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Despite 'Tenet' Move and Surge of Infections, Movie Theaters Press Ahead With Reopening
LOGIN “At some point, things have to reopen, and a lot of theaters can’t wait for much longer,” Boxoffice analyst Shawn Robbins says Movie theaters chains are still moving forward with their reopening schedule even as studios continue to shift release dates back and surging infection rates in multiple states, including California, threaten to upset their plans. On Wednesday, Cinemark revealed its full plans to reopen its 555 locations starting this Friday with five multiplexes in Dallas.
How Much Will the 'Cannes 2020' Label Help When There's No Cannes Film Festival?
The festival held a press conference to reveal the names of 56 films that will not screen on the Croisette this year, hoping that it can help those films The 2020 Cannes Film Festival isn’t happening. So what was the point of Cannes organizers holding a press conference on Wednesday in Paris to announce the movies that would have been part of the festival if only the festival had happened, which it didn’t because of the ban on large gatherings caused by the coronavirus?
Oscars Board Election Has New Rules - But Expect the Same Old Results
LOGIN Incumbents rarely need any extra help to prevail when the Academy members pick their board, but they might have gotten a boost anyway Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences usually don’t need much help to stay the course, but the Academy may have given them a nudge in that direction by changing the rules this month in next week’s Board of Governors election.
All the Movies Suspended or Delayed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Disney/MGM/Warner Bros. As the coronavirus continues to spread, an increasing number of movies are delaying or suspending production. As the number of impacted movies grows, TheWrap felt it would be most informative to keep a running list.
Can Hollywood Get Insurance on New Film and TV Production Amid Pandemic?
LOGIN “Insurers writing policies in the future are going to have language that is explicably excluding liability pertaining to an outbreak like this year,” lawyer Kent J. Schmidt says As Hollywood looks to resume film and TV production in the coming months, one major roadblock continues to be whether insurance and bonding companies will cover the risks associated with potential COVID-related illnesses and pandemic-related shutdowns.
Media Executives' Wallets Will 'Feel the Pain' Due to COVID-19 This Year
LOGIN Executive compensation will drop until movie theaters operate at full capacity, theme parks reopen and ad sales rebound Beyond widespread mask-wearing and frequent use of hand sanitizer, there’s a “new normal” emerging due to the coronavirus: Top media executives are taking a pay cut. It may seem like an obvious move, considering millions of people are suddenly out of a job and the overall economy is absorbing a gut punch.
'Hardly Anyone Is Safe'
LOGIN Local papers are shuttering as the coronavirus decimates the economy, but what — if anything — can be done? It’s no secret that local newspapers weren’t in a good place before the coronavirus, but since the pandemic hit America, shuttering businesses that once bought ads, local news outlets are in a distinctly bad place. Since the pandemic, several local papers like Indiana’s Daily Clintonian have shut down altogether.
Re-Opening Movie Theaters Is Not as Easy as Politicians Make it Sound
LOGIN Simply announcing they can open does not mean they can do so in a timely fashion Georgia governor Brian Kemp announced this week his intention to open movie theaters on April 27. But he cannot just snap his fingers and make it happen — there are a lot of moving parts involved and a lot needs to be done before this can happen.
Netflix Had a Record-Breaking Quarter, But WIll It Last?
LOGIN Record-breaking subscriber numbers have people wondering if the streaming giant can possibly keep it up Netflix had a monster first quarter, announcing record subscriber growth, record earnings and it reported positive free cash flow for the first time since the second quarter of 2014. But do they have nowhere to go from here but down?
Can Endeavor Overcome Its Debt in the Middle of a Pandemic? | Podcast
LOGIN The coronavirus shutdown has shone a light on their dire financial situation In a matter of just a few months, Endeavor has gone from being one of the most ambitious companies in Hollywood to fighting for its financial life. On this week’s episode of “TheWrap-Up” podcast, hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed the state of the company led by Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell with Wrap Pro business reporter Trey Williams.
Cannes 2020: Why Cancellation Looks More Likely Than a Virtual Festival
For the moment, the celebrated French festival is stalling for time as it tries to figure out a road forward in the age of COVID-19 The Cannes Film Festival cannot take place in 2020. In the age of the coronavirus, that would be too dangerous. The Cannes Film Festival must take place in 2020. It means too much to the world of international cinema to cancel. Those are the two absolutes that Cannes organizers are now stuck between.
