Tag: Actors

Florence Pugh Joins Actors Writers Strike Picket Line

[ad_1] Thank you to @Florence_Pugh and @kateberlant for coming out today to walk the picket line at Disney today. Both so kind and lovely, walking the picket line for their union and supporting both actors and writers on Day 106 and Day 34. Amazing women! pic.twitter.com/9mNMUlGvA6 — Caroline “WGA Captain on Strike” Renard (@carolinerenard_) August… Continue reading Florence Pugh Joins Actors Writers Strike Picket Line

SAG-AFTRA Amends Interim Agreement for Working Actors

[ad_1] While actors and influencers are trying to figure out what they’re allowed to work on, there has been some clarity (and hope for some income). SAG announced that they would no longer grant interim agreements for projects that are WGA-affiliated in the United States in order to support their sister union in solidarity. In… Continue reading SAG-AFTRA Amends Interim Agreement for Working Actors

Jessica Chastain once lived off residuals. Actors can’t give in’

[ad_1] “We can talk until 3 a.m.,” Jessica Chastain says, smiling. It’s a warm, mid-July evening and, looking at the clock, it’s either 30 minutes or 3 hours and change before the actors union goes on strike. Is it Eastern Time or Pacific Time? We’re not sure. But we do know that tomorrow morning, per… Continue reading Jessica Chastain once lived off residuals. Actors can’t give in’

Video game voice actors say soul of the industry ‘on trial’

[ad_1] When Erik Passoja voiced a Belgian geneticist in a “Call of Duty” game nearly 10 years ago, he didn’t expect that his face would also pop up on an entirely different character. But following the game’s release in 2014, a friend told Passoja that his son had shot someone who looked just like him… Continue reading Video game voice actors say soul of the industry ‘on trial’

14 Actors Whose Kids Appeared In The Same Movie Or Show

[ad_1] 14 Actors Whose Kids Appeared In The Same Movie Or Show The trailer has dropped for Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix movie, and You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is a full-blown family affair. View this video on YouTube Netflix/YouTube / Via youtube.com The film, which comes out on Aug. 28, stars… Continue reading 14 Actors Whose Kids Appeared In The Same Movie Or Show

Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows

[ad_1] Netflix isn’t paying some of their most successful actors residuals. Photo: Netflix As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes wage on in Hollywood, the Korea Broadcasting Actors Union is attempting to meet with Netflix over its members’ own labor concerns, which bear many similarities to the issues on the bargaining table in the United States.… Continue reading Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows

14 Actors Who Got Backlash For A Role Before The Movie/TV Show Even Came Out

[ad_1] When Game of Thrones fans learned that Steve Toussaint would play Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon, trolls flooded social media with racist backlash. He said, “Oh, I get it. When we were criminals and pirates and slaves in the other show, you were OK with that. But as this guy is the… Continue reading 14 Actors Who Got Backlash For A Role Before The Movie/TV Show Even Came Out

Actors and writers aren’t the only ones worried about AI, new polling shows

[ad_1] With Hollywood’s actors and writers currently striking in part over concerns about AI, what was once a movie premise now has come to define the film industry. But automation isn’t just a showbiz concern, new polling for the Los Angeles Times shows. Nearly half of Americans — 45% of them — are concerned about… Continue reading Actors and writers aren’t the only ones worried about AI, new polling shows