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Priscilla’s L.A. premiere on Monday has been derailed by an ongoing IATSE contract dispute with the American Legion Theater in Hollywood. Distributor A24 confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that it decided on Friday to move to another, yet-to-be-announced location after becoming aware of the labor fight Thursday night. THR published …

Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make continuing worth …

UPDATED, 5:20 PM: Actors’ Equity Association has filed with the National Labor Relations Board for recognition as the bargaining representative of the production assistants on Broadway and sit-down productions produced by members of The Broadway League. The union and staffers were hoping that the League would recognize the workers voluntarily, …

Leaders of Hollywood’s writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America both voted to accept the deal, and afterward declared that the strike would be …

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Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to striking writers, but the union urged members to continue picketing as the new offer failed to address all their concerns. The Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) had walked off the job on May 2 after negotiations …

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Hollywood’s long, hot union summer is getting superheroic. Visual effects crews at Marvel Studios filed Monday for a unionization election with the National Labor Relations Board, according to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The labor organization said that Marvel’s more than 50-worker crew had signed authorization cards indicating …

UPDATED from original 12:21 p.m. story with statement from DWU co-founder Hansen Bursic: Progress on one labor front in the media industry. Documentary Workers United announced its membership has voted unanimously to ratify its first ever contract with the International Documentary Association, capping months of negotiations. “Our contract, our union, …

It’s a classic holiday film tale: small towns, snowflakes and star-crossed lovers. But this year’s queue of beloved holiday movies may be considerably smaller due to the worldwide shut-down of productions caused by current Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Glitch SPFX is an Ottawa-based special effects company responsible for simulating …

Some of Canadians’ favourite Hollywood actors will officially be taking a break from the big screen to join the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) made the decision Thursday to join the Hollywood’s writers’ union in a strike. Observers say the actors’ union’s …

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director of the Screen Actors …