 The cast of Oppenheimer has walked out of their UK premiere in solidarity with the actors' strike. Florence Pugh, Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Rami Malek, and more all star in Christopher Nolan's upcoming war/drama movie. And rather than hang around at their London celebrations ahead of the film's release next week, they chose to leave prematurely to show support for the actors' union Sag-Aftra. 'You've seen them here earlier on the red carpet,' Nolan announced to the cinema's audience. 'Unfortunately, they're 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 the unions, and we support them.' The cast were all in high spirits ahead of their exit, chatting to fans on the red carpet, getting stuck into interviews, and posing for photos. Actor Damon has previously expressed his support for the actors' strike. Speaking to Variety, he said that 'once the strike is officially called' then the cast would 'walk obviously in solidarity'. 'That's why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it's called, we're going home,' he said. This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. Follow Metro.co.uk Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook for the latest celeb and entertainment updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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The cast of Oppenheimer has walked out of their UK premiere in solidarity with the actors’ strike.
Florence Pugh, Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Rami Malek, and more all star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming war/drama movie.
And rather than hang around at their London celebrations ahead of the film’s release next week, they chose to leave prematurely to show support for the actors’ union.
Their exit comes as US union Sag-Aftra confirmed its first major members strike in more than 40 years.