British movie theater chain Showcase Cinemas U.K., owned by the Redstone family’s National Amusements, has confirmed it intends to reopen cinemas on July 4. Showcase has also set out the precautionary measures it will put in place to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19. 15 more words
via National Amusements’ British Movie Theater Chain Showcase Aim to Reopen on July 4 — Variety
The mainland Chinese government has unveiled two additional support measures for the film industry, which has suffered the impact of the coronavirus outbreak for nearly four months. 31 more words
via China Offers Tax Support to Film Businesses Hit By Coronavirus — Variety
What brings people to the movie theater? Movie trailers! And, that’s why I composed a list of all the best movie trailers. I’m taking a different approach for making this list. The first part will include all the trailers I loved. And, the second part will be my top five of the best movie trailers […]
Canadian singer Bryan Adams posted an expletive-ridden rant about his concerts that were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. Adams shared a video of himself playing his 1983 hit “Cuts Like a Knife” on a guitar on Instagram Monday morning. 18 more words
Disney has raised another $11 billion in debt to help the company power through the revenue crisis spurred by the global coronavirus pandemic. On the same day that Shanghai Disneyland reopened at a fraction of its typical capacity after a nearly four-month closure, Disney tapped the debt markets for a series of notes that come…
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have some unfinished business with “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” After four seasons, the co-creators and showrunners said goodbye to their Netflix comedy about a kidnapping victim who had to learn to live in the real world after spending her formative years in an underground bunker in January 2019. At the time…
Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in “The Switch,” a life-swap comedic drama based on Beth O’Leary’s novel of the same name. Bekka Bowling is adapting the screenplay for “The Switch,” which is set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners. 17 more words
via Rachel Brosnahan to Star in Life-Swap Comedy ‘The Switch’ for Amblin — Variety
Broadway theaters will remain closed at least through Labor Day, extending the shutdowns that began in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the third extension, after the original targeted date to end the closures, April 12, was pushed back to June 7. 14 more words
Netflix has scored the rights to Jere Longman’s book “The Girls of Summer: The US Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World” to develop into a feature film. 31 more words
via Netflix Scores Movie Rights to Iconic 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer Team — Variety
If everything goes according to plan, “Unhinged,” a thriller with Russell Crowe, will be the first wide release film to debut in U.S. theaters when and if exhibition chains re-open in July. 28 more words
via Russell Crowe Thriller ‘Unhinged’ First Major Release to Debut as Theaters Re-Open — Variety
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