Month: May 2020

Disney’s Frozen has become Broadway’s first long-running casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and industrywide shutdown. The production, which opened March 22, 2018, at the St. James Theatre, announced today that it will not return when Broadway reopens — whenever that might be. 16 more words via Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Becomes Broadway’s First Long-Running Coronavirus Casualty: Producers Announce… Continue reading Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Becomes Broadway’s First Long-Running Coronavirus Casualty: Producers Announce Permanent Closing — Deadline

As festivals continue to cancel and studios retreat on release dates, the movie industry is resolutely pursuing what it acknowledges to be a perilous scenario. “Even Hollywood needs love now and then,” Samuel Goldwyn once proclaimed, but instead it faces stubborn exhibitors like AMC and Cineworld, who hammer studios for breaking the 90-day window. It… via… Continue reading Peter Bart: No Love For Hollywood With Cancellations, Exhibitor Fights And Ryan Murphy’s Unkind Netflix Revisionist Send-Up — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Judy Greer has joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ Flint Strong, in what we hear is a key role. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first female DP to be nominated for an Oscar on Mudbound and was also the cinematographer on the $1.3 billion grossing three-time Oscar winner Black Panther, is making… via… Continue reading Judy Greer Boards Universal’s Rachel Morrison Boxing Drama ‘Flint Strong’ — Deadline

The Oklahoma Film + Music Office has released guidelines for filming in the state during the coronavirus pandemic. Titled “Filming During COVID-19: Considerations for Oklahoma Filmmaking,” the eight-page document includes the word “consider” more than 50 times. 21 more words via Oklahoma’s New Filming Guidelines Leave A Lot To “Consider” — Deadline

A letter sent this week by SAG Awards organizers to film studios confirmed that the annual show will join the Oscars and Golden Globes in revising their film-eligibility guidelines this year in the face of the coronavirus shutdown that has closed all movie theaters nationwide. 12 more words via SAG Awards Latest To Join Oscars, Golden… Continue reading SAG Awards Latest To Join Oscars, Golden Globes In Changing Film Eligibility Rules Amid Shutdown — Deadline

Another major event has fallen to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the 2020 L.A. County Fair announced today it was canceling the event for the first time since World War II. 29 more words via Los Angeles County Fair Is Canceled For First Time Since World War II By Pandemic Concerns — Deadline

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck said today that NFL broadcasts on his network will use recordings of crowd noise and fake images of fans in the stands if the league’s games are barred from having real fans attend. 14 more words via Fox Sports Announcer Joe Bucks Says NFL Games Will… Continue reading Fox Sports Announcer Joe Bucks Says NFL Games Will Use Fake Crowd Noise, Virtual Fan Images — Deadline

All kidding was pushed aside tonight for one segment of the Daily Social Distancing Show, as Trevor Noah conducted a serious interview with Oklahoma Farmers Union President Scott Blubaugh. 30 more words via Trevor Noah And The Daily Social Distancing Show Gets To The Meat Of The Matter — Deadline

Showcase Cinemas, the Brit chain owned by National Amusements, has confirmed that it is aiming to re-open venues from July 4. The re-opening will include a variety of coronavirus preventative procedures such as social distancing requirements, staggered start times, perspex shields at till points, hand sanitiser stations and PPE, mirroring plans put in place by… via… Continue reading National Amusements-Owned Showcase Cinemas Latest UK Chain Aiming For July 4 Re-Opening — Deadline

Germany has become the latest country to allow a proportion of its cinemas to re-open as authorities begin to relax the nation’s coronavirus lockdown. The federal government has outlined a gradual easing of restrictions but the decisions are being made on a regional level, with the worst hit areas such as Bavaria unlikely to allow… via… Continue reading First German Cinemas Re-Open Today, But For Many The Numbers Just Don’t Add Up — Deadline