Oppenheimer Cast Walks Out Of London Premiere As Hollywood Actors Strike
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Actors - movie stars and their not-so-famous brethren alike - are prohibited from doing publicity for any of their films while the strike is in effect
No more Margot Robbie draped in pink dresses and flashing a million-watt smile at Barbie screenings. No more Robert Downey Jr. mugging for the camera on Instagram with Oppenheimer co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon.Instead, they're all off - in the words of director Christopher Nolan - to "write their picket signs" after the Screen Actors Guild announced it will go on strike. Christopher Nolan says the cast of #Oppenheimer left the premiere to 'go and write their pickets' and join the strike pic.twitter.com/rc2SaSxcfk
Actors - movie stars and their not-so-famous brethren alike - are prohibited from doing publicity for any of their films, even if unreleased, while the strike is in effect, under SAG rules. That includes promotion at live events like premieres, festivals and conventions, as well as virtual marketing on social media.
That's the reason the Oppenheimer cast left the movie's London premiere before the screening began, even though they were at the red carpet earlier.
