More Hollywood A-listers are matching Dwayne The Rock” Johnson’s $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA fund, more Hollywood A-listers are following suit.
14.07.2023 - 14:03 / variety.com
Sophia Scorziello editor “Deadpool 3” has stopped filming as the SAG-AFTRA strike gets underway, with performers joining Writers Guild of America members on the picket lines. The Marvel sequel is one of the first major productions to be impacted by the new strike. News of the production suspension comes only days after “Deadpool 3” provided audiences with a first look at the set, releasing a photograph of stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman suited up as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively. News also recently broke that Jennifer Garner would appear in the film as Elektra, having previously starred in the role in 2003’s “Daredevil” and the 2005 spinoff film “Elektra.”
“Deadpool 3” reunites Reynolds with his “Free Guy” director Shawn Levy. The film will be the first series entry released by the Walt Disney Company, after the studio’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. The threequel has been slated for a May 3, 2024 release in theaters — a goalpost that is now in jeopardy due to the production halt.
When the WGA approved a strike order in May, television programs like NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and late-night talk shows were the first to cease operations. “Deadpool 3” had managed to navigate the writers strike, continuing production through recent weeks. The sudden suspension of filming foreshadows the industry-wide stasis that’s now in store with screen actors on the picket lines. The SAG-AFTRA union represents around 160,000 performers including actors, announcers, hosts, DJs, stunt performers and broadcast journalists, all who are currently seeking wage equity and improved working conditions amid an ever-changing Hollywood landscaped altered by streaming platforms and artificial intelligence. SAG talks came
More Hollywood A-listers are matching Dwayne The Rock” Johnson’s $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA fund, more Hollywood A-listers are following suit.
SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.
SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.
Angelique Jackson SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program, thanks in large part to contributions from more than a dozen of Hollywood’s top-earning stars who’ve donated $1 million or more.
They may not be a Marvel lover, but they better be ready to enter the MCU!
Emma Corrin is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain in Deadpool 3 opposite Ryan Reynolds. However, The Crown star is open about not being up to speed with all the happenings in the Marvel world and needed a “debrief” after they got cast in the Shawn Levy film.
Emma Corrin might be part of the Deadpool 3 cast now, but before she joined the flick, she didn’t know a thing about Marvel.
Jennifer Garner is getting into superhuman strength following a rumor that she was reprising a very iconic role in Deadpool 3.
William Earl The SAG-AFTRA strike has shut down scores of film and TV productions as actors picket. While many sets had already shut down as a result of the WGA writers strike, this will effectively slow Hollywood down to a crawl as negotiations continue. Read Variety‘s list of newly-halted productions below, which will be updated throughout the strike. Beetlejuice 2 The Tim Burton production, with Michael Keaton reprising his role as the crude ghost, is almost done with shooting in London, but was still expected to film one more sequence in Vermont when the strike took place.
Production for Deadpool 3 has been put on pause.
Production has paused on Deadpool 3 following SAG-AFTRA’s decision to move forward with strike action last night.
Blake Lively is visiting hubby Ryan Reynolds at work!
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are back on set as Deadpool and Wolverine for the third Deadpool film!
Even though Hugh Jackman is pretty much universally beloved as Wolverine in the various “X-Men” films over the past two decades, there has big one major complaint about his portrayal of the character—his lack of costume. Sure, he has worn a superhero suit in several films, but none of them have even come close to the bright yellow and blue comic book costume he is famous for wearing in decades’ worth of Marvel Comics.
Hugh Jackman is getting his claws out once again.
classic yellow costume of the metal-clawed mutant on Monday.Jackman will be reprising his decades-long role for next year’s “Deadpool 3.”He shared a snapshot of himself on his Instagram Stories alongside a red suit-clad Ryan Reynolds, who portrays the sword-wielding comedic Deadpool.“Don’t blink,” the caption read.Reynolds, 46, posted the same photo of the two donning their superhero costumes on his own social media feed.While Wolverine’s blue and canary-yellow costume has been widely seen in the Marvel Comics, it has yet to be shown on screen.Jackman first played the role in 2000’s “X-Men,” and his character faced his death in 2017’s “Logan” — both times wearing street clothes or a black leather suit.However, several allusions to the latex-covered look have been referenced in previous films of the “X-Men” franchise.In the first “X-Men” movie, there was a joke where the other actors sported simple black superhero suits. “You actually go outside in these things?” Wolverine quipped.
Deadpool 3. has been shared, featuring Hugh Jackman‘s high-profile return as Wolverine.The news was confirmed last year by Ryan Reynolds alongside the announcement that the delayed film will hit cinemas on September 6, 2024.In a new post on Reynolds’ Instagram, a first look of Jackman’s latest portrayal of Wolverine has been shared, and the yellow and blue costume worn in the picture hints at a return to the Wolverine from the classic comic books, moving away from the iteration previously played by Jackman in other films.“Don’t blink,” Reynolds wrote on his Stories, sharing a photo of Jackman alongside himself as Deadpool.See the photo below.Last year, Jackman revealed that he needed one specific guarantee to get him to play Wolverine in Deadpool 3 – namely that it wouldn’t ruin the end of Logan.Jackman had previously said that there was no chance of him returning to the role, however, he will now star in Deadpool’s first MCU movie.
Marvel fans got their first look at Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine return via Deadpool 3 on Monday, as Ryan Reynolds took to his Instagram stories with a new still from the film. In it, Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth is seen walking with a super-suited Wolverine in black and yellow.
Even though Hugh Jackman is pretty much universally beloved as Wolverine in the various “X-Men” films over the past two decades, there has big one major complaint about his portrayal of the character—his lack of costume. Sure, he has worn a superhero suit in several films, but none of them have even come close to the bright yellow and blue comic book costume he is famous for wearing in decades’ worth of Marvel Comics.
Ryan Reynolds is giving fans a first look at Hugh Jackman on the set of Deadpool 3.