SAG-AFTRA Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

While most productions shut down due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, some still attempt to forge ahead. Deadline reports that Noah Hawley‘s “Alien” prequel series for FX commenced shooting in Thailand earlier this week, albeit without any SAG-affiliated actors on set.

As the SAG-AFTRA strike begins its second week, there’s no indication that negotiations will resume between that guild or the WGA with AMPTP any time soon. And that’s bad news for studios, as actors on strike will begin not only to affect the production of new work, but the premieres of upcoming schedule films.

posted an Instagram rant on Instagram on Wednesday regarding the writers’ and actors’ labor issues, demanding that reality stars get paid residuals.“Why isn’t reality TV on strike?” Frankel, 52, said. “Reality stars should also stop shooting network and streaming content until their free content is taken down.

Disney CEO Bob Iger already made his perspective clear about the ongoing guild strikes last week before the SAG-AFTRA one commenced. Now it’s Netflix CEO’s Ted Sarandos‘ turn.

Anne Hathaway, Jenna Ortega, Matthew McConaughey and others, are still shooting in the U.S. and overseas.

Mandy Moore, the Emmy-nominated star of, has taken to the picket lines as part of the SAG-AFTRA strike, where she revealed just how little she makes from streaming residuals for the hit NBC family drama. «I was talking with my business manager who said he’s received a residual for a penny and two pennies,» Moore said while speaking to, adding that she only gets «very tiny, like, 81-cent checks» for episodes of that audiences are able to stream online. Moore has been a SAG-AFTRA member since 1999, before she went on to break out on screen in the early 2000s hits, and. Since then, she has starred in everything from to to playing herself on before later earning her first Emmy nomination for . On the widely-watched series created by Dan Fogelman, Moore played Pearson matriarch, Rebecca, who raised three siblings, Kate, Kevin and Randall, with her husband, Jack, as the story jumped back and forth in time to show what happened to each family member in the past and present.

, will make its broadcast debut on CBS amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that have nearly shut down Hollywood. , which was created by Taylor Sheridan and stars Kevin Costner as the patriarch of the powerful Dutton family of ranchers, will begin airing on Sundays with season 1. According to the CBS schedule, the series will air on the same evenings with single headers of NFL football.The news also comes amid ongoing drama behind the scenes, with Costner exiting the series after season 5 and the franchise expected to continue the Dutton story with an all-new sequel series while Paramount+ also has a number of spinoffs slated for the future. Additionally, CBS plans to start airing episodes of the Paramount+ originals, and, with the former making its network debut on Tuesdays after the scripted Dick Wolf drama,, while the latter returns to CBS with season 5 on Thursdays following the conclusion of, which will start airing all-new episodes of season 2 in August. The hit comedy,, will also be paired with the U.K.

With the SAG-AFTRA strike starting today and the WGA writers strike heading into its 74th day, most of Hollywood comes to a standstill. When will these guild strikes end? When negotiations between both of them and the AMPTP resume.

Well, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav already put his foot in his mouth responding to the WGA writers’ strike, so now it’s Bob Iger‘s turn.

As the SAG-AFTRA strike begins, multiple blockbusters shut down production. THR reports that several Hollywood tentpoles for the 2024 release calendar have stopped shooting due to the guild’s strike commencing this morning.

essentially shuts down amid the actors' and writers' strikes, one high-profile production will be able to continue filming. According to, HBO's — which is currently filming its second season in the U.K. — will not be directly impacted by the current SAG-AFTRA strike in the U.S., with sources telling the outlet that production is planned to continue as scheduled. Starring Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and more, the cast is largely comprised of actors who work under contracts governed by the local U.K.

Fran Drescher got fired up on Thursday when delivering a powerful message about SAG-AFTRA's decision to go on strike.The actress and union president delivered an impassioned speech at a press conference Thursday morning — shortly after news broke that the union voted to authorize a strike — and called out the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for making «Wall Street and greed a priority.»The SAG-AFTRA national board met Thursday to formally approve a strike after negotiations fell apart between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamersThe actors will now join the writers on the picket line, marking the first time since 1960 two major guilds will be striking at the same time. The writers' strike began May 2 and is in its 10th week.Below is the complete transcript of Drescher's powerful address during Thursday's press conference.

officially going on strike and joining the writers already on the picket line, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher is taking a moment to defend herself against the recent backlash after a photo of her and Kim Kardashian appeared amid negotiations between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamers, who are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).The 65-year-old  star traveled to Puglia, Italy, last weekend for a promotional event with the fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana. Drescher was spotted at the event after she appeared in a photo that the reality star shared on her Instagram Story on Monday.Backlash against the actress grew on social media as many pointed out the poor timing and «tone deaf» optics of the photo amid a potential SAG-AFTRA strike.

be joining Hollywood writers on the picket line beginning Friday, July 14.Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), which represent the majority of actors in film and television, and major Hollywood studios, who are being represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), fell through after the Wednesday, July 12 deadline of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time passed without resolution.Actors will join writers on the picket line starting Friday morning. This will mark the first time the actors and writers will be striking at the same time since 1960.Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director/chief negotiator, made the strike announcement at a Thursday press conference following a national board meeting to approve the work stoppage. Crabtree-Ireland said talks with the AMPTP left the union «with no choice» but to move forward with a strike.«It came with great sadness that we came to this crossroads.

