Striking actors look to dress up delicately for Halloween

• Read: No Oppenheimer, Ken or Marvel superhero costumes.

What they're saying: The union said this week it "wanted to make sure our members don't inadvertently break strike rules" and encouraged people to "[c]hoose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures."

• SAG-AFTRA also advised members not to post "photos of costumes inspired by struck content to social media."

Permissible costumes include "characters from non-struck content, like an animated TV show."

• "Let's use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content without a fair contract!" the union wrote in its guidelines.

Catch up quick: The largest Hollywood union, which encompasses more than 160,000 members in total, is on strike for the first time since 1980.

• Just last week, Hollywood actors and major studios suspended their contract talks, which shattered hopes of a forthcoming deal.
• As a result, production for most movies and TV shows is unlikely to resume before the year ends.

Zoom out: The end of the months-long Hollywood writers strike in September had made an agreement between actors and studios seem more promising.

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