Iger Makes Nice With Strikers, a New Voice Against AI Abuse and How Box Office Flops Help Theaters

The Disney CEO says he's "personally committed" to mending fences [Protester With Sign Mocking Disney CEO Bob Iger, Aug. 9, 2023, Netflix HQ in LA]( [Disney’s Bob Iger Seeks to Mend Fences on Strike, Is ‘Personally Committed’ to Resolving Labor Dispute]( By Jeremy Fuster Disney CEO Bob Iger extended an olive branch to writers and actors on the picket lines during his earnings call on Wednesday, nearly a month after drawing their ire by saying that Hollywood’s striking unions were making demands that were “not realistic.” “Nothing is more important to this company and its relationships with the creative community. and that includes actors, writers, animators, directors and producers,” Iger said. “I have deep respect and appreciation for all those who are vital to the extraordinary creative engine that drives this company and our industry.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Moiya McTier, explainer-in-chief of the Human Artistry Campaign]( [Creators Now Have a Voice to Counter AI | PRO Insight]( By Peter Csathy Creators didn’t make the Napster mistake with AI. Instead, they leaped into action soon after ChatGPT and other emerging AI tools rocked our world late last year. Inspired by proactive efforts in Europe to get ahead of AI on the regulatory front, a wide swath of artist organizations banded together here in the U.S. to create the Human Artistry Campaign, a new coalition to represent their interests in the realm of AI. Now the campaign has hired astrophysicist and folk artist Moiya McTier as its explainer-in-chief. McTier is the ideal single voice of advocacy for the pan-media coalition, which operates by consensus, because she creates content across multiple forms of media herself. In her first major interview, McTier and I discussed myriad issues, including the current strikes. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [theaters box office concessions]( [Why Even Summer Box Office Flops Pushed Theaters to Strong Quarterly Results]( By Jeremy Fuster Strong quarterly earnings reports for AMC Theatres and Cinemark have shown two things about the state of moviegoing right now. As TheWrap previously noted, several summer films that flopped at the box office against their inflated budgets were nonetheless bringing substantial revenue to movie theaters. But the theater chains’ strong second-quarter numbers also tell us that people are going all in on the moviegoing experience. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Amy Winter, Tanya Lopez]( [Shake-Up at Lifetime as Amy Winter, Tanya Lopez Exit]( [outlander-season-7-part-1-image-4]( [Starz-Lionsgate Split Delayed to 2024]( [A stay at the Galactic Starcruiser included visits with characters from "Star Wars." (Photo: David Roark)]( [Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Blamed for Disney Parks Woes]( [Meredith Stiehm WGA strike]( [Disney to Cut Content Budget by $3 Billion Partly Due to Strikes]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](