ComingSoon’s Jonathan Sim spoke with Eileen director William Oldroyd and writers Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh. Neon’s psychological thriller is out in theaters on December 1, 2023. “In the 1960s New England, Eileen Dunlop is working at a prison when a captivating, glamorous counselor arrives and helps her access new …
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Contributions by women writers and directors to British TV have gone in the wrong direction over the past six years, according to an alarming report from the broadcaster-backed Diamond project. Between 2016 and 2022, female British scribes saw their contributions to UK TV shows tumble by more than 10 percentage …
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ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Good Burger 2 director Phil Traill and writers Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert about the long-awaited sequel to the 1997 Nickelodeon movie. The trio spoke about balancing nostalgia with a new story and the film’s wild cameos. Good Burger 2 is now available to …
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Despite the current AI Hollywood writers are not completely out of their fight with the use of AI. Some experts have shared some areas of concern. The Writers Guild of America recently signed a labor deal with Hollywood Studios, in what seems to be a victory for the Guild. The …
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Surpassing 10 years of developing emerging writers, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has selected its latest CAPE New Writers Fellowship class. The new cohort completed the program last spring prior to the WGA strike and the class Of New Writers Completed Program Prior To Start Of WGA Strike. …
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(Updated with SAG-AFTRA statement) Writers have officially approved their deal with the studios. This afternoon, the WGA membership ratified its contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, bringing to a final end to the strike that lasted for nearly five months. After a week of voting, a …
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Before settling on the train, the writers considered other methods of robbery. One of their more pie-in-the-sky ideas was to have Walt and co. rent a helicopter to raid a railyard, sucking up the methylamine in a freight car with a long hose. Gilligan actually asked executive producer Michelle MacLaren …
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With the Writers Guild of America strike now over, The Drew Barrymore Show is once again gearing up to return — but Barrymore’s three head writers aren’t on board. Though the daytime talker announced on Wednesday that it would make its Season 4 return on Oct. 16, the Writers Guild …
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Katie Buckland has been experiencing a lot of firsts lately as the executive director of the Writers Guild Foundation. When the WGA strike kicked off in May, she and her small staff were asked to manage the “forlorn and sad little” picket line outside of Universal Gate 8 on Barham …
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Last month, the AMPTP published a proposal containing guidelines for AI use. Among other things, the proposal sought to address actors’ and writers’ concerns about data transparency and the use of artificial intelligence. Hollywood studios may be able to legally train artificial intelligence (AI) models using works from human writers, according to …
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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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Law & Order, FBI, Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1: Lone Star fans are set to be able to enjoy some new episodes of their favorite shows in the 2023/24 broadcast season after the WGA and the AMPTP struck a deal that would end the writers strike. Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to …
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