SAG-AFTRA has cleared the air on Dancing With the Stars‘ return amid the Hollywood strikes.
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Amanda Seyfried won’t be attending the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
The actress took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal she wouldn’t be making an appearance at TIFF to promote her new movie “Seven Veils” despite being granted a waiver amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes.
Seyfried wrote, “I am SO PROUD of this movie and it hurts my heart not to stand next to the beautiful people who helped create this special film at our @tiff_net premiere next week.
“@sagaftra has given us a waiver to promote this fully, magically independent Canadian movie but it doesn’t feel right to head to the fest in light of the strike.”
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The “Mean Girls” star added, “I can’t wait to show you all ‘SEVEN VEILS’ when the time is right (and we’ve come to a fair agreement for actors and writers).”
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Prior to the TIFF Special Presentation World Premiere screening on Sunday, Sept. 10, an avant-première of the film will be presented in partnership with the Canadian Opera Company on Friday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
A synopsis for the Atom Egoyan-directed flick reads, “An earnest theatre director has the task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Some disturbing memories from her past will allow her repressed trauma to colour the present.”
SAG-AFTRA has cleared the air on Dancing With the Stars‘ return amid the Hollywood strikes.
Lizzo was one of the night’s guests of honour at the 2023 Black Music Action Coalition Gala on Thursday, where the “Truth Hurts” singer appeared to be in good spirits.
Cheryl Burke spoke about whether or not “Dancing With the Stars” should postpone season 32 amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes in a new interview with ET Canada.
The Jennifer Hudson Show is following The Drew Barrymore Show and The Talk in delaying its upcoming season while the writers remain on strike.
Rosie O’Donnell has some “advice” for Drew Barrymore…
Drew Barrymore this morning posted an emotional apology to WGA members regarding her decision to return to her daytime talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. A number of high-profile actors, writers and organizations responded, most not happy. Barrymore has since removed the apology from her Instagram page.
It has been 15 years since the movie musical Mamma Mia! hit theaters and the film’s casting directors are opening up about the actresses that auditioned for the lead role of Sophie.
Mamma Mia! film.In a new oral history on Mamma Mia! from Vogue Magazine, the cast and crew all voiced their support of making a third instalment of the musical franchise, which began with the first film adaptation in 2008, and continued in 2018 with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.“Universal would love to make a third movie, and I’ll leave it at that,” Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley stated when the discussion turned to a potential for a Mamma Mia 3.Seyfried, who leads the franchise as Sophie, added: “I dare you to show me one person who doesn’t want a third Mamma Mia!”However, she also cast some doubt over the possibility of a third movie, suggesting that Universal wouldn’t be willing to pay the cast what their worth.“Nobody is saying no, but nobody is saying yes either,” Seyfried said. “The powers that be probably can’t afford us to be honest.
Given Hollywood’s love of sequels, and that fact that “Mamma Mia!” and its followup, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”, raked in a combined $1 billion at the box office, why hasn’t Universal greenlit a third film?
Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried are open to starring in Mamma Mia 3 and they recently opened up about what it would take for the film to become a reality.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director A new oral history on “Mamma Mia!” from Vogue magazine ends with the cast and crew all in support of making a third installment in the Universal Pictures franchise, which kicked off in 2008 with a film adaptation of the musical and continued in 2018 with “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” Combined, the two musical films grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. “Universal would love to make a third movie, and I’ll leave it at that,” Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley said point blank when the discussion turned to a potential “Mamma Mia 3.” Amanda Seyfried, who leads the franchise as Sophie, added, “I dare you to show me one person who doesn’t want a third Mamma Mia!” But she also cast a bit of a doubt on a third movie since, according to her, its existence would most likely depend on Universal paying the cast what they are worth, which is far more now than when the franchise started.
Amanda Seyfried is opening up about the status of Mamma Mia 3.
It’s not just The Drew Barrymore Show coming back into production amid the strike.
EXCLUSIVE: Drew Barrymore is not the only daytime talk show host returning to air.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer CBS Studios has suspended term deals with talkshow star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw, BET+’s “Kingdom Business” producer DeVon Franklin and “Nancy Drew” executive producer Lis Rowinski due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Representatives for CBS Studios declined to comment on the suspension of these deals Monday.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Drew Barrymore is being criticized by fellow actors and writers on social media for her decision to bring back her eponymous daytime talk show amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “The Drew Barrymore Show” is set to return Sept. 18.
Drew Barrymore is taking HEAT for this decision!
Drew Barrymore‘s talk show is returning, and despite her statement explaining the decision, she’s being called out.
Elliot Page is back on the red carpet for his film career!
Amy Schumer turned a recent photo of herself into a meme to express how she feels about actors attending film festivals amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.