‘Oppenheimer’ U.S. Premiere Cancels Red Carpet Amid SAG-AFTRA Strike, but the Film Will Still Screen
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Universal Pictures has canceled the upcoming red carpet at the U.S premiere of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.
The movie will still be screened, however. The premiere is set to take place on Monday, July 17 at 7pm ET in New York City at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater.
SAG-AFTRA called a union strike on July 13, with the first day of picketing beginning July 14. “In support of the ongoing SAG strike, the filmmakers of ‘Oppenheimer’ will not be proceeding with the NY premiere as originally planned, and will instead screen the movie to celebrate the crew and craftspeople who contributed to making this landmark film,” a statement from Universal Pictures read.
The decision to cancel the U.S. premiere’s red carpet comes on the heels of the “Oppenheimer” cast leaving the film’s U.K. premiere early in solidarity with the strike, which at that point had not yet been officially called.
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