From Brad Pitt to Jane Fonda: Hollywood stars supporting the actors’ strike

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The actors’ strike – which has effectively shut down Hollywood’s renowned film and TV industry – has now reached its one-month mark.

Members of SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) began striking on 14 July, joining members of the WGA (the Writers Guild of America) who recently marked 100 days of picketing.

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It is the first time both organisations – which have similar concerns over pay and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) – have been on strike at the same time in 63 years.

And it’s not only US productions that are feeling the effects. Some productions in the UK have also been affected, with filming paused on a Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt, as well as Deadpool 3, and the musical film Wicked.

Here are some of the A-list stars who have joined picket lines in Los Angeles and New York, with UK-based stars showing solidarity and marching in London in support of their colleagues.

Brad Pitt walks the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike on July 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Brad Pitt

Actor Susan Sarandon carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Friday, July 21, 2023, in New York. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Susan Sarandon

Brendan Fraser and F Murray Abraham
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Brendan Fraser and F Murray Abraham

Jessica Chastain
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Jessica Chastain

Photo by: zz/GOTPAP/STAR MAX/IPx 2023 8/1/23 Actor Sean Penn is seen on August 1, 2023 picketing in support of the striking Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA members in their fight for fair pay and equitable contracts. (Los Angeles, California)
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Sean Penn

Actor Jane Fonda speaks at a picket line outside Netflix studios on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles Pic:Invision/AP
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Jane Fonda

Colin Farrell, Akeem Mair and Tory Kittles walk the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike on July 26, 2023
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Colin Farrell and Tory Kittles

Bryan Cranston
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Bryan Cranston

SAG-AFTRA Strike Picket Line, New York, USA - 14 Jul 2023 Olivia Wilde
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Olivia Wilde

Actor Jason Sudeikis, walks a picket line with striking writers and actors, Friday, July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. Pic:AP
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Jason Sudeikis

Bob Odenkirk
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Bob Odenkirk

Photo by: BLW Media/STAR MAX/IPx 2023 7/24/23 Jack Black walks the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike on July 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jack Black

NEW YORK, NY- AUGUST 11: Michael Shannon seen on the SAG-AFTRA strike picket line in front of the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Offices in New York City on August 11, 2023. Credit: RW/MediaPunch /IPX
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Michael Shannon

Seth Rogan speaks to Sky News about the Hollywood writers' strike
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Seth Rogan

Meanwhile in the UK, British acting union Equity held a solidarity rally in Leicester Square, London.

Simon Pegg and Brian Cox
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Simon Pegg and Brian Cox

Hayley Atwell
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Hayley Atwell

David Oyelowo
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David Oyelowo


Rob Delaney
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Rob Delaney

Andy Serkis
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Andy Serkis

Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton
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Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton

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