LOS ANGELES, June 10 -- The negotiation that shut Hollywood down for half of 2023 took months of brinkmanship and two strikes to resolve. Its successor took twenty-nine days and ended with a press release before most of the town woke up.

The Directors Guild of America reached a tentative four-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, The Hollywood Reporter said, capping talks that began on May 11 and beat the June 30 contract expiration with three weeks to spare. The deal now goes to the guild's board and then to roughly 19,000 members for ratification. Neither side disclosed terms. The AMPTP said it appreciated the hard work and commitment of its guild partners in achieving a fair deal that helps advan...