SAG-AFTRA Executive Committee Approves TV Animation Agreement, Sends To Members For Ratification Vote

MinaLima to create the identity, branding, and logo for its proposed physical and virtual museum to celebrate the history of the art form. Still in its early planning stages, the project is led by CEO/founder Eddie Newquist and a board that includes producer and former Dreamworks Animation chief Chris DeFaria, Oscar-winner Chris Buck (Frozen), Disney’s vice president of cinema partnerships David Sieden, Universal Creative senior manager Kerri Balabas, and former Disney exec and co-founder of Iwerks Stan Kinsey.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Comedian Hasan Minhaj, currently touring with a new show recounting the year he just experienced, is set to headline the 10th edition of the SeriesFest event this May in Denver. This year’s SeriesFest, an annual event focused on “championing emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling” (aka TV), is also set to honor Shonda Rhimes’ and Betsy Beers‘ Shondaland shingle, as well as Minnie Driver and SAG-AFTRA.

An American bakery brand loved by Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury is arriving at The Trafford Centre this week.

Marvel Studios feels like it’s at a crossroads moment. Between the Sony Pictures yesteryear greatest hits franchise elements of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and the 20th Century Fox-era cameo expectations of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Marvel is really steeped in the full throws of nostalgia right now as it regroups in the post-“Avengers: Endgame” landscape, rediscovering who they are and where they want to go.

, with a slick logo unveiled in nine tiles on Instagram. An accompanying video gives a little more information, with Meghan seen artfully arranging white roses and hydrangeas in one shot, while in another she’s cooking at a beautiful kitchen island, in what we presume is her Montecito, California, home.

EXCLUSIVE: After seeing his Amazon MGM romantic drama The Idea of You debut to glowing reviews on the closing night of SXSW, Michael Showalter has been set to reteam with the studio on Oh. What. Fun, a holiday comedy to star Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit).

Gary Neville believes Manchester City must win at Anfield this afternoon to prove one final point under Pep Guardiola.

Will Hollywood experience another actors strike in the coming months?

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Issues around the use of AI in the production process is the big sticking point in SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations with the largest video game companies, SAG-AFTRA chief Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said Saturday during a wide-ranging Q&A at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Crabtree-Ireland, who is national executive director and chief negotiator of the performers union, said he put the chances of union members striking against key game companies is “50-50, or more likely than that we will go on strike in the next four to six weeks because of our inability to get past these issues,” Crabtree-Ireland told Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, during a conversation focused on AI.

There may soon be another actors strike in Hollywood — this time against the video game industry.

Meghan Markle has reportedly hired a UK-based PR person, sparking questions like "Why now? " This is the first time Prince Harry and Meghan have had a UK-based employee since they left the UK in 2020, according to Pandora Forsyth who recently appeared on GB News. Forsyth finds the timing curious, asking, "Why now? Why the business change? " Anne Diamond, the host of GB News, suggests that the new PR hire might be planning to recommend that the Sussexes spend more time in the UK as a way to win over the public.

When a world famous cookie store opens its first shop in the north of England, there are likely to be queues. When that shop is inside the shopping mecca that is The Trafford Centre, well, you can guess the result.

Manchester City became the latest team to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after they secured a 6-2 aggregate win over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Just before Instagram went down, Taylor Swift took to her Stories to encourage her 282 million followers to get out and exercise their right to vote on Super Tuesday. In a post, the pop star implored eligible voters to head to the polls to support candidates that best align with their interests.

Teddy Sheringham thinks Erik ten Hag must shoulder some responsibility for Marcus Rashford's poor form .

In a People interview, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Emma Caulfield Ford, who played the demon Anya on the TV series, updated her health and detailed her MS battle, which she kept quiet for more than a decade.

Prince Harry has lost a legal battle.

SAG-AFTRA rule now requires intimacy coordinators to get consent from actors before publicly speaking about their sex scenes.“Intimacy coordinators are a crucial resource on any set to ensure the protection of our members working in intimate scenes,” a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson told Deadline. “Intimacy coordinators should maintain the confidentiality of an actor’s work and experience in performing highly sensitive scenes unless they have the actor’s permission to publicly share this information.”“The public release of details about an actor’s scene work or confidences entrusted to the intimacy coordinator without the performer’s consent is unacceptable,” the statement continued.

A £6m plan to totally transform Longford Park in Stretford includes a BMX new pump track and improvements to tennis courts and football pitches. There will also be improvements to the children's play equipment, Pets Corner, the cafe and Firswood Community Centre, as well as upgrades to cricket and disk golf.

Saturday Night Live host Shane Gillis sported a mullet and a southern accent to play Ricky Monroe, an alum of Greenbow High School who graduated alongside Forrest Gump.