Why my interview with "AI actor" Tilly Norwood creeped me out
Within a minute, the world's first "AI actor" was able to tell exactly how old I am and where I'm from, and then it got really weird.
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Within a minute, the world's first "AI actor" was able to tell exactly how old I am and where I'm from, and then it got really weird.
The robot actor is generating work for Hollywood creatives, not stealing jobs from actors, her inventor tells CBS News.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations canceled an in-person announcement planned for Wednesday morning due to devastating wildfires and winds in the Los Angeles area.
As president of SAG-AFTRA, Drescher won huge concessions from last year's strike. She talks about what studio bosses learned about her over the course of the walkout – and what she learned about herself.
The Screen Actors Guild handed out its first accolades since 2023's historic strike over the weekend with "Oppenheimer" continuing its awards season success. Clayton Davis, senior awards editor for Variety, joined CBS News to recap the night.
As the Academy Awards draw closer, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic has increasingly looked like the run-away favorite.
Award season continues in Hollywood with the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards this Saturday, which are largely seen as a predictor of the Oscars. Patrick Gomez, editor-in-chief of Entertainment Weekly, joins CBS News to discuss the top nominations.
"Barbie," "Oppenheimer" and "American Fiction" lead the film nominations at the SAG Awards this year, which often give major hints about upcoming Oscars races.
SAG-AFTRA leaders are urging the union's members to vote in favor of the agreement reached with studios as the ratification deadline nears Tuesday, but not everyone is satisfied with the deal that ended the actors strike. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports from Los Angeles.
Thousands of actors in film and television were finally able to return to work Thursday after their union, SAG-AFTRA, reached a deal with studios and streaming companies to end a strike that had lasted nearly four months. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said the three-year contract is worth over $1 billion and includes significant wage increases and protections against artificial intelligence. Carter Evans reports.
The Hollywood actors' union is reviewing what studios say is their "last, best and final" offer for a new contract as the strike enters its 116th day. If a deal isn't reached soon, much of the 2024 movie and TV slate will be wiped away. Carter Evans has the details.
SAG-AFTRA union members have been on the picket lines since mid-July and as talks resume with executives, striking actors continue to push for better pay and artificial intelligence protections. Jennifer Van Dyck, a SAG-AFTRA member, joins CBS News with the latest details on the negotiations.
"I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show's premiere until the strike is over," Barrymore wrote on Instagram.
In California, film and television production accounts for more than 700,000 jobs and nearly $70 billion a year in wages.
"I'd rather be on set today, but today's job is to be here making sure that people less fortunate than me get paid properly."
U.S. entertainment companies are widely expected to see a quarterly earnings bump driven by the ongoing strikes. The Writers Guild has been on strike for more than three months and the Screen Actors Guild voted to join them in July. Alex Weprin, media and business writer for the Hollywood Reporter, joined CBS News to discuss where the money is going.
The SAG-AFTRA strike just wrapped up its second week and Hollywood's actors and actresses remain on the picket line, including Jennifer Van Dyck. Van Dyck is a career "journeyman" actor who has made numerous guest appearances in hit TV shows. Van Dyck joined CBS News to talk about the strike.
It marks the largest single-donation in the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's history.
The simultaneous writers' and actors' strikes have left Hollywood at a standstill, and that could reshape the entertainment industry as we know it. Some well-established actors and writers had been making a living off social media content -- even before SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild started picketing. Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell joins CBS News to discuss "the creator economy" and how it could affect the future of entertainment.
Though "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" have starkly different stories, they do have something in common: getting audiences back into theaters.
Members of SAG-AFTRA joined thousands of writers on strike after failing to reach an agreement with Hollywood studios.
"It's now cheaper to have the computer generate the extra," one noted Hollywood director said of concerns that tech can replace actors.
This marks the first time since 1960 that both Hollywood's actors and writers have been on strike simultaneously.
SAG-AFTRA's contract with the major Hollywood studios is set to expire at midnight Wednesday.
Earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a potential strike in the event a deal isn't reached with the major studios.