The sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Here's Mark Ruffalo on strike.
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Olivia Wilde on strike. Together, the two guilds have ground the entertainment industry to a halt. On both coasts, though, there was a buoyant mood in the air as picket lines were reinvigorated by the support of some of the 65,000 actors who comprise SAG-AFTRA (98% of members voted to approve a strike back in June).
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Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis joins the strike. This is Hollywood's biggest labor fight in six decades, and the first dual strike since 1960, reigniting the fervor against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers just as a historic heat wave hits Southern California.
Susan Sarandon pick up a sign for the strike. Outside the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, throngs of protesters chanted: “Fists up, curtains down, LA is a union town.” Food trucks flanking organizers' tents served churros, boba tea and cold lemonade to protesters baking in the midday heat that reached 98 degrees Fahrenheit (36.7 Celsius).
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Patton Oswalt, left, talks to the crowd while Andrea Savage listens at a fundraiser Saturday.(AP)
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Adria Arjona, left, and Jason Momoa pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)
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Dakota Johnson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Splitsville' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence pose for photographers at the photo call for the film Die, My Love at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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US actor Tom Cruise climbs down a plane as he poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the Global Premiere of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" at Leicester Square Gardens in central London, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
