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Hollywood’s potential misuse of artificial intelligence is a “deadly cocktail” and a “poison” that needs to be strictly regulated, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in the guild’s latest strike podcast. AI isn’t new. It’s been used on countless films and TV shows when it was known as computer generated imagery (CGI). But Generative Artificial Intelligence

EXCLUSIVE: Dakota Shapiro (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Ben Groh (God’s Time, Mutt) and Oliver Cooper (Project X, Mindhunter) are to star in psychedelic indie movie The Lemurian Candidate after it received SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement approval. The film, written and directed by Casey Cooper Johnson, follows three former college buddies who reunite for a backpacking trip

This is Day 93 of the WGA strike and Day 20 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The talk of the picket lines today was the bombshell news that studios and striking writers are headed back to the bargaining table Friday. “It’s a baby step, and baby steps lead us eventually to the finish line,” Barry and

There’s movement! The WGA has confirmed that it will sit down with the AMPTP on Friday to try and put an end to the writers strike that has been going on since May. The guild sent a note to its members tonight that said, “The AMPTP, through Carol Lombardini, reached out to the WGA today

EXCLUSIVE: The writers strike is heading towards its 100th day, but there’s a new sense of guarded optimism that both parties – the WGA and the studios, represented by the AMPTP – are on the verge of a making a breakthrough. The scribes and the studios are discussing a move that would bring them back

UPDATE: MON JULY 31 @ 10.59 PM PST: Warner Bros U.S. has responded to the criticism it has received from its own studio branch in Japan and from many on social media over Tweets responding to Barbenheimer memes featuring atom bomb images. The Warner Bros. Film Group sent us the following statement: “Warner Brothers regrets

Judi Dench is opening up about the eye condition that is making it more difficult for her on the set and read her scripts. “I mean I can’t see on a film set anymore,” Dench told The Daily Mirror’s Notebook in an interview. “And I can’t see to read. So I can’t see much. But

SAG-AFTRA tonight responded to criticism of its interim agreements, saying that they are a “vital part of our strategic approach to these negotiations and to the strike.” The interim agreements allow truly independent projects to film during the strike as long as they agree to be bound by the terms of whatever deal the guild

Red Rooms won a leading three awards including Best Feature at the 27th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, with the thriller Femme taking Best Director for Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping and Outstanding Performance for Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. See the full list of winners below. “The ultimate effect a film can achieve

Veteran filmmaker Oliver Stone has voiced his regret for voting for President Joe Biden, saying he fears the US leader may take America into World War 3. Stone was speaking to UK commentator Russell Brand for his podcast Stay Free, when he said: “Biden is an old Cold Warrior, and he really hates the old

Saw X, the 10th installment in the franchise from from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, released its official red band trailer Saturday. John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back in this film, which is the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s final games. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and

Brad Pitt is reported to have paused production on his Formula One film, to show support for the SAG strike. The Oscar winner is currently in Europe filming Apex, but a source has told UK media that production has been cancelled. The Sun reports that: “Brad agreed that they would finish shoots booked in but

G20, an action-thriller from MRC that Viola Davis was set in November to both star in and produce, has been granted an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, the guild revealed via its website on Friday. Sources tell Deadline that the starry title made the cut for a waiver, even given the involvement of Amazon, because the

If you’re making a production with J. Robert Oppenheimer in it, your casting call is likely to include Cillian Murphy. As it turns out, Murphy — who plays the title role Universal’s film box office hit — was also considered to play Oppenheimer in a short-lived TV series. “Manhattan,” a show on WGN America nine

Julian Barry, whose 1971 Broadway play and 1974 movie, both titled Lenny and telling the story of legendary comic Lenny Bruce, died Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 92. His death was reported to The New York Times by his daughter Julia Barry, who said he died in his sleep and had

Media giant Comcast beat on its top and bottom line for the three months ended in June with theme parks and studio strong, even as the latter basks in another giant opening, for Opppenheimer, in the current third quarter. Total revenue nosed up 1.7% to $30.5 billion for the second quarter ended in June. Net income jumped

It’s Day 13 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 86 of the WGA strike. Actor Adam Faison took a break from marching outside Disney in Burbank on Wednesday to speak with Deadline, calling artificial intelligence one of his primary concerns for the future of his profession and the industry at large. His trepidation was informed by an unnerving encounter with the technology

Barbie is a box-office success and has been receiving positive reviews for its diversity, inclusion and positive message. However, certain political circles have taken aim at the Greta Gerwig-directed film and the director is giving her take on the backlash. “Certainly, there’s a lot of passion,” Gerwig told The New York Times about the negativity

Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer co-star Robert Downey Jr. is praising him for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer. “I have never witnessed a greater sacrifice by a lead actor in my career,” the Ally McBeal alum said of his co-star in the Christopher Nolan-directed film. Downey Jr. added, “He knew it was going to be a

Refresh for latest…: Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera is announcing the lineup for the event’s 80th edition this morning. We’ll be updating the list as the films are revealed, so check back for more below. You can also watch the livestream here. While Venice weathered Covid with aplomb, never once being forced to cancel