This is fake news, the Tom cruise stuff was negotiations from weeks ago to try and prevent this, not like, being a scab.
Alright I probably jumped the gun then. Got a link? Ill edit it into my original post.
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I mean he did a bunch of screenings before the strike, zero since. The article is wildly missing mentioning a single scab action.
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Never again will I see a movie aimed at a younger audience in a packed theater. Wife wanted to see Oppenheimer and Barbie on opening night and here in Bucharest, Barbie came out a night earlier. Itās pretty much an awful experience with kids constantly checking phones, cracking jokes and laughing at unrelated stuff to the movie, and one couple even had a convo pretty much the entire movie. Like why even go if thatās the case?
Probably wonāt be much better for Oppenheimer with an adult crowd b/c many people seem like inconsiderate dicks these days, but weāll see.
Cue GrampaSimpsonShakesFist.jpg
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I was forced into seeing The Lion King back in the day. Best part of the movie was when the kid in front of me spilled a giant bag of m&mās. Itās an oddly satisfying sound. Tried to sleep through it, but my gf kept elbowing me as I was about to nod off.
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I tried to stick to the facts in this, but I couldnāt help but take a few shots at Tom Cruise.
Lots of links for recent coverage in the description.
He did ask SAG for permission to promote though, right? Citing something about the dire state of the theaters since the pandemic?
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As purely anecdotal as this is, Iāll take it as support for my view that a person should never even consider going to the theater in the first two weeks of a movie that is even remotely inclusive of kids.
This post made me think that perhaps I should finally consider going out and seeing Spiderverse since the coast is as clear as itās going to getā¦but it turns out the coast is too clear. Itās gone. Ah well.
Lobbying SAG to allow performers to promote movies in general is pretty damn far from scabbing. I was under the impression he requested a waiver so that he, specifically, could promote HIS movie. Even THAT is not scabbing, but it definitely sounds more self-interested. Maybe he did that too, I donāt know. But either way, itās definitely not a betrayal of the union like working off the card/crossing the picket line.
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Right I donāt think Cruise is going to do anything that directly breaks lines, but people are plenty angry at standing on a picket line while being surrounded by Tom Cruise/Mission Impossible posters. Def an area where I see why theyāre mad even if he technically has done nothing wrong.
Hereās Bob Odenkirk telling me where to stand
https://twitter.com/TheWrap/status/1681757001678995456
Bob Odenkirk told The Wrap āthat actors should not be asking for waivers to promote their movies during the SAG-AFTRA strike.ā
āDonāt,ā the āBetter Call Saulā Emmy nominee said succinctly outside Paramount studios on Wednesday. āItās a strike. Strike. You lose. We lose. Everybody loses. Thatās tough sāt.ā
24.5 hours to 70mm imax Oppenheimer
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Maybe Cruise should work with the studios to figure out ways to financially help theaters stay afloat.
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Variety shows are still permitted. Time for Cruise to show off those dance moves and donate the proceeds to the Entertainment Community Fund
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lol then into Kooks on Hunky dory? Bowie Goat
I like the time when Tom Cruise got kidnapped by Conan OāBrien.
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speakinā for youoouuu hah
Youāre released, but your custody calls