Sean Astin, the president of SAG-AFTRA, sat down with Entertainment Tonight to answer a question that many fans have asked: why did the ceremony change its name from the SAG Awards to the Actor Awards? He answered with clarity and ...
SAG-AFTRA Takes a Stand on AI Fight Video The internet exploded when an AI deepfake actors video showed Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt trading blows. Fans shared the clip within hours. The scene looked like a blockbuster stunt, but it ...
Kristen Bell is back on stage to host the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards. The ceremony streams live on Netflix on Sunday, March 1. Bell first hosted the show in 2018 and again in 2025. She says the decision to return was ...
On February 9, SAG-AFTRA will sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Duncan Crabtree‑Ireland told reporters he will not rule out a strike in 2026. He hopes the talks will end before the contract expires on ...
SAG AFTRA leaders Sean Astin and Duncan Crabtree Ireland begin bargaining on February 9, well before the current contract ends on June 30. They say the early start lets them take the time needed to protect a recovering industry. Astin ...
SAG-AFTRA told its members that formal talks will start on February 9, 2026. The union president Sean Astin and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree Ireland shared the news in a joint statement on Thursday. They said the early start gives members ...
SAG AFTRA told the industry on Tuesday that it will not accept AI actors that replace real talent. The union said creativity must stay human centered. It warned that any use of synthetic performers must follow the existing contract rules. ...
Sean Astin Wins SAG-AFTRA Presidency Actor Sean Astin captured nearly eight‑tenths of the vote and became the new president of SAG-AFTRA. Members chose him to lead the union after Fran Drescher stepped down. Astin now faces the task of guiding ...
SAG-AFTRA members, listen up! You just dodged a bullet (or an AI takeover, to be more precise) and scored a major win with your new contracts. Let’s break it down. This week, SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly approved the new 2023 Television ...
It’s been more than 100 days that SAG-AFTRA has been actively on strike. As Hollywood is now cutting film production costs by altering actors and writers with AI, these strikes aim to prevent the exploitation of their hard work. Along ...
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are holding back Warner Bros. Discovery‘s annual profits. The company is about to be hit by a massive loss that will potentially cause it to lose millions of dollars. Studios conforming to despicable strategies to ...
The president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Courtney B. Vance, announced on Wednesday that the organization was raising donations. Vance had stated about this fundraising and its efforts over the last few weeks. “The entertainment industry is in crisis, and the ...
