Hollywood actors join writers in film industry walkout

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( July 14, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[Hollywood actors join writers in walkout as film industry plunged into chaos]( The cast of [Oppenheimer]( left a London premiere prematurely to “go and write their picket signs” in preparation for the “imminent” strike by the actors’ union. On Thursday (13 July), lead actors of [Christopher Nolan](’s highly anticipated war biographic, including [Cillian Murphy](, Florence Pugh, [Matt Damon](, [Emily Blunt]( and Ramy Malek, walked out of the film’s UK premiere in solidarity with Sag-aftra. “You’ve seen them here earlier on the red carpet,” Nolan announced to the cinema’s audience. “Unfortunately, they’re off to write their picket signs for what we believe to be an imminent strike by Sag, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of the unions, and we support them.” Ahead of the screening, the actors had been walking the red carpet, posing for pictures, interacting with fans and speaking to press. 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[Read more]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “Unfortunately, they’re off to write their picket signs for what we believe to be an imminent strike by Sag, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of the unions, and we support them.” – [Christopher Nolan on]( Thursday (13 July), as lead actors of his highly anticipated war biographic Oppenheimer, including [Cillian Murphy](, Florence Pugh, [Matt Damon](, [Emily Blunt]( and Ramy Malek, walked out of the film’s UK premiere in solidarity with Sag-aftra. 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