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Brad Pitt’s Upcoming Race-Car Film Stalls Over Unusable Footage

Brad Pitt’s upcoming film on Formula One auto racing has stalled in the wake of strike-related sponsorship issues that are causing much footage to be scrapped. The yet-unnamed movie is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a cast that includes Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton as well as Damon Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and…

Francis Ford Coppola Secures SAG-AFTRA Agreement for ‘Megalopolis’

Director Francis Ford Coppola has secured an “interim agreement” from SAG-AFTRA to do some work on his upcoming film Megalopolis in spite of the current strike, now in its seventh week. Megalopolis appeared on SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreement list on Wednesday, August 30. Thus far, Coppola has not commented publicly, nor given any indication of how…

SAG-AFTRA Strike May Be Extended to the Gaming Industry

@Photo by Abe Friedtanzer  Strike fever is spreading beyond Hollywood—this time to the gaming industry. It’s being reported that the SAG-AFRTA board has voted unanimously to call a strike against the gamesters if negotiations fail. According to Deadline, negotiations are being carried out with such companies as Activision, EA, Insomniac Games, and WB Games. For…

‘Challengers’ Pulled from Venice Biennale Due to SAG-AFTRA strike

@Photo by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures – © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Zendaya will not be crossing the picket line in Venice, with the news that the film Challengers has been yanked from the Venice Film Festival in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The MGM/Amazon film was to have made its world premiere…

Actor Tom Cruise Lobbies on Behalf of Striking SAG-AFTRA Performers

As the SAG-AFTRA strike drags on, Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise has been lobbying on behalf of the unions, says The Hollywood Reporter.Cruise has been particularly piqued by the issue of whether the studios should be permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) in future productions. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) wants…