Over 7,000 WGA Members Have Signed Letters Firing Agents, Guild Says
Guild said 99% of the members who signed the Statement of Support have fired their agents
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Jennifer Hudson Sundance Film ‘All Rise’ Acquired by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios
Film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival with the title “Monster”
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Jennifer Lopez Reunites With STX Entertainment for Rom-Com ‘Marry Me’
Owen Wilson is in final negotiations to co-star
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WGA’s Fight With Hollywood Agencies Rages On: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
The WGA is on the brink of ushering in a sea change in Hollywood
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Roman Polanski Sues Motion Picture Academy Over 2018 Expulsion
Director was expelled last May along with Bill Cosby
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1091 Acquires Sundance Documentary ‘Midnight Family’
Studio also recently picked up rights to the Sundance comedy “Before You Know It”
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Talent Agents Respond to WGA Lawsuit: ‘Predetermined Path to Chaos’
“The ATA’s repeated use of anti-union rhetoric illustrates how much in denial the big agencies are,” WGA says in response
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WGA Sues Hollywood’s Top 4 Talent Agencies Over Packaging Fees
Guild brings a lawsuit against CAA, WME, UTA and ICM Partners
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STX Entertainment Names Laura Austin-Little EVP of International Sales
She will report to John Friedberg, STXfilms’ newly named president of International
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Warner Bros Signs First-Look, Investment Partnership With Gary Barber’s Spyglass Media
Spyglass Media launched March 13 in partnership between Barber and Lantern Entertainment
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Can Writers Still Get Work After Firing Their Agents and Other Burning Questions About WGA Dispute
Hollywood is in uncharted territory as writers fire their agents
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Veteran Animation Executive Amir Nasrabadi Joins DHX Media
In 2009, he launched and ran Pixar Canada
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101 Studios Adds Physical Production, Acquisition Heads to Executive Ranks
Company bought the rights to TWC’s “The Current War” earlier this month
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Talent Agents Plan Fight Against WGA, Lay Out Standard of Representation for Agents
“Agencies will not be a willing participant to any further chaos,” ATA executive director wrote
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‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Trailer: Meryl Streep Wants the Truth (Video)
Series returns to HBO on June 9
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Bibi Andersson, ‘The Seventh Seal’ and ‘Persona’ Actress, Dies at 83
Many of her more than 50 films were with writer-director Ingmar Bergman
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Tiger Woods Wins The Masters, His First Major Championship in 11 Years
The 43-year-old hadn’t participated in the Masters golf tournament since 2015
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SAG-AFTRA Board Unanimously Approves Commercials Contracts
New agreement will now head to guild membership vote, with a May 8 deadline
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WGA Rejects Talent Agencies’ Offer to Share Package Fees – Writer Exodus Looks Likely
Current agreement between writers guild, ATA expires at midnight
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Ron Howard-Directed ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Casts Gabriel Basso in Lead Role
Glenn Close and Amy Adams have also been cast
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The Streaming Wars Heat Up: Just How Big a Threat Is Disney+ to Netflix?
“Once again, Netflix is in the driver’s seat,” one industry expert says
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Netflix Chief Reed Hastings Exits Facebook’s Board After 8 Years
Hastings “will not be nominated for re-election” at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, company says
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WGA Can’t Use Lawyers, Managers to Represent Writers if They Fire Agents, ATA Says
The current agreement between WGA and Hollywood agencies is set to expire Friday
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Universal Pushes ‘Sing’ Sequel 6 Months to July 2021 Release Date
“The Croods 2” release date moved up to Dec. 23, 2020 from Sept. 18, 2020
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Disney Taps Former Sony Production Exec Lauren Abrahams as Executive VP for Live Action Film
Abrahams left Sony in February
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Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton to Star in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s True-Life Drama ‘Good Joe Bell’
Film is written by “Brokeback Mountain” scribes Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry
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Damon Lindelof, Jason Blum’s ‘The Hunt’ Adds Jim Klock, Charli Slaughter, Dean West to Cast (Exclusive)
Justin Hartley, Emma Roberts and Ike Barinholtz also star
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George Clooney, Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures Signs First-Look Deal With MGM
Clooney will direct the first film under the deal
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Universal Updates Slate of Upcoming Will Packer Films
Will Packer will produce the film along with James Lopez under his company Will Packer Productions
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Former CAA Executives Launch New Talent Management Firm UNCMMN
Charles D. King’s Macro will serve as a strategic investor
