Should You Be Boycotting Movie Theaters During the SAG and WGA Strikes?
The simultaneous SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have galvanized parts of social media as much as the actors and writers currently picketing outside various Hollywood studios. Accordingly, there have been a lot of questions and conflicting takes online about how consumers can show solidarity with the artists on strike and which actions are considered “scabbing,” or strikebreaking.
Above all, it seems like supporters of the strike mainly want to know if they can keep their “Barbenheimer” plans this weekend.
Both the SAG and WGA strikes come at an otherwise exciting time in Hollywood that has many film lovers proclaiming that “Cinema is back!” Last week saw the return of the beloved Mission: Impossible franchise. And on July 21, the biggest theatrical event of the year, the dual premieres of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, will arrive after months of feverish anticipation. The two films are forecast to earn a combined $150 million at the box office this weekend, according to Variety.