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Barred From Promotion, ‘Oppenheimer’ Cast Walks Out of UK Premiere to Go on Strike

Cast members attend the UK Premiere of Oppenheimer in London on July 13.Photographer: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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No more Margot Robbie draped in pink dresses and flashing a million-watt smile at Barbie screenings. No more Robert Downey Jr. mugging for the camera on Instagram with Oppenheimer co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon.

Instead, they’re all off — in the words of director Christopher Nolan — to “write their picket signs” after the Screen Actors Guild announced it will go on strike.