Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer From “Avengers” sequels to “Transformers” flicks, so many summer blockbuster end with cities on fire and the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
Those moments are usually conjured up by CGI. But major studios looking to promote the hell out of their July or August releases may be in a bind that even Superman can’t fly past.
A looming actors strike may wreak havoc on the marketing campaigns for several major film releases — including Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and the franchise relaunch “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — leaving studios shifting their plans to get ahead of the June 30 deadline for a new SAG-AFRTRA contract.
If that date comes and goes without a new deal in place, then union members (which include every movie star you can name) could hit the picket lines.
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