'Haunted Mansion' premieres in Hollywood without its actors
The Hollywood movie "Haunted Mansion" made its world premiere without its stars. The director Justin Simien attended the gala event but he made clear his support for the actors and writers on strike.
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00:34 - Yeah, I'm a director and a writer
00:36 and an artist in this industry.
00:37 And it's hard.
00:38 It's really, really hard.
00:39 It's really hard to get here, to do something like this.
00:42 So yeah, I absolutely support them.
00:46 And I'm part of the fight myself.
00:48 I mean, God, Danny DeVito, Owen Wilson, Jamie Lee Curtis,
00:55 down to Winona Ryder, Dan Levy,
00:57 like everyone brought so much love and joy to this film.
01:02 I just, I wanted to be able to call them out.
01:04 You know, they're incredible.
01:06 And I don't know,
01:08 it would be impossible to do my job without them.
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01:13 I miss them terribly.
01:23 I mean, I also like can see them anytime I want.
01:25 You know, they're not on strike for me personally,
01:28 but I wish I could celebrate with them here.
01:31 I love these folks.
01:32 I hope I get to work with them again and again and again.
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