WGA Tells Writers to Be Ready to Picket if No Deal Is Reached

Andie MacDowell was having the best time on the red carpet at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival!

Elizabeth Olsen is sharing her advice for actors that are about to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There was a mini-Fifth Harmony reunion this week when Dinah Jane stepped out to support Lauren Jauregui at the launch party for her new EP In Between.

Who runs the world? Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy made a surprise cameo at the Renaissance Tour in Paris — and the 11-year-old busted out some major dance moves.  

John Stamos said he «respected» Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson's decision to not reprise their role as Michelle Tanner for Netflix's Fast forward to now, Stamos says he was actually «angry» that they declined to take part in the  reboot.While on the podcast, the 59-year-old actor opened up about how the late Bob Saget was the glue that kept the crew together after aired its final episode in 1995. Stamos, who famously played Uncle Jesse on for eight seasons and then again for five more seasons in the sequel, also shared a conversation he had with the Olson twins after Saget died. And it was during that conversation when Stamos shared his true feelings about the twins skipping out on the reboot."[Bob Saget] was very instrumental in keeping us all together.

Nicholas Gray, whose Gray’s Papaya hot dog shop was a Manhattan fixture for 50 years, has died at 86.

Marlene Clark, best known for her portrayals of Lamont’s girlfriend Janet in the 1970s NBC sitcom Sanford & Son and as Ganja Meda in the 1973 horror film Ganja & Hess, has died.

a lawsuit over a nude scene in “Romeo and Juliet,” finding the 1968 film is protected under the First Amendment.Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting — both 72 and the titular stars of the Franco Zeffirelli flick — claimed they were coerced into performing nude in the film’s bedroom scene while minors.They accused Paramount Pictures of sexual exploitation and distribution of nude imagery of children in their December suit, which sought more than $500 million in alleged damages.Judge Alison Mackenzie granted Paramount’s motion to strike the lawsuit Thursday.Mackenzie rejected Hussey and Whiting’s argument that the nude scene could be considered “child pornography.” The judge also found the pair did not comply with a 2020 California law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits.According to court documents obtained by The Post, Mackenzie wrote there was no evidence the film included “sufficiently sexually suggestive as a matter of law to be held to be conclusively illegal.” Paramount requested to dismiss the suit under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute, which allows defendants to move to strike supposedly meritless complaints that could undermine free speech.Solomon Gresen, an attorney for Hussey and Whiting, said he plans to appeal the decision.“I was angry,” Gresen told The Post on Friday. “I think that the anti-female bias in this country is real, and it’s something that I have dedicated my career to trying to right the wrongs.”He added: “It’s abusive to take images of naked children.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z may have just purchased their Malibu dream home, but Twitter isn’t all that impressed.

Apparently, you don’t want to go after Tom Sandoval for ruining white nail polish “for everyone,” or he will go nuclear on you!

Spoiler alert! Spoilers ahead for the series finale of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, titled “Four Minutes”. Read on at your own risk.

Beyoncé continues to remember Tina Turner.

Lenny Kravitz is remembering his mother as being a woman who never judged anybody. Kravitz is famously known for wearing eccentric, sometimes women's clothes during the start of his career in the 80s and 90s.  When he first debuted on the music scene, members of the musician's inner circle were worried on how his mother would take his fashion choices.

is coming back. Following 's landslide success after its May premiere, the beloved Regency romance is now in post-production on its anticipated third season.

Alison Herman TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for Season 2 of “Yellowjackets,” now streaming on Showtime. Compared to the feverish, fan-theory-fueled heights of Season 1, the response to “Yellowjackets” has felt more muted the second time around. This lowered volume is partly due to factors outside the Showtime drama’s control. The network programmed the new season in the midst of a crowded Emmys rush, pitting it directly against fellow contenders like the final chapter of “Succession.” A confusing release schedule split new episodes between Fridays, when they became available to stream on an app that soon won’t exist, and Sundays, when they aired on Showtime’s linear network — diffusing the impact of a plot-driven, suspenseful show that might otherwise become live-tweeted, appointment TV. Worse yet, Showtime’s standalone app will be merged with Paramount+ in a month, but not in time to expose “Yellowjackets” to a potential wider audience. 

R7 confirmed that the remains of the actor, who starred in the soap opera Reis, were recovered on Monday May 22 in the backyard of a home in Campo Grande, Brazil.  His body had been placed in a trunk, believed to be owned by the 44-year-old, and then buried six feet under ground. In a statement on Facebook, the Machado family attorney Jairo Magalhae Pereira confirmed the star’s death, and shared that the family is now seeking "truth and justice".

EXCLUSIVE: Insecure alumna Yvonne Orji has signed a two-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the pact, the Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, writer, author and producer will develop scripted drama and comedy series for cable and streaming. There is a possibility for her to star in any of the projects she develops for the studio.

Amazon has apparently rediscovered its mojo.

