Oppenheimer cast leave UK premier early Christopher Nolan confirms: SAG-AFTRA strike explained

The Oppenheimer cast made a hasty exit from the UK premiere of the highly anticipated Christopher Nolan film on Thursday in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Nolan confirmed the news to the crowd at the premiere saying they had gone to “write their picket signs” as SAG-AFTRA prepared to go on strike - bringing Hollywood to a standstill.

Nolan told the crowd: “I have to to acknowledge the work of our incredible cast, led by Cillian Murphy. The list is enormous — Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek and so many more... You’ve seen them here earlier on the red carpet. Unfortunately, they are 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 their union.”