Industrial action ‘could come from UK actors’ union if productions move here’

Stars of upcoming historical epic Oppenheimer, including Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh, staging a walkout from the film’s London premiere in solidarity with the members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra) strike. (Michael Clarke/PA)

The Hollywood actors’ strike could be moving across the Atlantic if US production companies shift filming to the UK because of the industrial action taken by their American counterparts, a British union has said.

Equity, which represents more than 47,000 performers in the UK, says the union stands in solidarity with US actors who are striking in a dispute with Hollywood studios.