‘Dune: Part Two’ Delayed to 2024 Amid Strikes

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Entertainment workers have moved to take more than $44 million out of their individual retirement accounts as they endure months without work due to the strikes. Nearly 3,000 workers have filed for hardship withdrawals, according to an update circulated on Friday by the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans. The average withdrawal is about $15,000.

More studios are suspending additional overall and first-look deals almost four and a half months into the WGA strike.

EXCLUSIVE: For as long as anyone can remember, the broadcast networks have culled together fall preview specials in hopes of drumming up interest in their new sitcoms and dramas. Ratings for these inexpensive one-offs have certainly waned over the past decade, but there was always a decent amount of viewers who tuned into the full-of-promise clip shows that were hosted by network talent.

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.

Last week, it was announced that “The Drew Barrymore Show” was resuming production, with the fourth season kicking off in mid-September.

Drew Barrymore is standing in solidarity of writers amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes.

Mindy Kaling and Greg Berlanti‘s overall, first look deals with Warner Bros. Studios have been suspended, according to a new report from Variety.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors awards are moving from Nov. 18 to Jan.

Amanda Seyfried won’t be attending the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

The History Channel‘s groundbreaking Canadian original documentary event, “True Story”, is returning for “Part Two” later this month.

Job growth continued to grow in August, as the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs, but it has been at a slower rate during the summer. The unemployment rate rose to 3.8% during the month.

Gigi Hadid is the subject of new romance rumors.

Director Denis Villeneuve is hopeful of making Dune a trilogy and is teasing the possibility of “Part Three” coming alive.

Michaela Zee Denis Villeneuve still wants to explore the world of Arrakis after “Dune: Part Two.” In a recent interview with Empire, the director shared his hopes for a third installment in the sci-fi epic film series, saying, “If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream.” On his plans for “Dune: Part Three,” Villeneuve teased, “I will say, there are words on paper.” “Dune: Part Three” would be based on “Dune Messiah,” the direct sequel to “Dune” author Frank Herbert’s 1965 original novel. Herbert wrote five sequels in total, including “Children of Dune” and “God Emperor of Dune.” Following Herbert’s death in 1986, his son Brian published several prequel novels and sequels in the “Dune” universe.

Is this the domino in the Fall release calendar that causes all the others to tumble? Variety reports that Warner Bros. has pushed Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two” to a March 15, 2024 release.