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Members of the Animation Guild have overwhelmingly agreed to ratify its three-year deal with the studios.

The guild saw 76.1% of its members in favor of the contract with the AMPTP. This comes after months of negotiations with the studio reps.

The new three-year deal – the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement – wasn’t, however, as popular as its previous deal, signed in July 2022, which saw 87% members vote in support.

The guild said that voter turnout increased “beyond the historic turnout of last cycle’s vote”, which itself tripled the prior vote.

Among the provisions secured in the latest contract are increases to health and pension funds, wage increases, AI protections, and more. Specifically, this included 7% wage increased in the first year, 4% in the second year and 3.5% in the third. A.I. protections include written notifications and the ability to consult with the production and identify alternative non-GenAI tools. There are also...

The Animation Guild’s executive board is praising its tentative agreement with Hollywood studios after a handful of negotiation committee members posted on social media that they will vote not to ratify it.

The board noted in a message to members on Wednesday that it had voted to recommend the ratification of the provisional deal, which was reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Nov. 22. “We believe this agreement is the strongest contract the Union has negotiated in the last decade with significant craft improvements, substantial wage increases, and critical new protections,” the board wrote in its statement. “The Executive Board supports the agreement because Guild members as a whole stand to greatly benefit from its terms, across all crafts.”

Citing an unspecified “misleading media story” about a “small minority” that does not support the deal, the executive board noted that the negotiations committee’s “table...

Tensions over The Animation Guild’s controversial new tentative contract spilled into public view on Tuesday as the ratification vote for the deal began.

Three members of the union’s sprawling negotiating committee posted on social media that they personally will be voting “no” on the tentative contract that they helped to bargain, primarily due to concerns about provisions covering generative AI. But that same day, the union’s chief negotiator said the agreement improved on recent deals “by a good margin” and warned that not ratifying the agreement could be “dangerous,” risking losing more work in Los Angeles.

The Animation Guild’s 56-person negotiating committee consisted of a “table team” of 29 members that met across the table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and a support team of 27 members. Both teams weighed in on proposals and changes to proposals, but only the table team voted on...

Marvel has introduced a new take on Moon Knight, as new Marvel hero Kahhori makes her comic debut after first appearing in the McU's What If...? animated series. The debut issue of Kahhori finds her chasing a Loki variant across Marvel's Multiverse, landing her in the mainstream Marvel continuity, where she comes face-to-face with physical manifestations of Moon Knight's personalities.

Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1 written by Ryan Little, Arihhonni "Honni" David, and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo, with art by Todd Harris, David Cutler, and Jim Terry brings Kahhori to Moon Knight's Midnight Mission, where she comes face-to-face with three of Moon Knight's alternate personas, all in physical form, drastically reshaping how Marvel readers understand the character.

While dueling Loki with the help of Daredevil and Echo, Kahhori accidentally travels through a portal, bringing her to the Earth-616 timeline, in this exciting debut series for the MCU hero.

Moon Knight's Alternate Personas...

Marvel Comics' annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year thanks to Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1, a new Marvel's Voices one-shot that introduces Kahhori, the breakout hero from season 2 of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s What If...?

Kahhori's highly-anticipated debut is written and drawn by an array of extraordinary talent: What If…? writer Ryan Little, Marvel Studios artist Todd Harris, Indigenous writers Arihhonni "Honni" David and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts, and acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler and Jim Terry.

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World (and into our hearts) from her first appearance fighting those trying to invade her home. She's already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her world, so now what?

Chasing a threat out of Sky World, Kahhori lands in the fiery streets of Hell's Kitchen. But culture...

New York, NY— August 19, 2024 — Marvel Comics’ annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year with Kahhori: Reshaper Of Worlds #1. This new one-shot will introduce Kahhori, the breakout hero from the second season of Marvel Animation’s anthology Disney+ series What If…?.

This new installment in the Marvel’s Voices line will be written and drawn by an array of exciting talent, including Kahhori’s co-creator and What If…? writer Ryan Little. The character’s debut adventures will also be written by Indigenous creators Arihhonni “Honni” David and Kelly Lynne D’Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts and feature art by acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler, Jim Terry, and more!

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World and our hearts from her first appearance fighting invaders to her home. She’s already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her own world…...

New York, NY— August 19, 2024 — Marvel Comics’ annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year with Kahhori: Reshaper Of Worlds #1. This new one-shot will introduce Kahhori, the breakout hero from the second season of Marvel Animation’s anthology Disney+ series What If…?.

This new installment in the Marvel’s Voices line will be written and drawn by an array of exciting talent, including Kahhori’s co-creator and What If…? writer Ryan Little. The character’s debut adventures will also be written by Indigenous creators Arihhonni “Honni” David and Kelly Lynne D’Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts and feature art by acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler, Jim Terry, and more!

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World and our hearts from her first appearance fighting invaders to her home. She’s already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her own world…...

In What If...? season 2, we were introduced to another original character created for the MCU, Kahhori. A young Mohawk woman with the power of the Space Stone, she was an instant hit with fans and took centre stage in the finale alongside Captain Carter for a battle with the demented Strange Supreme.

It's been announced today that Marvel Comics' annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year thanks to the release of Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1, a new one-shot that will see the character officially join the Marvel Comics Universe.

This new instalment in the Marvel's Voices line will be written and illustrated by an array of exciting talent, including Kahhori's co-creator and What If...? writer Ryan Little. The character's debut adventures will also be written by Indigenous creators Arihhonni "Honni" David and Kelly Lynne D'Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts.

As for artwork, we...

James Cameron is in hot water with some indigenous groups.

With “Avatar: The Way of Water” out in theatres, some Native American activists are calling for a boycott of the film over statements made by the director over a decade ago.

When reached for comment regarding the renewed allegations of “cultural appropriation” and being “tone deaf”, the team of “Avatar: The Way of Water” told Et Canada that there is “no official comment at this time.”

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In an interview with The Guardian in 2010, Cameron explained how spending time with Amazon tribes, helping them in their fight against the building of a giant dam, and learning the history of Native American tribes informed the story he was telling in the first “Avatar” film.

“I felt like I was 130 years back in time watching...

Updated: After an uproar over a performance by a cheer group at the park this week, Walt Disney World issued a statement today addressing racist stereotypes about native Americans in the drill team’s routine. Video shows the The Port Neches-Groves “Indianettes” High School drill team repeating the words, “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em,” among other things.

Disney spokesperson Jacquee Wahler said in the statement, “The live performance in our park did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place. It was not consistent with the audition tape the school provided and we have immediately put measures in place so this is not repeated.”

Previously At 12:25 p.m.: What’s been a bad stretch for Disney Parks’ self-declared “Inclusion” initiative got a little worse this week as video surfaced online of a high school cheer team from Texas performing a routine at Walt Disney World...