One Direction is undeniably one of the biggest boy bands to hit the scene since the early millennium bubblegum pop explosion, and the members of the group amassed impressive fortunes over the years.
22.08.2023 - 15:27 / deadline.com
Recent conversations I’ve had in Hollywood about the standoff between the studios and the guilds have evolved toward a familiar gripe. At this point, it’s not so much who’s wrong or right on the subjects of AI, writers room staffing or streaming residuals. The focus instead is on the lack of time that has been spent in a negotiating room while an industry suffers.
A settlement of last WGA strike came in 100 days. This time, the AMPTP and WGA didn’t even meet until after the 100-day mark. Meetings between them have become a bit more frequent this month, but did it have to take this long? The signatories have not had any negotiating sessions with SAG-AFTRA leadership since that guild called a strike.
While the AMPTP and the striking guilds avoid one another, workers above and below the line who are not even part of this dispute struggle to hang on. Their resources were strained during the prolonged production shutdown caused by Covid, and now they’re enduring two ongoing strikes that have brought most film and TV productions to a screeching halt again. No one can feel any sense of confidence this will change soon, given the tiny amount of time AMPTP negotiators have actually spent sitting across the table from reps for writers and actors.
This is not OK, is what these people are saying.
They are weary of the rumors that talks have turned a corner, only to find out, nah. They are weary of the virtue signaling that follows each rejected exchange of proposals.
It is time for these negotiators to lock themselves in a room, and pick up the pace. There are no heroes here, at this point. Everyone recognizes the complexity of issues as Hollywood feels the tectonic shifts in the ground caused by technology and streaming.
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One Direction is undeniably one of the biggest boy bands to hit the scene since the early millennium bubblegum pop explosion, and the members of the group amassed impressive fortunes over the years.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nia Vardalos is gearing up to release “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” in theaters, but helming and starring in a beloved rom-com trilogy was probably not something her first Hollywood agent thought was possible for her. In an interview with MovieMaker magazine (conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike), Vardalos revealed her first agent told her she was too ugly to be a leading lady in Hollywood. This was before she became an industry breakout with the success of 2002’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” “Sometimes I’m depicted as this very strong person who was rejected by Hollywood and therefore created my own story,” Vardalos said.
As the Hollywood strikes continue, studio deals are being put on pause.
he will likely send Sharon packing. But you know that won’t be an easy ending, and it will cause some major friction between Summer and Sharon.Y&R fans know Sharon will not take Summer stepping in on her man lightly.
Lots of your favorite actors are part of acting dynasties in Hollywood and you probably had no idea that some of them are the children of famous stars!
No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of ‘A League of Their Own’: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood,” by Erin Carlson, out now (Hachette Books). And Davis wasn’t even the second choice for the now-classic movie, which tells the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a real-life professional women’s baseball league that existed during World War II.Seemingly every young actress in Hollywood wanted to be part of the movie, including Sean Young — who showed up to auditions in an “antique Yankees uniform.” Courteney Cox, Cindy Crawford, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tatum O’Neal, Brooke Shields, Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick, Robin Wright and even Marla Maples all vied for roles. Farrah Fawcett also wanted in, despite being in her 40s by then.“When you see a movie in which all the leads are women and all the men are supporting parts, you want to be in it,” said Lori Petty, chosen to be Dottie’s kid sister, Kit.
Sam Asghari reacted to a report that he’s currently jobless amid his split from Britney Spears.
Venice Film Festival. But the SAG-AFTRA strike made it impossible for the tennis drama, which MGM pushed to a 2024 release date, to come to the Lido. So instead, Venice kicked off with World War II drama “Comandante” by young Italian auteur Edoardo De Angelis.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Ayer appeared on the latest episode of Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast and cited “Suicide Squad” as his biggest heartbreak in Hollywood. The director has been vocal over the last several years about the 2016 theatrical cut of “Suicide Squad” not being his preferred version of the film. That cut was widely panned by critics, but Ayer has long maintained that the studio changed the film’s entire tone from his original concept.
Paul Hollywood denies US actress Blake Lively one of his famous handshakes in a new advert for her line of sparkling cocktails.The Great British Bake Off judge gives his “professional opinion” of the beverages after being surprised at his home by the Hollywood star. Blake, 36, presents him with a drink from her range, named Betty Booze, to which Hollywood replies: “I didn’t think you drank alcohol?” “Oh, I don’t drink alcohol. I eat it.
Naman Ramachandran As South Asians increasingly make their mark on the world film and TV stage, an initiative to find emerging talent from the region and propel them globally is being launched. Alongside talent from the region who are already entrenched in Hollywood, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Freida Pinto, in recent years several South Asian actors have appeared in international projects.
The Beckham children, Miley Cyrus, and Zoe Kravitz might have been born into very famous parents, but they also have very famous godparents!
Ryan Reynolds heaped praise on his wife Blake Lively on her 46th birthday.
There’s no wonder that there are so many famous Jennifers.
Who really is the best Hollywood Chris? It’s a debate that seems never ending.
A League Of Their Own has hit out at Amazon Prime Video for what she calls a “bullshit” reasoning for cancelling the show.The comedy drama is a reimagining of the Madonna-starring 1992 film of the same name, which follows the women who formed a baseball league during the second World War.A second season of the show had been ordered at Prime Video, but it was announced this week that it would not be moving forwards, with the streaming service linking the cancellation to the ongoing Hollywood strikes.Now, creator and star Abbi Jacobson has hit out at Prime on Instagram for their explanation of the decision.She wrote: “What luck I have had to get to tell these stories and play this character I love so much. What a rare thing in life.
One Direction is undeniably one of the biggest boy bands to hit the scene since the early millennium bubblegum pop explosion, and the members of the group amassed impressive fortunes over the years.
In his twenties, Jake Lancaster would spend half-term making coffees on film sets. A teacher at the time, he had dreams of making it big in Hollywood.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Aaron Taylor-Johnson revealed to Esquire magazine that he turned down “big, huge franchises” after he started making a name for himself in Hollywood with roles in blockbusters such as “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Godzilla.” Those back-to-back releases made Taylor-Johnson one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood, but he actively rejected more franchises to spend time with his family. “There was ‘Kick-Ass’ and then there was ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Avengers,’ and all those things lined up for me,” Taylor-Johnson said. “But I didn’t really care for them…[I was up for movies] that nobody knows about—big, huge franchises that were in play.
Zachary Levi has had enough of the “garbage” projects that are being produced in Hollywood.