The American Federation of Musicians is the latest union to pledge solidarity with the WGA in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and scripted TV contract. Earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, IATSE and the Teamsters all expressed support for the WGA in its contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers.

Yes, they are back!

No family secrets! Meghan Trainor revealed that her and husband Daryl Sabara’s sex life is often a topic of conversation with her siblings.

James Mangold‘s “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” will have its world premiere next month at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18: a prestige showing for a prestige franchise. Or what was once a prestige franchise? Fifteen years after 2008’s “Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Cyrstal Skull,” it’s hard to tell how much cultural caché Lucasfilm‘s storied series still has.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Nick Bakay has had a 30-year career in TV and film, including writing on traditional network sitcoms like “Young Sheldon” and “The King of Queens.” But the industry has shifted in recent years. Now he’s working on “How to Be a Bookie,” an eight-episode series for Max. The show is scheduled to wrap production on April 28, getting in just under the wire before a possible strike by the Writers Guild of America. “The game has suddenly changed so drastically,” Bakay says. “If you’re going to go from 22 episodes and residuals to eight episodes and no residuals, that’s a body blow.”

If the Writers Guild goes on strike next week, it will have plenty of picket signs ready to go, as seen in these photos and a video of picket signs being assembled at the WGA West’s headquarters in Los Angeles (see below). A strike, if it comes to that, could start as early as Monday night at midnight, when the WGA’s current film and scripted TV contract expires.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has described yesterday (April 26) as the company’s “darkest day in our four decades in Britain,” after its proposed £55billion purchase of Activision Blizzard was blocked in the UK.Yesterday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was blocking Microsoft’s proposed acquisition, over concerns that ownership of Activision Blizzard‘s catalogue — which includes the likes of Call Of Duty, Overwatch and World Of Warcraft — would harm competition in the cloud gaming market.Speaking on the BBC‘s Wake Up To Money podcast (via GamesIndustry.biz), Brad Smith accused the decision of being “bad for Britain,” and claimed it will “discourage innovation and investment in the UK”.“Microsoft has been in the United Kingdom for 40 years and we play a vital role, not just supporting businesses and non-profits but even defending the nation from cyber-security threats,” said Smith. “But this decision, I have to say, is probably the darkest day in our four decades in Britain.

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and United Agents have set former ITVS Creative Director Patrick Spence (Spy Among Friends) as Managing Director of their UK film and TV production joint venture.

Tom Daley's husband Dustin Lance Black has been accused of attacking a woman in a nightclub and is now facing trial, according to reports. American screenwriter Dustin, 48, has been accused of throwing a drink over Teddy Edwardes, 32, who is the founder of Lick Events and host of BBC Three show The Big Proud Party Agency. Dustin allegedly got into a dispute with Teddy at Freedom nightclub in London in August 2022, where he was out with Olympic diver husband Tom, 28.

EastEnders stalwart Natalie Cassidy's youngest daughter Joanie stole the limelight on her mum's Instagram this week. Rarely seen across the soap star's social channels, the six year old belongs to Natalie, 39, and her fiancé Marc Humphreys, and has an older half-sister named Eliza. Mum and daughter were at home in the kitchen when Natalie uploaded the shot in question, with the blondie dressed in her school uniform.

Murder in the heartland. Elizabeth Olsen plays a Texas housewife with a very dark secret in HBO Max’s new series Love & Death.

Live! with Kelly & Mark, hosted by Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos, is only in its second week with this iteration of co-hosts. Previously, Ryan Seacrest had been hosting alongside Kelly, before exiting the show.

In her final days, the quality of care Mary Slade received at Bolton Hospice was a comfort to her and her family. Now her two sons are to repay the staff by making a 50-mile trek to raise money for the centre.

Madame Tussauds has unveiled a new wax work of soon-to-be Queen Camilla, ahead of the King's Coronation this May.

Coronation Street fans shared their views as they watched Wednesday night's episode of the ITV soap. Soap watchers were triggered as they watched hospital scenes featuring Amy Barlow and Paul Foreman in two separate storylines.

the letter reads.The letter continues, “Evan’s case is the latest in a disturbing trend where journalists are harassed, arrested or worse for reporting the news. The unjust arrest of any reporter, anywhere in the world, is simply unacceptable.

As negotiations for a new Writers Guild contract enter their final phase, the Association of Talent Agents has sent its member-agencies a 22-page summary of the “force majeure” provisions contained in the contracts of the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA. Force majeure, the ATA notes, “is a provision in a contract that addresses the parties’ obligations if an extraordinary event directly prevents one or both parties from performing.”

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Negotiations on a new Writers Guild of America contract could go through the weekend, as the sides continue to trade proposals ahead of the Monday deadline. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and may hold a session on Saturday, according to a source close to the situation. Given the looming deadline and prospect of a strike grinding Hollywood production activity to a halt, it’s no surprise that the guild and AMPTP representatives would look to work through the weekend in the hopes of avoiding industry-wide disruption. Another source close to the situation emphasized that nothing has been formally scheduled, and may not be until Friday.