Many U.S. studios’ blockbusters are filmed in Britain, so the walkouts by actors and screenwriters have caused thousands of U.K. film crews to lose work.
Tag: Actors and Actresses
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With Striking Actors Off-Limits, Directors Get Their Close-Ups
Since striking movie stars are not allowed to promote studio films, filmmakers unexpectedly, and in some cases uneasily, have the spotlight to themselves.
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Ashton Kutcher Resigns From Nonprofit Over Danny Masterson Letter
Kutcher resigned from the board of Thorn, the organization he co-founded to combat child sexual abuse, after backlash against his support of a more lenient sentence for Masterson, who was convicted of rape.
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Michael McGrath, Tony Winner and ‘Spamalot’ Veteran, Dies at 65
He clanged coconuts in the Monty Python stage musical in 2005; seven years later, he won a Tony for “Nice Work if You Can Get It.”
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The Battle to Save Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles Home
The Los Angeles City Council has saved the actress’s Brentwood home from demolition — temporarily. Sixty years after her death there from an overdose, fans still leave flowers at the gate.