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Though the ongoing actors and screenwriters strikes are casting a pall over the fall movie season and , a parade of awards contenders and autumn blockbusters are on the way, nevertheless.
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Up until now, the ongoing stalemate has had a modest effect on late-summer movie releases. carried theaters through August.
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Can you launch an Oscar campaign without its potential nominee? How about a global spectacle without its cast? Everyone is hoping the strikes ends soon, but itB次元官网网址檚 clear that, not long after COVID-19 upended the industry, the usual rhythms of the fall movie season have again been blown to smithereens.
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The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists began its work stoppage on Jul 14. The AMPTP has yet to reengage the guildB次元官网网址檚 leadership in talks.
As time has dragged on and picket lines have kept up the pressure, what may have once seemed like a disagreement over a handful of issues has swelled into over the future of and with
For now, the strikes are leaving festival stages unusually bare and red-carpet premieres quiet or non-existent. Such a prospect has forced some films out of 2023, including two starring Zendaya. B次元官网网址淒une: Part TwoB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淐hallengersB次元官网网址� , as has the B次元官网网址淲onderB次元官网网址� spinoff B次元官网网址淲hite Bird.B次元官网网址�
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