Hollywood's powerful actors union SAG-AFTRA has responded to controversial news, which Deadline broke over the weekend, that talent agents are looking to sign AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood for representation. "SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered. The union is…

Peter Kwong, a martial artist and actor who played one of the Three Storms in Big Trouble in Little China and a henchman in The Golden Child during a prolific acting career and was active in actors union politics and the movie and TV academy leadership, has died. He was 73. His reps told…

SAG-AFTRA’s National Board overwhelmingly approved 2025’s Commercials Contracts tentative agreements reached with the Joint Policy Committee April 12, meaning the agreements will now move on to the membership for ratification. The decision, made at the regularly scheduled, two-day, in-person…

Nicolas Cage took to the stage at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday to urge up-and-coming actors from giving into pressure from employers opting to use artificial intelligence to change or otherwise manipulate their performance. The veteran A-Lister was making a speech ahead of his…

SAG-AFTRA has lauded the passage of new California bill AB 1836, which restricts the usage of artificial intelligence replicas of dead performers. “For those who would use the digital replicas of deceased performers in films, TV shows, videogames, audiobooks, sound recordings and more, without…

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of Deadline reports looking at how the current upheaval in the media & entertainment industry is impacting mental health. One year ago, Hollywood found itself in the midst a historic work stoppage, with two unions — the Writers Guild of America and…

Jimmy Kimmel is setting out to help his fellow SAG-AFTRA members once again. A recent casting notice for Jimmy Kimmel Live! calls for actors who are just shy of qualifying for health insurance. They must be within $1,401 of meeting the minimum requirement to be considered for the role, according…

SAG-AFTRA has named the recipients of the George Heller Memorial Award gold cards, which recognize contributions to the guild and its members. Sheila Ivy Traister, Michele Proude, Janice Pendarvis, and Stacey Travis are set to receive the honor presented every two years at SAG-AFTRA's national…

In March, Deadline broke the news that KMR Talent was grappling with a "talent payment breakdown" that resulted in late payments to clients. While scores of commercial actors reached out to us to report how they were waiting to receive thousands of dollars in back pay, owner and president Mark Measur…

Will Hollywood experience another actors strike in the coming months? After more than a year of negotiating with the video game companies on a new Interactive Media Agreement, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland indicated the guild might soon be walking away from the…

EXCLUSIVE: Intimacy coordinators could find themselves out of a job if they are indiscreet with the privacy of the filmmakers they work with, SAG-AFTRA says. Following recent revelations about what went on in the filming of the Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman-starring Miller's Girl, the Guild…

SAG-AFTRA has fired a warning shot to casting websites that attempt to collect fees from actors who want to submit themselves for commercial casting. In a letter verified by Deadline, the union said “it has come to our attention that there are a number of casting websites and apps charging a…