sag-aftra strike
Stylists and the Strikes: How Red Carpets Were Impacted in 2023
When SAG-AFTRA announced in July that its members would strike for the first time in more than 40 years, star stylist Jessica Paster looked at a clothing rack in her studio. On it were hanging five red-carpet looks planned for client Emily Blunt. None were worn over the summer: The actress and co-star of Oppenheimer […]
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Fran Drescher Weighs In on Bob Iger’s Charm, ‘The Nanny’s Future and Her Own “Take No Sh**” Ethos
“I’m an unlikely labor leader,” Fran Drescher acknowledges on a late November evening. Before this summer, Drescher long had been synonymous in the public imagination with her most iconic role, Fran Fine, in the popular ’90s CBS sitcom The Nanny, which she tailored to her comedic strengths, including her thick Queens accent. The sassy childcare […]
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SAG-AFTRA Releases More Detailed Contract Terms
SAG-AFTRA has released more detailed contract terms than the previous summary of the agreement that was released following the end of the 118-day actors strike. The performers union released a 128-page document featuring a memorandum of agreements after it received some pressure from members to release the terms of the contract between SAG and the […]
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How SAG-AFTRA’s Streaming Bonus Compares to Other Guild Deals
Actors will get a somewhat larger piece of the streaming pie under the tentative agreement they made with studios and streamers — and the deal has a wrinkle that sets it apart from other recent contracts between Hollywood guilds and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Under the proposed new contract, which SAG-AFTRA’s […]
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As Actors Strike Ends, Major Production Hubs In Canada Hope For Brisk Business Again
Having breathed a collective sigh of relief, Canadian film and TV players are ready for action as American production is set to return north of the border after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. But just how soon Hollywood gets back to Canada, and how, has dominated […]
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SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Contract
SAG-AFTRA’s national board has approved the tentative agreement between the actors union and studios and streamers that ended the 118-day actors strike. The board voted to accept the deal with 86 percent approval, national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said at a press conference Friday. Members of the 160,000-strong union will vote on ratification of the […]
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Can SAG-AFTRA’s Success Inspire Actors Unions Worldwide?
Speaking to CNN on Thursday, shortly after SAG-AFTRA announced it had made its historic deal ending the actors strike, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher told CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan the union’s success had “ignited a workers movement around the world.” Reports of the 118-day walkout were headline news from Spain to Seoul and from London, Ontario […]
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‘The Marvels’ Earns Meh $6.6M in Box Office Previews, Eyes Record Low MCU Opening
The Marvels has started off its box office run with a meh $6.6 million in Thursday evening previews, well behind the $20.7 million grossed by Captain Marvel in 2019. And if Friday matinee returns are any indication, the movie is on course to score the lowest opening ever for a title in the Marvel Cinematic […]
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Back on the Publicity Train: Stars Rush to Promote Projects as Actors Strike Ends
One of Hollywood’s hallmarks — talent promotion and publicity — is back in full swing as actors and studio marketers reunite. By mid-day Thursday, less than 24 hours after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, Tom Hiddleston was booking a TV appearance in the U.K to promote the season to finale of Marvel Studios’ series Loki. He’ll […]
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As the Actors Strike Ends, Many Awards Contenders and Campaigners Are Scrambling to Make Up for Lost Time
As the actors strike finally came to an end Wednesday night, the celebrations of some — namely, awards-contending talent and awards campaigners — were tempered by a certain amount of stress, given that many will now have to cram months worth of campaigning into just a few weeks. Some weren’t and won’t be terribly affected by […]
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U.K. Industry Bodies, Unions Express Joy and Relief Over SAG-AFTRA Agreement
With the U.K.’s film and TV industries — so dominated by studios and streamers — having been paralyzed by the SAG-AFTRA strike, it was perhaps understandable that the biggest cheers outside of the U.S. over the tentative deal and end of the 118-day strike were heard across the Atlantic. “We congratulate our SAG-AFTRA colleagues on their determination […]
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Actors Hit the Town to Celebrate the End of SAG-AFTRA Strike
And now … they celebrate! Spirits were high Wednesday evening as SAG-AFTRA members gathered at All Season Brewing in Los Angeles to toast the union reaching a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with studios and streamers and the end of the 118-day actors strike. Party organizers said they chose the brewery due to […]
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