Warner Bros Japan said they are urging US the headquarters to “take appropriate action”.

This week, presenter Laura Byrne is joined by journalist and author Aoife Barry, who takes us through the hype machine behind Barbie and how this rubbed off on Oppenheimer. Did it translate into box office success? Also, how will the strike by actors and writers in the US impact film and television over the coming months?

The Cillian Murphy-fronted Oppenheimer also packed in moviegoers for a bumper weekend at Irish cinemas.

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Both films vastly outperformed projections and gave a glimmer of hope amid the backdrop of strikes in Hollywood.