After the announcement of the Hollywood actors to strike after the failure of contract negotiations with the studios and to join the writers in their strike, the protagonists of oppenheimerwho took part in the UK premiere on Thursday, July 13, left the place of the projection, although they had walked the red carpet minutes before.

Actors Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt they had the support of their director, Christopher Nolanto take part in a protest of a magnitude not seen in six decades in Hollywood and all threatens to paralyze the American film and television industry.

The National Committee of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) “Voted unanimously to issue a strike order against studios and streaming platforms. stream”, Group negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced this at a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The actors demand, among other things, salary improvements, an adjustment of the payments they receive for rebroadcasts of their productions, as well as definitions in the technology field about the use of artificial intelligence in the industry.

According to the order placed online by the SAG, The strike applies to workers who act, sing or dance, as well as stuntmen and those involved in puppetry or motion capture work. The strike also applies to various background and promotional tasks.

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“This is a historic moment. It’s time for the truth”, said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA in an energetic speech announcing the strike call.

“If we don’t get up now, we’ll all be in trouble. We are in danger of being replaced by machines and big companies.

The strike will officially start at midnight on Thursday and all of us, trade unionists, leaders and staff will strike tomorrow morning, Crabtree-Ireland added.

Several stars have expressed their support for the strike, including an actress Margot Robbie, star of BarbieMeryl Streep and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

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The writers have been demonstrating outside studios like Netflix and Disney for eleven weeks with similar demands.

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Earlier, the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) said he was disappointed with the end of the negotiations. “It’s a decision of the union (of actors), not of us,” they officially communicated.

Disney CEO Bob Iger told the network on Thursday CNBC that the expectations of screenwriters and actors “are not realistic”and described the calls for unemployment as deeply disturbing.

But Drescher refuted this Thursday morning. “We are the victims. We are victims of a very greedy entity. I am appalled by the way the people we have done business with are treating us.”

“We demand respect and are honored for our contribution (…) You cannot exist without us”he said referring to the studies.

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The last time Hollywood actors and screenwriters went out of work at the same time was in 1960, when Ronald Reagan, actor and future president of the United States, led a campaign that forced the studios to give up.

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