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Child Actors’ Agents Call for ‘No AI’ Clauses, After Peppa Pig Studio Controversy

Child Actors’ Agents Call for ‘No AI’ Clauses, After Peppa Pig Studio Controversy

As the entertainment industry continues to navigate the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, a new controversy has taken center stage. A group of talent agents is now calling for the adoption of blanket “No AI” clauses for all child actors. Deadline recently reported that Hasbro, the owner of the Peppa Pig franchise, introduced contractual language requiring child voice actors to grant the company broad rights to use their voices with AI technology.

Variety Again Claims Paramount WBD Bid Backed by Saudi, Middle Eastern Funding After Previous Denial

Variety Again Claims Paramount WBD Bid Backed by Saudi, Middle Eastern Funding After Previous Denial

Variety has published yet another report asserting that Paramount Skydance’s latest all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is backed by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, and Abu Dhabi’s ADIA. The timing is striking—not only because the Warner Bros. bidding war is heating up, but because Paramount already blasted this exact story last month.

Netflix Makes Mostly-Cash Bid for Warner Bros., But Government Opposition Looms

Netflix Makes Mostly-Cash Bid for Warner Bros., But Government Opposition Looms

The Netflix Warner Bros. saga took another sharp turn this weekend as Reuters confirmed the streamer submitted a mostly-cash bid in the second round of binding offers for WBD. However, the streaming giant may still face enormous obstacles—even if its bid is competitive. According to reporting from the New York Post, high-level government officials have already indicated that they would oppose any Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds.

Star Wars Actor Quits Ahsoka Season 2 Over Pay Dispute

Star Wars Actor Quits Ahsoka Season 2 Over Pay Dispute

Deadline has confirmed that Claudia Black will not appear in Ahsoka Season 2, despite being invited back to reprise her role as Klothow, one of the Nightsisters who aligned with Grand Admiral Thrawn. The actress says the issue came down to pay — specifically, that Disney couldn’t compensate her enough for the responsibilities she carries “as a single mother.”

Zootopia 2 Sets Off a Flurry of Furry, Talking-Animal Movies Coming from Hollywood as Studios Chase China

Zootopia 2 Sets Off a Flurry of Furry, Talking-Animal Movies Coming from Hollywood as Studios Chase China

China’s long-standing love affair with talking-animal films has become one of the most reliable patterns in the global box office, repeatedly turning anthropomorphic stories into runaway hits. Disney first witnessed the phenomenon in a major way with The Lion King (2019), which roared to over $120 million in China thanks to its photorealistic animal cast and nostalgic appeal.