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Last Friday, the stars of the movie Openheimer, which is released today, gathered in Leicester

Square in London for what should have been a glittering premiere.

We are going to be joined by director Christopher Nolan, his producing partner Emma Thompson

and one of the most star-studded casts I've ever had the pleasure of announcing here in

London's Leicester Square, including Rami Malik.

It was an unusual scene.

The Barbie pink carpet that had been laid up for the last big premiere was hurriedly rolled

up and replaced by a somber black one instead.

Just as things were about to begin, something remarkable happened.

At the same time as that kind of transition from the light fun fluff that is Barbie to this

kind of very serious film about nuclear bombs unfolded at that same time, it emerged that

negotiations had broken down in America between the actors unions and the studio representatives,

which meant that a strike was imminent.

Before the movie began, Christopher Nolan gets on stage, he's the director and he tells

the gathered audience that the actors are on their way out to quote right their picket

signs.

So then all the actors stand up from their seats in their wall gowns and walk out and

there it is, the Hollywood strike has begun.

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