What felt inevitable is now official: Deadline reports that SAG-AFTRA‘s national board voted unanimously this morning to launch its first strike since 1980. The strike begins tomorrow, July 14 at one minute past midnight, with picketing to start in front of studios tomorrow.

officially on strike.The SAG-AFTRA national board met Thursday to formally approve a strike after negotiations fell apart between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamers, who are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The deadline to reach a new agreement expired Wednesday, July 12 at 11:59 p.m.

, director Christopher Nolan revealed that the cast, including stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and others, left the event to go «write their picket signs» as the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) union decided to go on strike. «I have to acknowledge the work of our incredible cast,» Nolan said onstage, before he was interrupted by applause after mentioning names of several of the film's many, many stars, who walked the red carpet at the premiere but did not join the director inside the theater.Christopher Nolan says the cast of #Oppenheimer left the premiere to ‘go and write their pickets’ and join the strike pic.twitter.com/rc2SaSxcfk «Unfortunately, they're off to write their picket signs for what I believe to be an imminent strike by SAG, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of the union,» continued Nolan, before receiving more applause from the crowd. During the event, Pugh took to Instagram to reflect on the film and thanked those for coming out to support the project. «One of the biggest prides of my career. Honouring the work of the MANY who made this movie tonight,» she wrote.

performers to join film and television writers on picket lines as early as Thursday.The SAG-AFTRA actors union, which represents 160,000 members, said its national board would vote on a strike order on Thursday morning. If approved, Hollywood studios would face their first dual work stoppage in 63 years and be forced to shut down production across the United States.Both SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are demanding increases in base pay and residuals in the streaming TV era plus assurances that their work will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).Fran Drescher, former star of “The Nanny” and the president of SAG-AFTRA, said studios’ responses to the actors’ concerns had been “insulting and disrespectful.”“The companies have refused to meaningfully engage on some topics and on others completely stonewalled us,” she said in a statement.

It didn’t drop until after 4 PM PT, but Will Smith formally apologized to Chris Rock following their altercation during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday evening. His Instagram statement came after both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it was conducting a formal review of the incident and SAG-AFTRA, which also honored Smith at the SAG Awards earlier this month, condemned his actions describing them as “unacceptable.” READ MORE: The Academy faces yet another unexpected controversy Smith’s statement is as follows: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.

Golden Globe and Grammy winners. Next up: Those big Hollywood SAGs.The 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards are set to air on Sunday, April 4, at 6 p.m.

gave a Best Actress nod to Collins. Diggs landed a SAG nomination for Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for his role in “Hamilton.”The SAG Awards are set to air April 4 on TNT and TBS, although the coronavirus pandemic created several obstacles for the oft under-appreciated show honoring the best in film and TV.Originally scheduled for Jan.

pandemic-themed film produced by Michael Bay, titled “Songbird,” has received a “do not work” order from the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).The reason for the order was because “the producers have not been transparent about their safety protocols” amid the coronavirus crisis, a union rep said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter (THR).The organization told THR on Thursday that they are taking safety protocols “very seriously”

The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan has cut 50% from the cost of premiums for the second quarter in response to the coronavirus crisis.

SAG-AFTRA has developed a program to provide dues relief for SAG-AFTRA members during the Covid-19 pandemic with an extension of the May 1 deadline.

Hollywood’s creative guilds have been working overtime to keep residual checks going out to members during the coronavirus crisis.

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, SAG-AFTRA’s 80-member board of directors has delegated its authority to its 38-member executive committee.

SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris has issued a video detailing the union’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The unions representing arts, media and entertainment are calling on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Congress to pass emergency relief legislation that both enhances and expands state unemployment benefits, and sends direct cash to the impacted workers they represent.

SAG-AFTRA’s national headquarters in Los Angeles has been closed due to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

The Casting Society of America and SAG-AFTRA Foundation have united to schedule an online panel Friday at 5:30 p.m. PT.  As productions shut down and producers continue to look for talent, the partnership between CSA and SAG-AFTRA is an unprecedented one, but necessary as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Naturally, many members are concerned about their current benefit hours and their ability to maintain their health insurance coverage as production decreases. That topic is at the top of the IATSE MPI Board Members and Local 600 Leadership Team’s list of concerns. It is too soon to provide answers to the many questions we all have, but discussions are underway.”

Trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plans have announced that there will be no charge for coronavirus testing for participants in the plans.

SAG-AFTRA expanded its anti-harassment language in its corporate/educational and non-broadcast contract, explicitly banning auditions in hotel rooms, on Wednesday — the same day Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges of sexual assault and third-degree rape.

The major studios have made their first big move in the 2020 cycle of labor negotiations with Hollywood unions. Now, the industry is waiting to see how that opening bid plays with the two unions that could be hot zones of volatility later this year: the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA.

A crew member who tested positive for the coronavirus worked on the upcoming Fox show ‘NeXt’ at Chicago’s Cinespace, SAG-AFTRA has confirmed.

SAG-AFTRA has suspended all in-person union meetings to help stop the spread of coronavirus.