It has been announced for several months, now it’s official: All members of the union Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) are on strike. The The effects are already being felt: At yesterday’s premiere of Oppenheimer in London, the cast did not appear in the cinema.
Although Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. had just walked the red carpet, they left the event just in time for the start of the strike. Director Christopher Nolan presented his new work alone to the premiere audience. in his speech he shows solidarity with the striking actors.
Christopher Nolan sides with the strikers at the Oppenheimer premiere
For the first time in 63 years, both screenwriters and actors are on strike in Hollywood. This combination could paralyze the entire industry. One looks at the dream factory uncertain future in contrast to. Nolan expresses his fullest support to the SAG members and his cast.
I have to give credit to our incredible cast led by Cillian Murphy. The list goes on – Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek and many more. You saw her earlier on the red carpet. Now they are on their way to their strike signs […] to write and join one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the fight for fair wages for working members of their union.
You can watch Nolan’s speech at the Oppenheimer premiere below.
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Also at a later Oppenheimer screening last night, Nolan appeared in front of the audience to emphasize the importance of the strike.
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Support from big names in the industry is important and sends a clear signal. Nolan is using the premiere of his $180 million blockbuster to shed light on the grievances in Hollywood.
When is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in cinemas?
Oppenheimer starts on July 20, 2023 in German cinemas and tells the story of the American scientist and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is considered the father of the atomic bomb. If you want, you can watch the film in the double feature with the less apocalyptic Barbie, which hits theaters on the same day.
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