the Beast.”In this twofer, fans of the wintry “Frozen” and summery “Encanto” will be treated to an icy musical show featuring Elsa and Olaf as well as Mirabel and Luisa.This enchanted show features a hodgepodge of old and new favorites ready to delight audiences of all ages.

Late-night has had plenty of superstars appearing since the end of the writers strike.

UPDATED with Equity statement, 3.28am PT: Equity has now issued a short statement on the strikes. In a post on X, the union said: “We’re pleased to hear that our sister union SAG-AFTRA has approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP and that the strike has been suspended. Solidarity with all who stood strong during this action and we wish SAG-AFTRAthe best as they deliberate the contents of this deal.”

EXCLUSIVE: Back in May, two weeks into the WGA strike, ABC picked up one new scripted series for the 2023-34 season: Drew Goddard’s High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson. In late September, two days after the end of the WGA strike, the high-profile series was pushed to a fall 2024 launch.

Oddly enough, when “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” was such a hit earlier this year, people were more excited by the prospects of different Nintendo properties making their way to the big screen than were for an actual sequel to the animated hit.

The good news is that NBC’s biggest hits – Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, and Chicago Fire, (aka every Dick Wolf-produced TV show on NBC) – were all renewed earlier this year.

ongoing strike to an end. The offer comes at the end of a renewed wave of negotiations between the two groups, which have been taking place over the past 12 days.

The U.S. economy added 150,000 jobs in October, much less than the previous month, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%.

Fall Out Boy have announced a ‘Take This To Your Grave’ 20th anniversary reissue featuring two previously unreleased demos.It’s been two decades since Fall Out Boy released their debut and to celebrate, that album is getting a reissue on blue vinyl alongside a 36-page coffee table book.The vinyl features two unreleased demos called ‘Colorado Song’ and ‘Jakus Song’.There will only be 5000 copies available to purchase exclusively via the Fall Out Boy online store from December 15.Check out the band’s announcement of the reissue here:this is a special one

Thousands of SAG-AFTRA are reaffirming their solidarity with the ongoing actors strike by signing an open letter organized by strike captains.