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E 18 - Superman casting, SAG strikes?..& more!

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Episode 18: The OGs are all here! Courtney, Bryan, and Rick catch up on the week's entertainment headlines, the WGA (Writer's) Strike, the potential SAG-AFTRA Strike, who is the AMPTP, and why these strike matter to people who watch TV & Movies.

 
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Links from the show:
  • Honorary Oscar awards: Angela Bassett and Mel Brooks are among the honorees of the Oscars this year. 
  • "It Ends With Us" controversy: Author Colleen Hoover Speaks out
  • New Superman casting: David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been cast
  • James Gunn's hot take on superhero movies: "People have gotten lazy"
  • Jonathon Majors Case Updates
    • https://deadline.com/2023/06/jonathan-majors-trial-domestiv-violence-charges-creed-marvel-1235420570/
  • https://deadline.com/2023/06/anthony-mackie-on-jonathan-majors-nothing-has-been-proven-about-this-dude-1235426969/
  • https://www.thecut.com/article/everything-we-know-about-jonathan-majors-arrest.html
  • https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jonathan-majors-abuse-allegations-yale-1234781136/
  • Writer's Strike
    • https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/here-are-the-major-sticking-points-preventing-a-deal-between-hollywood-writers-and-studios/
  • https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-03/writers-strike-wga-hollywood-labor-amptp-netflix
  • SAG-AFTRA *potential* strike
    • https://deadline.com/2023/06/hollywood-actors-strike-what-will-happen-sag-aftra-contract-1235427558/
  • https://deadline.com/2023/06/actors-union-extends-contract-negotiations-continue-strike-1235427910/
  • https://deadline.com/2023/06/actors-strike-stars-urge-sag-aftra-to-take-hard-line-in-talks-1235426024/
  • Vertica integration & the current state of Hollywood
    • https://www.theringer.com/2023/6/22/23769357/its-time-to-break-up-hollywood-matt-stoller-american-economic-liberties-project-no-hard-feelings
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