Movie Theater Owners Face Confusion, Delays Seeking Federal Stimulus Loans
“I honestly don’t know what our situation will be like next month, let alone if we are still closed through July or August,” theater owner Adam Bergeron tells TheWrap Many independent theater owners are complaining that promised federal financial relief has been hamstrung a haphazard rollout and a banking system that has never taken on a loan program of its scale.
How Hollywood Actors Are Weathering the Pandemic: No Auditions, No Side Jobs, a Lot of Hustle
“Within two or three days, all of a sudden, every job I had lined up was gone,” Kara Connolly says Hollywood actors, just like most everyone in just about every industry, have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. And many who can’t count on residuals from $1 billion blockbusters or live in mansions off Sunset Blvd. were stranded and left to wonder how to pay the bills — pretty much overnight.
How Hollywood Actors Are Weathering the Pandemic: No Auditions, No Side Jobs, a Lot of Hustle
“Within two or three days, all of a sudden, every job I had lined up was gone,” Kara Connolly says Hollywood actors, just like most everyone in just about every industry, have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. And many who can’t count on residuals from $1 billion blockbusters or live in mansions off Sunset Blvd. were stranded and left to wonder how to pay the bills — pretty much overnight.
What Should Producers Do When They Can't Produce
The coronavirus pandemic has created new challenges … and opportunities My law firm was representing around 50 feature and series productions when the COVID-19 pandemic forced all physical productions to a screeching halt. My conversations with producers have shifted from a busy and manic production slate to conversations about homeschooling and contemplating how long the shutdown will continue. Everyone is trying to map out what’s next.
Is Sony's Slate Change a Sign Studios Are Preparing to Write Off the Summer Box Office?
Hollywood might not want to send in tentpole blockbusters even if movie theaters reopen Sony’s decision on Monday to push back the release of seven of its upcoming movies is the first sign that major Hollywood studios may be preparing to write off this summer movie season — even if the coronavirus pandemic subsides enough for movie theaters to reopen in the next few months.
Producers Say Film Workers Are More Communicative Amid Pandemic
TheWrap hosted a virtual meet-up with producers Jane Rosenthal, John Sloss and Tommy Oliver on Tuesday While Hollywood is bracing for more changes due to the coronavirus outbreak, some independent film producers say the pandemic is actually leading to more communication and creativity among Hollywood execs and creatives.
With Theaters Closed and Studio Films Going on Demand, Is Movie Exhibition Doomed?
“If it works, the world will change,” analyst Rich Greenfield tells TheWrap about Universal’s direct-to-consumer release of “Trolls World Tour” As the world changes rapidly under the specter of a global pandemic, the decision by Universal Studios to obliterate the traditional window between a theatrical and video-on-demand home release with next month’s “Trolls World Tour” is another sign of a business shift that may have lasting consequences.
Coronavirus Could Sink 2020 Box Office to Below $8 Billion for First Time in 20 Years
“We still don’t know just how long theaters will have to remain closed, how many films this will affect,” Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock tells TheWrap There is no historical precedent for the financial drain that the coronavirus is about to do to the movie business, but multiple box office and financial analysts told TheWrap that the growing wave of theater closures and postponed film releases may sink 2020 domestic grosses to levels not seen since the turn of the 21st century.
All the Movies Suspended or Delayed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
“No Time to Die,” “A Quiet Place Part II” and “F9” are among the growing number of movies halted as COVID-19 spreads Umberto Gonzalez and Brian Welk | March 20, 2020 @ 6:23 AM Last Updated: March 24, 2020 @ 11:28 AM Paramount/MGM/Sony As coronavirus continues to spread, an increasing number of movies are delaying or suspending production. As the number of impacted movies grows, TheWrap felt it would be most informative to keep a running list.
Nancy Jo Sales talks The Bling Ring in her new book
I think the narrative of the book is pretty clear. It's very common for criminals who point the finger at each other to tell different stories about who did what. The book tells the story from different perspectives, with the basic facts of the case as the underpinning of the story. In the end it was pretty simple: They robbed people, they got caught, and they went to jail or were put on probation.
Cannes Wrap Magazine Directors Portfolio: 10 Esteemed Auteurs Showing at the Festival (Photos)
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