Oppenheimer cast pulls out of UK premiere

At the London premiere of Oppenheimer's film, director Christopher Nolan announced that the star-studded cast had been dropped due to an impending strike.

The symbolic gesture comes after SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-Federation of Television and Radio Artists of America) approved the strike over ongoing disputes with Hollywood studios.

Cillian Murphy and many of his cast members walked the red carpet at the Odeon Lux Theater in Leicester Square, but the group decided to leave before the show started.

"I have to give credit to the amazing cast led by Cillian Murphy. Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek and the list is big... you've seen it," Nolan told the audience. : It used to be here on the red carpet.

"Unfortunately, they are going to write protest signs for what appears to be an impending strike by SAG and have joined one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, to seek justice for union members. We are fighting for good. "We participate. Wages."

Oppenheimer UK's London premiere on Thursday night was the last major industry event before the strike was called in the US. The outage is scheduled to begin tonight at 12:00 AM PT.

Actors had lobbied for more protection for AI rights and a pay rise for more than 160,000 performers, but talks broke down before a deadline on Thursday (July 13). Actors join Writers Guild of America on strike starting May 2, 2023.

While foreign productions have been given some flexibility to continue filming, Hollywood productions, including Rami Malek's new amateur thriller starring Oppenheimer, are scheduled to begin at 12:00 a.m. PT. Closing procedures will begin early.

This will be the first acting strike for the television and film industry since 1980. The strike lasted more than three months before an agreement was reached between the union and studio bosses.