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SAG tells actors not to dress up as characters from struck companies for Halloween… I mean this makes sense. Actors’ costumes usually become tabloid and internet fodder, so a bunch of celebrity Kens and Barbies would be doing inadvertent promotion for the studios. The union has thought of everything. 🎃
Fran Drescher says A-listers offer to lift dues cap is illegal, and that their proposal wouldn’t affect negotiations… It was a kind offer, but Drescher confirms what I was speculating yesterday, it wouldn’t help move negotiations along. They’re just going to have to do this the old fashioned way. 🪧
Hasan Minhaj reportedly out of the running to host The Daily Show… That’s a huge bummer for him, but not unexpected based on his lies scandal. 🚪
Milwaukee movie theater counter-programs Taylor Swift with movies starring her exes… Now that’s some galaxy brain level marketing. 👏
Zach Quinto-led medical drama Dr. Wolf a go at NBC… If this isn’t about a werewolf doctor, I want no part of it. 🩺
Clark Gregg speaks before Congress against AI… This is a real-life Phil Coulson moment if ever I’ve seen one. 🤖
Faraway Downs trailer teases Baz Lurhmann’s expanded Australia… Get ready to go back down unda. 🇦🇺
Elle Fanning to make Broadway debut this December… Future EGOT winner on the rise? 🎭
What’s new
Neon — Oct 19 | Netflix music comedy series | Ⓜ️ 67
Killers of the Flower Moon — Oct 20 | Martin Scorsese film in theaters | Ⓜ️ 89
Returning: Big Mouth s7, Upload s3, Bosch: Legacy s2, Fear the Walking Dead s8
For all past ‘what to watch’ recommendations, see the full list here!