Katie Kilkenny
Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Unmasking the AMPTP: Hollywood Labor’s Opaque Nemesis
During the double strike, a studio bargaining coalition run by lawyers and located in a suburban shopping mall has been portrayed by the unions as a James Bond villain set on breaking their solidarity. The Hollywood Reporter peeks behind the curtain. → Read More
Studios Sold Wall Street on Cost-Cutting. But Unions Are a Tougher Task
As Hollywood executives signal to investors that they're serious about reining in spending on film and TV content, that plan may be at odds with a Writers Guild-led effort to rethink compensation for the streaming age. → Read More
Writers Guild Issues Rules for Potential Strike: Writing, Pitching and Negotiating for Work Are Barred
The rules would go into effect if the organization decides to strike when the current contract expires on May 1. → Read More
VFX Workers’ Union Effort Picks Up Where Last Reckoning Left Off
After an organizing push failed a decade ago, IATSE organizers — brandishing a survey in which pros say they face unpaid overtime and have few options for carryover health care — think the time is right again. → Read More
Inside the Implosion of Justin Roiland’s Animation Empire
To legions of ‘Rick and Morty’ fans, co-creator Roiland was a quirky genius whose career was suddenly derailed by allegations of domestic violence. But to colleagues, his behavior has been troubling for years. → Read More
Vox Media Union Calls Layoffs "Unconscionable"
The publisher behind Vox, The Verge and New York magazine laid off 7 percent of its workforce Friday. → Read More
Justin Roiland Domestic Violence Charges Met With Silence From TV Partners
Adult Swim, Hulu and 20th TV did not comment on the charges facing the 'Rick and Morty' co-creator. Roiland's attorney claims his case "is on course to be dismissed;" a pre-trial hearing is set for April 27. → Read More
Attack of the Chatbots: Screenwriters’ Friend or Foe?
Even as products like ChatGPT make advances, top film and TV writers are skeptical that the tech imperils their livelihoods, but some think talent advocates should be proactive about setting rules of engagement for writers. → Read More
Billy McFarland Post-Prison Doc Moving Forward Despite Bahamas Ban
The project, 'After the Fyre', from Ample Entertainment and Fremantle — which are paying McFarland for archival materials — is meant to follow the convicted felon's latest business venture, a treasure hunt in the Bahamas. → Read More
Les Moonves’ Compromised Cop: Hollywood Ties, Complicated Past
Long before LAPD Captain Cory Palka helped quash a sexual assault probe against the former CBS head, he pursued acting roles while off-duty and faced his own internal affairs allegations. → Read More
How Hollywood’s Favorite Charity Went Broke
Founded in 1921 by silent-era legend Mary Pickford, the Motion Picture & Television Fund has long provided care to aging industry veterans. But despite a glamorous Oscar season fundraiser and an A-list donor base, the non-profit is at risk—in the words of its director—of "imminent demise." What happened? → Read More
Warner Bros. Discovery to Reinstate Pipeline Programs for Writers and Directors
The company will be transferring its Directors' Workshop and Writers' Workshop programs from its previous home at Warner Bros. Television to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion division. → Read More
Inside the Documentary Cash Grab
As streaming transforms the once-sleepy nonfiction space into a money-making juggernaut of hit series, cool parties and $30 million single-title sales, filmmakers enjoy the gold rush even as they fret about rising costs, ethical lapses and the very soul of their profession. → Read More
Inside Actors’ Equity’s Stripper Union Organizing Effort: “They Are Our Siblings in the Labor Movement”
The theatrical union has taken on a high-profile organizing effort at North Hollywood's Star Garden Topless Dive Bar after dancers have spent months picketing. → Read More
Directors Guild Taps Outgoing Cinematographers Guild Leader Rebecca Rhine as Western Executive Director
The veteran Hollywood union staffer will start her new position at the union in October. → Read More
Commercial Trade Group Tells Producers: TV Union Drive Uses “False Messaging”
Nearly a week after commercial production workers publicly launched a unionization effort, the president and CEO of the commercial trade organization that negotiates with labor groups has taken aim at the effort. → Read More
Hollywood Guilds, Studios Extend COVID Protocols With Two Modifications
The latest extension reinstates language around buffet-style meals and allows for transport vehicles to operate at full capacity when COVID levels are high. → Read More
Hollywood COVID Protocols to Be Extended Until Sept. 30
Hollywood's studios and unions have extended their COVID-19 safety protocols yet again, as the latest, super-contagious subvariant of Omicron continues to spread nationwide. → Read More
Animation Museum Project Secures $2.5M from California
The initiative, from creative executive Eddie Newquist with support from a former head of Dreamworks Animation and a director of 'Frozen,' aims to celebrate animation's history and offer an educational component for students. → Read More
Music Supervisors Speak Out on New Unionization Effort: ‘We’re Just Asking for Fairness’
After requesting voluntary recognition from studios and streaming companies, creatives are attempting to be represented by IATSE to "be treated the same as everyone else we work with in production." → Read More