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Screenwriters on strike: Hollywood grinds to a halt

One of the most famous telegrams in Hollywood history was sent in 1925, said Michael Schulman in The New Yorker.

The Week

AI won’t kill original TV shows and movies, streaming companies will

The increasing use of AI in streaming has prompted a writers' strike in Hollywood. Where could this go?

TechRadar

Tony Gilroy steps back from Andor season 2 during writers’ strike

The showrunner has stopped writing and producing duties

Total Film

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Hollywood writers’ strike: Writers are fighting to have AI use banned from screenplays

Hollywood studios want writers to use artificial intelligence to speed up writing screenplays

Evening Standard

Star Wars' Best Show is Becoming a Major Lightning Rod For Disney

When shows all over the world are grinding to a halt, the Star Wars TV keeps moving.

Inverse

As House Of The Dragon Continues Production Amid The WGA Strike, George R.R. Martin Revealed Bad News For Two Of His Other Projects

House of the Dragon is actively moving forward, but that's not the case for two other projects from George R.R. Martin.

Cinemablend

Expert sounds alarm of nation ‘walking blindly’ into an AI future

Australia needs to start investing in AI, Professor Geoff Webb warns, so we can protect our national interest and maybe generate some money.

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List of no-shows grows as US writers strike for ‘fair deal’

As the US writers strike enters second week, and the US president calls for fair deal, here's what we will and won't be watching anytime soon

The New Daily

Severance season 2 delay: writers' strike hits Apple TV Plus' best show

Severance season 2 is on hold amidst the ongoing WGA strikes, which have seen production for the next season of the hit sci-fi show temporarily shut down.

TechRadar

Severance season 2 shuts down filming due to writers’ strike

Production was seemingly due to finish later this month

Total Film

Every movie and TV show affected by the writers' strike: Marvel, Netflix, and more

TechRadar's complete guide on every film and TV series that's been impacted by the 2023 writers' strike.

TechRadar

Marvel's Blade delayed while production shuts down on Daredevil: Born Again

The writers' strike shut down work on both Marvel projects yesterday

Total Film

Daredevil: Born Again Filming Has Been Suspended Amid The Writers Strike, And The WGA Reacted

Daredevil: Born Again is the latest show to halt filming in the midst of the WGA’s writers strike.

Cinemablend

Biden urges 'fair deal' for striking Hollywood writers

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Monday he wants to see striking movie and television writers in Hollywood promptly get a "fair deal" on contract negotiations.

AFP

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Severance season 2 filming shut down by Hollywood writers' strike

Severance fans might have to wait a while for season two as a WGA strike halts filming.

The Independent UK

George RR Martin says Game of Thrones prequel series is on hold

Writers’ Guild of America has been on strike since Tuesday 2 May, impacting the production schedules of several programmes

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How the Hollywood writers’ strike will change the future of TV

In today’s newsletter: In echoes of the strike of 2007-8, TV and film writers have downed pens over poor pay and insecure jobs – and the looming spectre of AI-written scripts

The Independent UK

Jennifer Coolidge shares defiant message of support for WGA strike at MTV Awards

‘Almost all great comedy starts with great writers,’ ‘The White Lotus’ star said

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Cinemablend

Say It Ain’t So! The Final Season Of Stranger Things Seems To Be The Latest Impacted By The Writers Strike, What We Know

The Duffer Brothers revealed that the final season of Stranger Things is on hold due to the writers strike.

AFP

Hollywood strikes inflamed by claim AI could do writers' jobs

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Hollywood writers' strike broke out this week over pay, but the refusal of studios like Netflix and Disney to rule out artificial intelligence replacing human scribes in the future has only fueled anger and fear on the picket lines.

WEKU

MTV Movie & TV Awards cancels its live show over writers' strike

The network's decision to scale back Sunday's event follows Drew Barrymore's decision to withdraw from hosting duties in solidarity with striking writers, who had planned to picket the ceremony.

The Guardian - US

This historic writers’ strike matters for everyone – not just Hollywood

The contract that the writers are striking for could set a powerful precedent that AI must work for people, rather than being used to marginalize people to juice profits

Broadcasting & Cable

Holy ($25-a-Head) Cow! Taylor Sheridan's Reported $500 Million Production Largesse Amid Staggering Paramount Losses Roils Striking Media Biz (Frankel)

Sure, it's good to be king ... but it doesn't always come off seemly

ABC News

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next

Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Season 2 Is in Trouble. Let a Sitcom Creator Explain How.

How important could words be to a Tolkien show?

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