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Striking Hollywood actors resume contract talks with studios, OTT platforms, TV networks
•In the area of artificial intelligence, actors want to protect their images and work from being replaced by computer-generated digital replicas
Tom Hanks is the latest victim of AI, scammy dental insurers use artificially generated deepfake in ad
Mehul Das •Tom Hanks is the latest mainstream celebrity to be impersonated by AI. A scammy dental insurer got an AI-generated version of Tom Hanks to endorse their insurance plans, without the actor's consent
As TV production crews tweak plans to suit pandemic protocols, business seems to look up
•By end of 2020, TV shoot days in LA had recovered to roughly 62 percent of what they had been in 2019, while in NYC, 40 TV shows were either in production or about to begin shooting again
Donald Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild after union threatens to expel him
•The Screen Actors Guild union threatened to expel Donald Trump for his role in the Capitol riot in January, which threatened the safety of multiple journalists, many of whom are guild members.
SAG Awards ceremony moved to 4 April due to clash with Grammys 2021
Trendingdesk •Nominations for the upcoming SAG Awards will be announced on 4 February.
Most US entertainment productions to remain on hold till mid-January, SAG-AFTRA announces
Trendingdesk •The statement from the US labour union comes in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 infections and lack of ICU beds in California.
SAG-AFTRA passes resolution to form task force to probe racism allegations in stunt community
Trendingdesk •The SAG-AFTRA National Board stated that they wanted to address complaints regarding paint-downs, harassment, wiggings, and bias in the stunt community
SAG awards announces temporary change in the eligibility, allows films without theatrical release to qualify
Fp Staff •SAG awards announced that they would allow titles with a planned theatrical release to be eligible if streamed or released on VOD first
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty but systemic transformation in Hollywood continues to be a slow process
•While Captain Marvel, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman and other female-centered blockbusters have come to the screen with female directors at the helm, most theatrical blockbusters based on well-worn intellectual property — the bread and butter of today’s movie business — still belong to the men.
Robert De Niro to get lifetime award at SAG-AFTRA: Have been member of this union for 50 years, it's an honour
•Robert De Niro will join the likes of previous lifetime recipients Alan Alda, Elizabeth Taylor, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood and Debbie Reynolds at the SAG Awards ceremony