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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to Resume Strike Negotiations on Monday
Lead negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will head back to the table on Monday, Oct.2, after a bitter concurrent strike led by the Writers Guild of America was resolved on Tuesday.“SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will resume negotiations for a new TV/Theatrical contract on Monday, Oct.2.Several executives from AMPTP […]
Continue readingWGA Reaches Tentative Deal With AMPTP To End 2023 Writers Strike
After 146 days on the picket line, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has struck a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the writers’ strike.The two groups reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal on Sunday night.WGA West announced the news to Twitter, sharing, “The […]
Continue readingBryan Cranston Calls Out Disney CEO In Fiery Strike Speech, Refuses To Have Jobs ‘Taken Away & Given To Robots’
Bryan Cranston was one of many high-profile actors to hit the picket line in New York City on Tuesday, speaking at the SAG-AFTRA’s Rock the City for a Fair Contract rally.The “Breaking Bad” star delivered a defiant speech, calling out Disney CEO Bob Iger in his comments addressing the union’s refusal to be replaced by […]
Continue readingRon Perlman Shreds Hollywood Exec Who Said Studios Will Extend Strike Until Actors Lose Their Homes: ‘You Wish That On People?’
Ron Perlman is walking back some heated comments he made about an anonymous Hollywood executive who told a news outlet that the studios’ plan is to let the strike extend for so long that writers and actors feel real financial pain.“The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their […]
Continue readingSAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Slams Disney CEO Bob Iger’s ‘Tone Deaf’ Remarks On Strike: ‘Repugnant & Out Of Touch’
Disney CEO Bob Iger recently sat down with CNBC for an interview during which he shared his views on the SAG-AFTRA strike.“It’s very disturbing to me.We’ve talked about disruptive forces on this business and all the challenges we’re facing, the recovery from Covid which is ongoing, it’s not completely back.This is the worst time in […]
Continue readingDisney To Producer Fewer Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ Projects, CEO Confirms
Even the staunchest fans of the Marvel and “Star Wars” franchises must admit keeping track of all the respective movies and TV series can be a slog.In agreement with that opinion is Disney CEO Bob Iger, who revealed on Thursday that the company will be producing fewer.During an interview with CNBC’s David Faber, Iger said […]
Continue readingDisney’s Announcement Of ‘Frozen 3’ Came As A Surprise To Franchise’s Songwriters
Disney’s announcement earlier this year that another sequel to “Frozen” was in the works came as a surprise — not just to fans, but to the Oscar-winning songwriting team responsible for the franchise’s songs such as “Let It Go” and “Into the Unknown”.The announcement came in February during Disney CEO Bob Iger’s earnings call with […]
Continue readingMichael Strahan Felt He Couldn’t “Raise His Voice” at ABC Because of His Race
Michael Strahan revealed to the staff at ABC that he felt he “couldn’t raise his voice” because he is a Black man.According to Page Six, the former pro footballer detailed incidents of racial discrimination in the workplace at an ABC and Disney town hall on June 4.During this talk with Executive Chairman Bob Iger and other colleagues, “Michael said that […]
Continue readingDisney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down After 15 Years: ‘This Is the Optimal Time to Transition’
Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down immediately from his position after serving in the role for 15 years.Iger, 69, led the company founded by Walt Disney in the 1920s to a new era of film and TV, launching Disney+, overseeing the acquisitions of Star Wars and Pixar and the company’s massively successful Marvel franchise.In […]
Continue readingDisney CEO Bob Iger Pledges to ‘Personally’ Donate to School Hit with The Lion King Screening Fee
Disney CEO Bob Iger wants to make things right with a school forced to pay a fee to the company.Iger, who has been CEO of Disney since 2005, tweeted his apologies to an elementary school in California.The school, Emerson Elementary, was fined earlier this week by the company after they showed the 2019 remake of […]
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