DGA Negotiations to Begin on May 10, After WGA Contract Expires

Leaders of SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 showed their support for the WGA on Monday, posing with WGA leaders shortly before the 11 a.m. start of the Writers Guild’s contract negotiations with producers at the AMPTP’s headquarters in Sherman Oaks.

The 1998 erotic thriller "Wild Things," which celebrates its 25th anniversary today, was almost a different movie for a variety of reasons. The film’s director John McNaughton revealed new details about the production, including a twist with Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon’s characters.

With its contract talks with the AMPTP set to start this morning, the WGA is telling its members in a new video what to expect in the coming weeks amid an expected media blackout on the negotiations.

Mother's Day this Sunday 19 March, HELLO! have taken a look at how the nation's celebrity mothers are spending the special day, as well as how they are paying tribute to their own mums.From Victoria Beckham's heartfelt tribute to her mum Jackie, as well as her doting tribute from husband David, to Lorraine Kelly's family lunch and Louise Redknapp's adorable post from her sons Charley and Beau, other stars have taken to sharing cute throwback photos from the past.Take a look at the best Mother's Day post from the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sarah Ferguson, Holly Willoughby and more… Former Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham shared the sweetest photograph beside her mother Jackie Adams to her Instagram Story along with the caption: "I love you so much."VB celebrated her mother-in-law Sandra Beckham on Sunday too, sharing a second snap of David's mum looking radiant in a sage green blouse. The mother-of-four also received a flurry of sweet messages from her sons Brooklyn, Cruz, and Romeo on social media, to which she responded that she is "blessed to be a mum".  This Morning star Rochelle Humes was showered with several bouquets of blooming spring flowers to mark Mothering Sunday.

CCTV footage has emerged of missing teenager Faith Marley meeting a man at Buchanan Bus Station.

Coronation Street fans have been left delighted as two legends of the ITV soap reunited 20 years after they were last seen on-screen together. And the sweet reunion also left loyal viewers of the long-running show make a demand.

Victoria Beckham and a shirtless David Beckham dazzled fans this week as they posted a home workout on social media. As a former professional footballer, David is no stranger to grafting his body to peak physical condition, while  his Spice Girls wife also adheres to a strict exercise regime.  On Thursday, Victoria, who was recently featured in Paris Fashion Week, took to Instagram where she posted a video of herself and her husband doing a workout at their £31m London mansion. “Happy Mondays on Thursday! Husband’s playlist @davidbeckham @mrbobbyrich,” she captioned the post, which has since amassed over 307k likes.

American music star Chris Brown is entertaining thousands of fans in Manchester this week at his three huge AO Arena gigs. And after the opening night show on Thursday, he decided to continue the party at one of the city's swankiest celeb haunts.

If you’re scrolling through Instagram today, you may see your friends and favourite celebrities dedicating posts to the women in their life in honour of International Women’s Day. Brooklyn Peltz Beckham is one of them, and has shared a heartfelt message to his wife Nicola.

Balooja’s Foundation in January.“They adopted Angel from us. I think they were drawn to her being a tripod and needing that special family who would see past her disability.

The DGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers will begin negotiations for a new film and TV contract on May 10. The DGA’s current contract expires June 30.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Accepting the Writers Guild of America award for original screenplay on Sunday night, Daniel Kwan skipped past the typical thank-yous to his agent and manager and instead shouted out his strike captain. “Get involved,” he told the crowd. “If you don’t have a captain yet, go find one… Let’s go give ’em hell.” It was a fitting capstone on the event, which at times felt more like a labor rally than an awards show. The WGA is set to begin negotiations with the major studios in just two weeks, and the possibility of a writers strike may be as high as it’s been since the last work stoppage in 2007-08.

Starship Entertainment has bid goodbye to WJSN members Luda, Dawon, Xuanyi, Chengxiao and Meiqi following the expiration of their contracts.On March 3, Starship released a statement announcing the departure of WJSN members Luda and Dawon, as well as inactive Chinese members Xuanyi, Chengxiao and Meiqi from the agency.“Starship Entertainment recently renewed contracts with the eight members Exy, Seola, Bona, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung and Yeonjung of our agency artist WJSN,” said the agency, per Soompi.“We carried out sincere and in-depth discussions with members Luda and Dawon for a long time, but unfortunately our exclusive contracts [with Luda and Dawon] will come to an end. We express deep gratitude for the great efforts and dedication shown by Luda and Dawon until now,” Starship added.The agency revealed that members Xuanyi, Chengxiao, and Meiqi, who joined WJSN through Starship’s partnership with Chinese entertainment agency Yuehua Entertainment, would also be leaving the group.

The upcoming contract talks between the WGA and the AMPTP were evidently in the ether during the WGA Awards on Sunday.

Meredith Stiehm, president of the WGA West, talked tough about the guild’s upcoming negotiations with the AMPTP in her speech Sunday at the WGA Awards.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Meredith Stiehm, president of the WGA West, got right to the point in her remarks Sunday at the guild’s 2023 award ceremony. With contract negotiations less than two weeks aways, Stiehm rallied the troops about the need for solidarity, and she emphasized the guild’s role as serving as the “good sheriff” helping to tame the Wild West for writers. The guild, Stiehm told the crowd at the Fairmont Century Plaza, is “walking around like Gary Cooper — low key but watchful, vigilent and a little swagger.” The guild is “looking to keep the peace” but is devoted to enforcing the rules established by its contracts. “The guild says there are rules, there are laws,” she said referring to a fight that the WGA recently settled over $42 million in residual payments owed to guild members.

As Saturday Night Takeaway got underway once again this week, viewers at home were left complaining mere moments into the show, as they struggled to understand what this week’s guest announcer was saying. The popular ITV entertainment show kicked off with guest announcer Big Zuu, who promptly introduced fans at home to iconic Geordie duo Ant and Dec. However not everyone was keen on his unique voice, with many even questioning who the star was in the first place.

Almost every member of Victoria Beckham‘s family was in attendance at her Paris Fashion Week show!

Paris Fashion Week is well underway which means one thing, and one thing only. Another influx of stylish 'fits has arrived to serve you with some serious inspiration – and we can't get enough.From 1950s existentialism at Dior to Givenchy's elegance revival, the runways have satisfied us to no end.

Naman Ramachandran Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan will headline Ribhu Dasgupta’s courtroom drama thriller “Section 84.” The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Film Hangar and Saraswati Entertainment in association with Jio Studios. This film will mark Bachchan and Dasgupta’s third collaboration after the critical success of Sony Entertainment Television India’s 2014 miniseries “Yudh” and 2016 film “Te3n.” Bachchan’s last release was Sooraj Barjatya’s “Uunchai,” one of the few box office hits in a 2022 that was otherwise dull for Bollywood.