Coronavirus

Locked Down trailer teases Doug Liman’s pandemic heist-comedy

Posted 5 years ago

HBO Max has unveiled its trailer for Doug Liman's upcoming heist comedy Locked Down, which takes place during the coronavirus pandemic. Hailing from Warner Bros. Pictures and AGC Studios, Liman's quickly-turned-around film project stars Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Linda...

SAG-AFTRA & PGA halt productions in Southern California due to COVID surge

Posted 5 years ago

The start of 2021 is looking a lot like March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began to shutter major productions. However, at the moment, this is only coming down on Southern California which has seen a huge spike in coronavirus...

Gilligan’s Island actress Dawn Wells has died at 82 of Covid-19

Posted 5 years ago

Dawn Wells, who starred as Mary Ann on the beloved CBS comedy series Gilligan's Island, passed away on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of complications due to Covid-19. She was 82. With her bubbly demeanor, dark brown eyes, and penchant for getting...

New COVID-19 stimulus bill could make illegal streaming a felony

Posted 5 years ago

One of the biggest concerns about streaming becoming the new normal for movie viewing for audiences is that it will leave studios wide open to potential piracy. This was already a concern because illegal streaming is pretty common but with a...

Ian McKellen one of the first celebrities to receive Covid-19 vaccine

Posted 5 years ago

In the movies, Ian McKellen has defied the odds in the X-Men and Lord of the Rings films but in real life, the actor has decided not to take any chances. McKellen has become the latest celebrity to receive the...

Steven Soderbergh doesn’t believe movie theaters will go extinct

Posted 5 years ago

The future of the movie theater business is the topic of hot conversation because the COVID-19 pandemic has put into question just how viable exhibition will be as movie theaters nationwide remain shuttered and studios have pursued other options to...

Update: Oscars telecast will take place in person, say Academy sources

Posted 5 years ago

UPDATE: A report coming in from "The Hollywood Reporter" states that "Contrary to another publication's report that the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will definitively take place in-person on April 25, 2021, neither the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

The Flash season seven production shut down after positive COVID test

Posted 5 years ago

Not even The Flash can outrun the coronavirus. It has been announced that production on season seven of The Flash has paused temporarily due to a person working on the series testing positive for coronavirus. Season seven of the Arrowverse...

Contagion: Jude Law was warned while filming a similar pandemic was coming

Posted 5 years ago

When the COVID-19 pandemic was in its infancy in the United States and seemed much more like an overseas problem, pandemic films began to surge in popularity across streaming platforms. The one film that really seemed to find a new...

Load more articles