By Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington and Samantha Granville in Los Angeles BBC news July 13, 2023 Updated 20 minutes ago image source, 20th century studios Image caption, A new tribe, the Metkayina Clan, was introduced in last year’s Avatar: The Way of Water Major film productions, including the sequels to Avatar and Gladiator, are … Read more
LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Hollywood actors went on strike on Thursday after talks with studios broke down, joining film and TV writers who have been on pickets since May and exacerbating the disruption of dozens of shows and movies. Hollywood studios now face their first double shutdown in 63 years, forcing them to … Read more
Tensions are rising as the temperature rises on the pickets outside Hollywood studios as members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) continue their three-month strike like the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) discuss the use of artificial intelligence in film … Read more
The writers on strike worry about what AI might do to their livelihoods, but the actors already know that. Their work is based on voice and appearance, which AI can clearly replicate and manipulate, but the law governing AI is complicated. SAG-AFTRA is pushing for informed consent and redress in the union’s ongoing negotiations (which … Read more
Getty EXCLUSIVE: Computers are taking over. As talks between the actors’ union and the studios boil down to the final days before SAG-AFTRA’s current contract extension expires, artificial intelligence has become a significant obstacle to any deal. There appears to be no real negotiations here, a SAG-AFTRA member close to the talks tells Deadline about … Read more