Hollywood Actors Strike

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) finally called off its 118-day-long strike after reaching an agreement with the likes of Disney and Netflix for a new three-year contract including higher pay, and protections against the use of artificial intelligence

Hollywood actors and studios reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy.

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day strike from midnight after finally reaching an agreement

Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters.

Mission: Impossible 8 has been pushed to May 23, 2025, from its original June 2024 window. The Tom Cruise-led film is also changing its name by dropping the second half of the title, which was originally called Dead Reckoning Part Two. The delay has been attributed to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike, which has caused major studios to halt pr...

Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...

Netflix is planning to raise the price of its ad-free service after the ongoing Hollywood actors' strike ends, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, sending the streaming company's shares up more than 3%.

Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15, 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strikes. The move seems like the smarter decision, considering Warner Bros. won’t be able to use its starry cast to promote the movie anytime soon. However, the studio will keep its December release calendar intact, which includes Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost...

The Warner Bros movie studio will delay the planned November release of a big-budget "Dune" sequel until March, a studio spokesperson said on Thursday, because its stars cannot promote the movie during the Hollywood actors' strike.

"The movement has not stopped, the movement has only grown," said Ezra Knight, president of the New York branch of the actors' union

Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...

Large media companies have been reporting stronger-than-expected profits as the twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors grind on. While the executives who make and distribute films and TV shows all say they’d like their workers to return soon, their businesses are seeing a huge short-term benefit from the work stoppages: No production means ...

As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.

A dozen of Hollywood's highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1 million or more to support out-of-work actors as their strike enters its fourth week, their union's charitable foundation said Wednesday.

Sony is delaying a bunch of its upcoming major films due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, which has halted production entirely in Hollywood. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was originally slated for a March 2024 release, has been taken off the calendar since its actors cannot perform any voice acting. Meanwhile, Kraven th...

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) finally called off its 118-day-long strike after reaching an agreement with the likes of Disney and Netflix for a new three-year contract including higher pay, and protections against the use of artificial intelligence

Hollywood actors and studios reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy.

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day strike from midnight after finally reaching an agreement

Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters.

Mission: Impossible 8 has been pushed to May 23, 2025, from its original June 2024 window. The Tom Cruise-led film is also changing its name by dropping the second half of the title, which was originally called Dead Reckoning Part Two. The delay has been attributed to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike, which has caused major studios to halt pr...

Netflix reportedly plans a price hike after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends. As per the WSJ, the price hike will likely begin in the US and Canada before heading into other regions. Netflix hasn’t increased its subscription prices since January 2022, and at the time, it just shot up by $1 to $2. While the WGA ended the strike last wee...

Netflix is planning to raise the price of its ad-free service after the ongoing Hollywood actors' strike ends, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, sending the streaming company's shares up more than 3%.

Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15, 2024, due to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strikes. The move seems like the smarter decision, considering Warner Bros. won’t be able to use its starry cast to promote the movie anytime soon. However, the studio will keep its December release calendar intact, which includes Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost...

The Warner Bros movie studio will delay the planned November release of a big-budget "Dune" sequel until March, a studio spokesperson said on Thursday, because its stars cannot promote the movie during the Hollywood actors' strike.

"The movement has not stopped, the movement has only grown," said Ezra Knight, president of the New York branch of the actors' union

Emmy Awards 2023 has been delayed to next year. After months of discussions between the Television Academy and new broadcaster Fox, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will now be held on January 16 at 6:30am IST in India/ January 15 at 5pm PT in the US. The delay is owing to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood, which prevents the ...

Large media companies have been reporting stronger-than-expected profits as the twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors grind on. While the executives who make and distribute films and TV shows all say they’d like their workers to return soon, their businesses are seeing a huge short-term benefit from the work stoppages: No production means ...

As the Hollywood writers' strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume.

A dozen of Hollywood's highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1 million or more to support out-of-work actors as their strike enters its fourth week, their union's charitable foundation said Wednesday.

Sony is delaying a bunch of its upcoming major films due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, which has halted production entirely in Hollywood. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was originally slated for a March 2024 release, has been taken off the calendar since its actors cannot perform any voice acting. Meanwhile, Kraven th...