CNN —The cast of director Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated war-era drama “Oppenheimer” is standing united in the effort to support the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Stars of the film appeared on the red carpet of the film’s UK premiere on Thursday before the strike was officially announced, but they ended up walking out of the event “to write their picket signs,” according to Nolan.
Addressing the audience inside the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square theater before the screening began, as seen in videos posted to social media, Nolan acknowledged the work of Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh and Robert Downey Jr., among other “Oppenheimer” cast members.
The strike is set to go into effect at midnight PT Thursday night.
“Oppenheimer” is scheduled to premiere in theaters on July 21.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, SAG, Odeon Luxe, Square, Guild of America, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists
Locations:
Los Angeles