Hump Day News Update 10/20/21: Dawn Hudson Exits Academy, Marvel Movie Moves, Castle Rock Returns, and More News
Happy Hump Day! Hopefully, you’ve already read Mark London Williams‘ Strike Alert column, because it’s some great reading while we wait until IATSE goes to its membership to vote on whether to ratify. Not everyone is convinced it’s the best contract, but according to a missive from ADG Local 800 to its members on Tuesday night (via Deadline), members will receive... »
Hump Day News Update 10/13/21: IATSE Strike Updates, Mark Harmon Leaves NCIS, and More News
Before we get to today’s news, an update on the negotiations between IATSE and AMPTP, which seem to be going a little too slowly for some union members and leaders. And yet, as I was writing this column, IATSE President Matthew Loeb announced that if an agreement isn’t reached by Monday, October 18 by 12:01 AM Pacific... »
Hump Day News Update 10/6/21: Will Packer to Produce Oscars, Russia Wins the Filmmaking Space Race, and More News
Happy Hump Day! While we’re all waiting to see if IATSE and the AMPTP can get a few issues resolved in their resumed negotiations this week, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) released a statement in support of IATSE — which I thought they had done weeks ago, but that was actually part of a joint guild statement, and the DGA needed... »
Hump Day News Update 9/29/21: SNL Gets New Cast & Director, Law and Order Returns, and More News
While we’re all waiting to find out what happens with IATSE‘s vote on Friday for a strike authorization, let’s look at some of the other news that’s been circulating in the industry over the past few days. If you live or work in Hollywood, then you’re probably aware of the COVID return-to-work protocols that were... »
Hump Day News Update 9/22/21: Willie Garson Dies, Hahn to play Joan Rivers, and More News
This week begins the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles at the L.A. Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25, and Below the Line will be there both days. Hopefully, we’ll see some of our readers there. The big news in the industry right now is about the negotiations between IATSE and AMPTP,... »
Hump Day News Update 9/15/21: Norm Macdonald Dies, Twins Sequel Happening, and More News
Unfortunately, there’s no way around starting our mid-week news update with the tragic news that Saturday Night Live veteran Norm Macdonald has died at the age of 61 after secretly fighting cancer for 9 years. Besides being a stand-up comic and popular late night guest, Macdonald was part of the cast of SNL from 1993 through 1998 and was... »
Hump Day News Update: Paramount Sues Insurer over M:I7 Shutdowns, The Rocketeer Returns, and More News
Welcome to September 2021! This certainly is going to be a busier Hump Day than usual, as there has been a TON of industry news over the past couple days. But first, if you’re a member of IATSE, you’ll want to read the leadership’s latest update on negotiations with AMPTP, which you can read... »
Hump Day News Update 8/26/21: Gyllenhaal Tackles Oblivion Song, Cranston’s Your Honor Gets 2nd Season, and More News
It’s a hot and humid Hump Day here in New York City, and sadly, we’re going to have to once again start with a couple of deaths of note over the past few days, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died tragically on Tuesday at the age of 80. Watts has been the backbone for the... »
Hump Day News Update 8/18/21: Fast and Furious 10 a Go, Murder Mystery Sequel Being Developed, and More News
Yesterday, Universal Pictures announced that the 10th Fast and Furious movie, which will be the second to last movie in the long-running franchise, will be released on April 7, 2023. Vin Diesel is expected to return, as well as Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Michelle Rodriguez, and possibly Jason Statham, who bowed out of this year’s F9: The Fast Saga, after starring in Hobbs and... »
Hump Day News Update 8/11/21: Emmys Shifting to Indoor-Outdoor, Robbie Joins Wes Anderson Flick, and More News
Happy Hump Day! There are no deaths to report and no production shutdowns today, at least not yet, so we can get right to some of the other news happening around the industry this week. On Tuesday, the Television Academy announced that the upcoming Emmys on September 19 and the Creative Arts Emmys that are... »