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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Christopher Nolan, it\u2019s your turn up at bat.<\/p>\n \n\tThe DGA boss and his union are now the final major Hollywood guild not to make a deal with the studios and streamers, as SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP today have reached an agreement on a new contract, we hear. No one has made it official yet, but after a week-long second round of talks, the Sean Astin-led actors\u2019 guild and the Greg Hessinger-run organization have come to a bigger and cash-injected deal.<\/p>\n \n\tSpecifically, SAG-AFTRA has joined the ranks of the WGA and now signed a full four-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Additionally, labor sources tell us, SAG-AFTRA has received a \u201csizable\u201d contribution to its pension fund from the AMPTP. <\/p>\n \n\tThis follows the WGA also agreeing to an extended-length contract with the studios and streamers last month in its own negotiations, as well as accepting a multi-million contribution to its ailing healthcare plan. As well, there were a series of AI \u201cguardrail\u201d measures put in place between both SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP parties.<\/p>\n \n\tNeither the AMPTP nor SAG-AFTRA have responded to request for comment from Deadline on the new deal. However, it looks like an official announcement will come later today or first thing Sunday.<\/p>\n \n\tThe DGA are set to sit down with the AMPTP May 11.<\/p>\n \n\tThe news comes after last week\u2019s resumption of talks between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, after the guild had previously paused negotiations to make way for the WGA in March. Both guild and union sources had told Deadline that they\u2019re not far off from a deal, but a few key issues still needed to be ironed out.<\/p>\n \n\tPart of the bargaining included AI protections, about which executive director\u00a0Duncan Crabtree-Ireland\u00a0was adamant. Sources told Deadline he was not willing to agree to the AMPTP\u2019s requested lengthier contract unless the studios conceded more on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n \n\tIn early April, the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement, which included AI safeguards and an uptick in fees and residuals for streaming. However, the guild was not able to increase writers\u2019 room sizes. Insiders described the negotiations as congenial and collaborative, as the two sides reached a deal relatively quickly. At the end of that month, the WGA officially ratified its provisional deal, with a 90% approval rate but significant voter downturn. Underpinning the WGA\u2019s focus on acquiring a speedy deal is the WGA West\u2018s ongoing staff strike, as the two sides seem to have come to an impasse.<\/p>\n