Last month, production was abruptly halted on Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC film, “The Batman, of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its writer-director Matt Reeves, speaking to Deadline, is now admitting that roughly 25% of the film has been already shot.
Read moreTIFF Boss Hints That the Festival is Working on Possible Online Edition For September
Yesterday I was told by a friend from Toronto that festival head Cameron Bailey was thinking of going digital with the Toronto International Film Festival, that is if we are still not recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic by September. At first, I thought that was a strange way of going about things, especially since TIFF is a festival platform that is, first and foremost, a major launchpad for big studio Oscar contenders. I doubt that studios like Sony, Warner Bros, A24 and Disney would want to risk piracy by premiering their films via a screener link platform.
Read moreChina Orders All Movie Theaters to Re-Close As COVID-19 Cases Creep Back into the Country
The Chinese government had re-opened hundreds of movie theaters in their big metropolitan cities just four days ago, well, clearly, that was a bad idea. Due to the COVID-19 virus slowly creeping back into the Chinese mainland, China’s film bureau demanded that the 500 movie theaters that were re-opened must shut down immediately [Via Variety]. The official reason why is still unknown, but many are speculating that Chinese authorities are aware of a potential second wave of coronavirus cases about to strike China in the next few days.
Read moreCOVID-19: What is the Actual Death Rate?
The U.S. death rate for the COVID-19 Coronavirus started off at 4% on March 8th, but the mortality rate, as more and more Americans are being tested, dipped to a record low of 1% on Sunday.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus while in prison for rape and sexual assault [via the Niagara Gazette]
Read moreJared Leto Emerges From ‘Silent Meditation in Desert,' Only Learns About Pandemic Now
Jared Leto went on a 12-day meditation retreat in the desert, unbeknownst to him that a pandemic was about to happen and change the very fabric of global society.
Read more‘A Quiet Place Part II' Release Delayed Due to Coronavirus
Another domino fell in the movie industry today as the release of John Krasinski’s much-anticipated horror-sequel “A Quiet Place Part II,” which was set to be released on March 20th, has been delayed to an undetermined date due to Covid-19 Coronavirus fears.
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