Only a few weeks in the past, we had been all watching excitedly as Brad Pitt and Damson Idris infiltrated the Method 1 paddock on the British Grand Prix to movie on-track motion for his or her upcoming F1 flick. The film, which doesn’t have a reputation but, has billed itself as the grittiest, most practical race movie of all time, and we’re fairly pumped for its launch. However now, manufacturing of the movie is on maintain as actors stroll off set as a part of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Final week, members of the SAG-AFTRA union voted overwhelmingly in favor of business motion, becoming a member of greater than 10,000 screenwriters which have been putting since Could. This marks the primary time each writers and actors have been on strike in Hollywood for greater than 60 years.

Because of the economic motion, film and TV units have been shut down, and the celebs of Christopher Nolan’s new Oppenheimer movie even walked out of its premiere within the UK. Now, it seems Pitt’s Method 1 film has additionally been compelled on maintain on account of the economic motion.

In accordance with NBC Information, the as-yet-untitled film has had “all filming shut down for now,” in line with a supply near the manufacturing. The supply continued, telling NBC that Pitt is “positively a really loyal member of the union,” so wouldn’t be crossing the picket line to maintain filming working. Good Brad, be extra like Brad.

The movie, which is being produced for Apple TV and doesn’t but have a launch date, is being directed by the brains behind Prime Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski. Over the course of the 2023 Method 1 season, the manufacturing crew had been set to combine themselves into F1 weekends, as they did in Silverstone earlier this month.

In accordance with AutoEvolution, the crew was additionally set to movie on the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort subsequent month. At such occasions, Pitt and Idris have gotten behind the wheel of a pair of Method 2 vehicles which have been modified to look extra like F1 equipment — full with a black and gold livery akin to everybody’s favourite crew.

Nevertheless, the manufacturing crew’s return to the paddock after F1’s summer time break will all depend upon the end result of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Members of the union, which represents about 160,000 Hollywood actors, went on strike final week after the union failed to succeed in a brand new working cope with studios.

In accordance with Selection, the sticking factors in negotiations between the union and studios surrounded the usage of AI in film making, truthful distribution of income from streaming companies and pay raises throughout the business.

There’s no phrase on how lengthy the strike might go on for, or when the events will meet across the negotiating desk as soon as once more. Nevertheless, as writers have been on strike since Could third, the performing union could possibly be in for an additional lengthy combat.