Justine Bateman, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on AI contract language; Hollywood’s lean holiday box office

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A picketer holds a sign reading “AI is Soulless” at a SAG-AFTRA protest at Rockefeller Center on July 17, 2023. Image via Shutterstock/Scott Matheny.

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss what’s shaping up to be a lean holiday box office and what success for movies looks like — and how it’s perceived — when it comes to theatrical versus streaming releases.

Then, filmmaker and SAG-AFTRA generative AI advisor Justine Bateman joins to share her concerns over the union's new contract, while Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland explains why it’s the best deal possible.

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Host:

Kim Masters

Producer:

Joshua Farnham