San Diego Comic-Con Begins Thursday, July 20, Trying to Minimize the Impact of the Actor and Writer Strike

Comic-Con, the largest pop culture party in the worldtry to limit the impact of the simultaneous strikes of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) before dedicating its 54th edition in San Diego.

The new episode held from this Thursday to Sunday should have marked the consolidation of this prestigious international convention after a post-pandemic season transition last year, but the absence of the most famous faces of the film and television industry threatens to jeopardize this goal.

What are the Hollywood actors who have started a strike asking?

And that’s it one of the priorities of the Actors Union itself when the strike broke out was to emphasize that its members were prohibited from taking part in promotional toursgiving interviews, intervening in conferences, exhibitions or festivals, and even letting off steam in spaces such as podcasts.

So approx 45,000 fans who meet daily in the border city of San Diego (bordering Tijuana, Mexico to the south) will have to adjust their expectations about those formats with superheroes, iconic series or cult films that they have admired for so many years.

The successful development of conventions designed for fans thirsty for news from specific universes such as Star Wars Celebration (Lucas Film) or Tudum (Netflix), It’s also contributed to some of Hollywood’s most important companies since its inception in 1969 deciding not to be part of the most atypical of Comic-Con.

In addition, over the past week there have been over twenty tribute events, previews and exclusive conferences related to titles like The White Lotus, Cobra Kai, The ’70s Show, Abbott Elementary or Anne Rice’s interview with the vampireamong many others.

“This (the Hollywood strikes) It’s going to have its impact because people like to see movie stars in people, but I really think it’s going to be minimal. There are many activities that are still in effect todaysaid Comic-Con Director of Communications and Strategy David Glanzer, trying to play down the issue in statements EFE.

Now, Comic-Con 2023 counts as main attractions with panels and activities led by the group of executives -who are not on strike-, as well as personalities from different creative departments and of course authors from the world of comics and graphic novels.

Highlights include the presentation of never-before-seen footage from the Paramount Pictures animated gamble, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem; news about haunted house (Disney); or a debate about the future of filmmaking with David Leitch (bullet train) and Gareth Edwards (Godzilla).

There will also be a space dedicated to the most ardent followers of Rick and Morty, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary; and a room reserved for the saga the living Deadfeaturing collector’s items and the projection of some unpublished excerpts from the last six episodes of Fear the Walking Dead’s.

In addition, the convention will celebrate another edition of the Eisner Awards, cKnown as the “Oscars” of comics, acclaimed actress Jamie Lee Curtis – this time as a writer – will be on hand to host the world premiere Mother Nature, a graphic novel that uses the horror genre to portray an environmental drama.