On May 2, 2023, the entertainment industry hit a major bump in the road. The Writers Guild — which has more than 11,000 members — announced that its writers were officially on strike. That meant that nearly every major Hollywood production was forced to a halt as the writers hit the picket lines. Among the Guild’s major issues were the ...

The WGA strike could end on Thursday, September 21, after a long 100 days, provided the writers and producers come to an agreement. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike for over a hundred days over the lack of protections afforded to writers from Hollywood studios with the advent of Artificial Intelligence and the threats that it poses ...

Almost every day, for nearly three months, Hollywood writers have taken to the picket lines. The Writers Guild of America announced that its union members would be going on strike beginning May 2. The strike began after the studios would not agree to a contract addressing some of the Guild’s biggest concerns — the use of artificial intelligence, residual percentages ...

It’s been more than 100 days since Hollywood writers stepped away from their computers and stepped onto the picket lines. The Writers Guild of America announced that its thousands of writers would be on strike after the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to agree on a new contract. The strike is on its ...

The WGA has called out big Hollywood studios, including Disney, labeling them the “new gatekeepers” of the current media landscape. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike has been one of the most significant events in the history of Hollywood. The WGA strike has been going on for over 110 days with no sign of a resolution anytime soon; it might even ...

For more than 100 days, Hollywood’s writers have been on strike. The strike began when the Writers Guild of America and studios could not come to an agreement on certain terms. Mainly, the writers wanted protection from artificial intelligence taking their jobs. They also wanted better residuals from streaming services and to change the way studios use “mini writers’ rooms” ...

These days, Disney fans seem to be divided between complaining and cheering when it comes to Disney’s efforts to be more inclusive in its most recent films. Some critics have even begun calling the Walt Disney Company “woke Disney.” However, Moana actress Auli’i Cravalho recently revealed in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment that Disney is definitely not perfect when it ...

As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes rage on in Hollywood, more and more Disney or Marvel stars are speaking out in support of the strikes and speaking out against Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger after hearing his very-poorly-received response to actors’ and writers’ demands. Now, Disney’s newest rising star has joined the fray and shaken things up even more! Snow ...

To Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger, the disruptive ongoing WGA strike is apparently “unrealistic” — but if the Disney CEO was hoping that his remark would go unnoticed or fade from headlines quickly, then such hopes also seem to be unrealistic! According to the Hollywood Reporter, She-Hulk actress and Broadway star Tatiana Maslany said (while picketing in support of ...

On May 2, more than 10,000 Hollywood writers, encompassing hundreds of movies and television shows, went on strike. The Writers Guild of America — which represents the writers — had been unable to come to a contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The strike is the first major one in Hollywood since the last ...