Motion Picture Sound Editors is waiving dues payments for its members for the current year “in consideration of the ongoing strikes” by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild. The waiver was approved unanimously by the organization’s board.
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“Rap Sh!t” season 2 — which was set to return in one week from now, on August 10 — has been pushed back due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
The comedy series’ new season 2 premiere date is November 9, in which it’ll debut with two new episodes, followed by weekly drops until the finale on December 21. Max announced the schedule change on Thursday.
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The new premiere date offers a sign of hope that the show’s studio — Warner Bros. Discovery — anticipates that labor conflicts between the unions representing writers and actors and the major studios could be resolved by then.
Season 2 of “Rap Sh!t” — created and executive produced by Issa Rae — “follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who reunite to form a rap group,” as per the official logline. “In their rise to fame, Shawna and Mia find themselves at a pivotal moment in their rap career as they are forced to decide if they will stay true to themselves or conform to the demands of the music industry.”
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The upcoming season also stars Jonica Booth (Chastity), RJ Cyler (Lamont), Daniel Augustin (Maurice), and Jaboukie Young-White (Francois Boom).
Check out the teaser for “Rap Sh!t” season 2 in the clip below.
Motion Picture Sound Editors is waiving dues payments for its members for the current year “in consideration of the ongoing strikes” by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild. The waiver was approved unanimously by the organization’s board.
The show must go on! On Thursday, Fox announced the 75th annual Emmy Awards will air Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, after previously being postponed due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. According to the press release, the Emmys will not be live and will instead be filmed over two consecutive nights — Saturday, Jan.
TV late-night comedy scribe Greg Iwinski, 38, was still only an aspiring writer when Hollywood writers held their landmark strike in 2007-2008.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Hit any picket line in Hollywood these days, and there’s a good chance you’ll see signs slamming the lavish paydays for entertainment chiefs like Disney’s Bob Iger and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav. For the striking actors and writers who are holding out for a better deal from the major studios, these bloated compensation packages have become a very effective cudgel.
actors and entertainers are striking in Hollywood and around the country with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as they demand a rise in pay and residuals in the streaming era.And while the strikes may have a positive outcome in store for actors, Porter is already dealing with the negatives of the situation.“I have to sell my house. I don’t know when we’re gonna go back [to work],” the “Pose” star, 53, told the Evening Standard.“The life of an artist, until you make f–k-you money, which I haven’t made yet, is still check-to-check,” he added.Porter, who played ballroom emcee Pray Tell in “Pose” from 2018 to 2021, revealed he was gearing up to work on a couple of upcoming projects in September.However, due to the strike, “none of that is happening,” according to Porter.“So to the person who said, ‘We’re going to starve them out until they have to sell their apartments’ — you’ve already starved me out,” Porter told the outlet.The actor’s comments come after it was reported that film execs were willing to “allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” according to Deadline.The newly-single Porter also slammed Disney CEO Bob Iger who said actors’ expectations of treatment are “just not realistic.”“The business has evolved,” Porter said, referring to the streaming era of film and TV.“So the contract has to evolve and change, period.
“Jeopardy!” is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
Billy Porter is making a serious life change to ensure he makes ends meet amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Showrunner Michael Davies shared an update on the long-running trivia show — hosted by Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings — on Monday's episode of the podcast, sharing that the show's fall season will re-use questions and bring back past runners-up to compete again.«I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,» Davies explained. «We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from season 37 who lost their initial game.
Selome Hailu On Monday’s episode of the “Jeopardy!” podcast “Inside Jeopardy!,” showrunner Michael Davies clarified how the trivia series would proceed with its fall season amid the ongoing WGA strike and announced a sweetening of the pot for second and third-place winners. “I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,” Davies said.
Pop icon Beyoncé paid last night (August 6) for her fans to be able to get home after bad weather caused delays to her performance. During her stop in Washington D.C., the 41 year old was delayed from going on stage at the FedExField for two hours as there was a shelter in place order given due to the weather. However, she came to the rescue for fans who would be travelling home via trains as she paid a whopping $100,000 for the services to continue running for an extra hour.
Selome Hailu One week before the originally scheduled Aug. 10 return of “Rap Sh!t,” Max has delayed the comedy series’ second season to Nov. 9.
Rap Sh!t fans will have to wait a bit longer for the Season 2 premiere of Issa Rae’s hit comedy series. Max has pushed the debut to Thursday, November 9 from its originally scheduled August 10 date. Hopes are that both actors and writers strikes will be settled by then and actors and creators will be able to celebrate the new season, we hear.
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With Hollywood’s leading writers’, actors’, and TV/film professionals’ unions on strike together for the first time in more than half a century, the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony has been postponed, Variety reported exclusively last night (July 27) and multiple outlets have since confirmed. The event was originally scheduled to take place September 18, and no makeup date is currently on the books, though Variety reported earlier this month that Fox (the Emmys’ airers) was preparing to reschedule the awards to January 2024 in anticipation of the setback.
Sony has removed the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse from its release schedule, according to reports.Per Variety, Sony has delayed multiple movies like Kraven The Hunter and a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife, while completely removing Beyond The Spider-Verse from its roster, effectively delaying the already-in-development film indefinitely.Beyond The Spider-Verse was originally scheduled for release in March 2024, but was halted due to the ongoing writers and actors strike in Hollywood. According to reports from Variety, the film’s voice cast were unable to complete dialogue recording before the strikes commenced and union’s work stoppage orders kicked in.According to Variety‘s report, a revised release date is expected to be announced in “the coming weeks”.The Aaron Taylor-Johnson-led Kraven The Hunter has also been pushed back from October 2023 to August next year, while the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife is being delayed from December 20, 2023 until late March 2024.Meanwhile, films like Venom 3 and Bad Boys 4 have received their first release dates.
Brad Pitt has paused filming on his forthcoming Formula One movie to support the ongoing Hollywood strikes.The project currently titled Apex stars Pitt as a driver who comes out of retirement to team up with a rookie and take on the titans of the sport.He recently shot scenes at the British Grand Prix as part of the production earlier this month.But filming has now ground to a halt as Pitt “very much stands” alongside his fellow actor union members, according to PA (via Sky News).According to Deadline, filming was set to take place at the The Circuit de Spa Francorchamps in Belgium during the Grand Prix today (July 30) but this has now been pulled.The next planned dates for shooting are in Las Vegas in November.Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is working as a producer and will also be advising on the storyline and script on the Apple Studios film.The latest development comes just days after the 2023 Emmy Awards were postponed due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes.The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were scheduled to take place Monday, September 18 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles but are now likely to go ahead next January.The actors’ strike coincides with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began on May 2 and halted production on a number of projects.
Emmy Awards are being postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, according to reports.The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were scheduled to take place Monday, September 18 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.Now, Variety report that the continued writers’ and actors’ strikes in the industry have led organisers to postpone the original date.The report adds that they are currently looking for alternate dates for the awards, with Variety hinting at a January 2024 date.Succession racked up the most nominations for the 2023 Emmys with 27 in total, with The Last Of Us behind with 24 nominations.The White Lotus (23), Ted Lasso (22), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (14), The Bear (13), and Beef (13) also picked up a significant amount of nods.To be eligible for a nomination, a show must have aired between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) began a strike this month.
UPDATE: In the first sign of this being correct, the release date for “Poor Things” changed from September to December 8. Even as the fall film festivals begin announcing their lineups of star-studded features and studios continue to release trailers for films coming later this year, there’s a ton of uncertainty regarding the release schedule for the rest of 2023.
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