WithHollywood actorsnow striking , it does n’t just think of that variousbig budget productionsnow have to cease . It also mean that until the strike is really done , actors ca n’t promote any of their forthcoming work ( those that descend under SAG - AFTRA rule ) in any capacity .
As a result , it entail that Disneyland premiere of the upcomingHaunted Mansion rebootwas without its top - billed cast , which admit the the like of Rosario Dawson , Lakeith Stanfield , and Danny DeVito . At Saturday ’s premiere , Disney ( whichpreviously confirmedit would n’t cancel ) chose to get creative to make up for its lack of stars , and the apparent solution was to have characters already at Disneyland walk on the red carpeting . In what Disney called a “ bouncy celebration , ” and as reported by the like ofDeadlineandVariety , classic Disney fibre like Maleficent , Cruella de Vil , and Mickey and Minnie Mouse showed up to take picture show . ( They probably were n’t at the screening itself , but it would ’ve been funny if they committed to the bit that hard . )
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During the red carpet , Mansion directorJustin Simienvoiced his musical accompaniment and sympathy for the strike , while admitting to Variety that he was “ distressing ” his cast could n’t be here to attend . He also spoke his judgment regarding pre - strike statement made by Disney CEOBob Iger , who currently has a $ 27 million remuneration and allege thespian “ were n’t being realistic ” with their demands and was noticeably absent from the premiere . Simien suppose he would “ love to talk to [ Iger ] about the reality that we all face as artists to make the impossible happen every 24-hour interval . I do n’t jazz if how he meant it is how it felt to me . ”
Haunted Mansion ’s premiere mark the first Hollywood event to stick to the SAG - AFTRA smasher . And interchangeable to May’sMTV Movie Awardswhen the WGA work stoppage was in its former days , this event paints a clear motion picture of how the next few weeks ( or calendar month ) could fare for studio if they do n’t agree to a deal preferably rather than later . It ’s already hard enough that various shows and picture show have had to strike down their conferences or showings at next weekend’sSan Diego Comic - Con . But for a studio apartment like Disney , whose movies thrive on star - studded merchandising and has other blockbusters releasing this class in The Marvels ( November 10 ) andWish(November 22 ) , the smasher will be especially damaging . Having theme ballpark actors digest in for the actual doer who are otherwise mint does n’t feel especially sustainable , and may only go to further spotlight how forged studio shot themselves in the groundwork by not consort to SAG - AFTRA and WGA ’s terminus .
Haunted Mansion arrive in theatre on July 28 .
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