It has already been a difficult year for movie theaters, with the North American box office down roughly 20 percent from last year. And that was when actors could promote […]
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Back to news homeHollywood Actors’ Strike Looms as SAG-AFTRA Says Contract Talks Collapse
Like the striking writers, leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, have described their labor dispute in stark terms, calling the present moment “existential” for their members.And like the writers, they […]
The SAG-AFTRA Union Could Strike in Hollywood This Week
Why It Matters: A second strike could shut Hollywood down completely.Hollywood is already 80 percent shut down since the writers went on strike on May 2. While some television shows […]
How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality
As the FTX cryptocurrency exchange imploded last fall, Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, made an urgent phone call.He dialed Sina Nader, FTX’s head of partnerships. The exchange’s staff […]
Actors Authorize Potential Strike With Hollywood Writers Still Picketing
The NewsThe union that represents more than 160,000 film and television actors voted on Monday night to authorize a strike, two days before it is to begin negotiations on a […]
The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World
For more than a decade, Sean Bailey has run Disney’s animated film “reimagining” factory with quiet efficiency and superhero-sized results. His live-action “Aladdin” collected $1.1 billion at the box office, […]
With Its Future at Stake, the Academy Tries to Fix the Oscars (Again)
Linda Ong, the chief executive of Cultique, a consulting firm in Los Angeles that advises companies on changing cultural norms, said that people were still interested in the award show’s winners […]
Andrea Riseborough’s Path to Surprise Oscar Nomination Is Scrutinized
Howard Stern, Ms. McCormack’s co-star in the 1997 film “Private Parts,” praised “To Leslie” on his satellite radio show, and the veteran actress Frances Fisher repeatedly posted about it on […]
Hollywood Turns Up Star Power in Search of Audiences
“Stars matter more than ever,” said Bryan Lourd, the Creative Artists superagent who orchestrated the “Knives Out” deal. “When stars meet material that is their fastball, it cuts through all […]
China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
China’s online censors have for years relentlessly silenced political dissidents, #MeToo activists, liberal intellectuals, satirists and anybody else who has threatened to disturb the digital peace.Now, its internet minders have […]