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Director Shekhar Kapur Says Some Diverse Casts Are Driven By Guilt

Kapur thinks that series like Bridgerton have casts possibly more diverse than historical record because there's guilt over actors not getting work. Instead, he says, Hollywood needs to tell different, new, diverse stories. - BBC

The Historic – And Wide-Ranging – Disruptions Of The Hollywood Strikes

For the producers, "There isn’t a leader or leaders who have volunteered to handle this and to be the focal point of the discussion. ... That’s partially because they’re all new to it, and also because ... the technology has essentially changed business plans." - Los Angeles Times

And Now To Explain Why So Many People Have Walked Off Work

In a word, money. In a few words, "the advent of streaming has led to significantly lower residuals, according to SAG-AFTRA." - Washington Post

Meanwhile, Netflix Says Its Password Crackdown Is Working

Prognosticators of doom were not correct. "Instead of the company shedding users, Netflix’s new subscriber count grew 236% between May 21 and June 18 of this year." - Fast Company

Let’s Be Clear About What Hollywood Actors Are Allowed To Do Right Now

It's not a lot. While the strike lasts, "actors cannot act, sing, dance, perform stunts, pilot on-camera aircraft, puppeteer or do performance capture and motion capture work in front of the camera." They also can't do publicity for their movies. - Los Angeles Times

Disney May Sell Off Its Television Holdings, Including ABC (But Not ESPN), Says CEO Bob Iger

"Disney is going to be 'expansive' in its thinking about the traditional TV business, leaving the door open to a possible sale of the networks. 'They may not be core to Disney,' Iger said. … Cable TV channel ESPN is in a different bucket, however. - CNBC

No Promotional Work Allowed During The SAG-AFTRA Strike

"SAG-AFTRA members will not be able to attend premieres, do interviews for completed work, go to awards shows, attend film festivals or even promote projects on social media while the strike is in effect. They are also not allowed to attend conventions such as Comic-Con or 90s Con." - Variety

Here’s How Streaming Broke The Way Artists/Actors Get Paid

“So many of my friends who have nearly a million followers, who are doing billion-dollar franchises, don’t know how to make rent,” Glenn told me. That struggle has brought sag to the precipice of a potential strike. - The New Yorker

SAG-AFTRA Actors Vote To Strike

With the Writers Guild strike now in its 73rd day, this will be the first time that actors and writers have been on strike at the same time since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild. - Deadline

SAG-AFTRA Has No Deal With Producers; Final Strike Vote Will Happen Today

The union's negotiating committee unanimously recommended that its National Board declare a work stoppage, and the Board will meet Thursday at 9 am Pacific time to make its decision. - The Hollywood Reporter

This Year’s Emmy Nominations

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Sept. 18 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. - Variety

What You Need To Know Abut An Impending Actors’ Strike

Just a few weeks ago, it seemed that SAG-AFTRA was much closer to reaching a deal with Hollywood studios than the union’s counterpart, the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since the beginning of May. - Washington Post

SAG-AFTRA Agrees To One Day Of Federal Mediation Before Going On Strike

"Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday." - AP

Why So Few Older Actors Leading Movies?

On the other hand, you don't see many eighty-year-olds leading mainstream movies—especially big-budget blockbusters for revenue-starved conglomerates. - Statsignificant

The Artist Who’s Dominating AI-Generated Art (And Not Happy About It)

According to the website Lexica, which tracks over 10 million images and prompts generated by Stable Diffusion, Greg Rutkowski’s name has been used as a prompt around 93,000 times. Some of the world’s most famous artists, such as Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso, and Leonardo da Vinci, brought up around 2,000 prompts each or less. - Technology Review

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