While this week’s new releases “Bloodshot,” “The Hunt” and “I Still Believe” may not be worth exposing yourself to, this is going to be the last weekend you can go out and see new movies for some time to come.
That’s because, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the major studios have postponed the long-scheduled openings of their big spring products for at least the next three weeks, along with at least one tent-pole planned for the upcoming, lucrative summer season.
Coronavirus concerns have delayed the planned releases of next week’s anticipated blockbuster “A Quiet Place Part II,” March 27’s widely ballyhooed (and costly) live-action remake of Disney’s animated hit “Mulan” and the same studio’s planned April releases “New Mutants” and “Antlers,” obtained through last year’s takeover of Fox.
“As you know this has been a rapidly evolving situation and we wanted to make you aware that we are postponing the releases of ‘Mulan,’ ‘The New Mutants,’ and ‘Antlers’ out of an abundance of caution,” an email from Disney read.
“We believe in and support the theatrical experience, and we look forward to bringing this film to audiences this year once we have a better understanding of the impact of this pandemic on the global theatrical marketplace,” “Quiet Place” distributor Paramount Pictures said in a statement.
Paramount’s Issa Rae/Kamail Nanjiani comedy “The Lovebirds” has been yanked from its April 3 release date. Combined with the earlier moves of MGM’s James Bond film “No Time to Die” and “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” from April to later in the year, there’s precious little more than a “Trolls” cartoon sequel and the historical horror thriller “Antebellum” still on the wide-release schedule between now and May.
We’ll see if even those come out. As of this writing, Disney had not decided to pull Marvel’s “Black Widow” from its May 1 opening date, the traditional start of summer blockbuster season.
Universal, however, has already hit the brakes on its planned Memorial Day weekend opening of “Fast and Furious 9.” The Vin Diesel vehicle will now hit theaters in April of next year.
At least you can see Vin now in “Bloodshot,” right? Well, if you want to, better book your tickets quick.
On Friday, two of the nation’s largest theater chains, AMC and Regal, announced that they were cutting their auditorium capacities by half, so patrons that do brave the cineplex can sit far enough from one another to theoretically not get infected by the highly communicable coronavirus.
“Beginning tomorrow Saturday, March 14 and continuing until April 30, 2020, AMC will cut in half the seating capacity of every one of its theatre’s auditoriums,” a press release from the nation’s biggest exhibitor said. “It will do so by capping ticket sales for each showtime in each of its theatre’s auditoriums to an amount equal to 50% of the normal seating capacity. In those auditoriums with more than 500 seats, AMC will further cap ticket sales to a maximum of 250 in any case.”
The local Laemmle art-house chain, a favorite of elderly Southern California patrons whose age makes them particularly susceptible to the virus’ lethal effect, is doing the same.
“We are following current recommendations for social distancing by limiting seating capacity to no more than 50% of auditorium size, enabling patrons to keep an appropriate distance from other patrons who are not part of their immediate party,” a post on the Laemmle website explained. It also details theaters’ enhanced cleaning procedures, asks people who feel unwell to stay home and essentially enumerates all the other precautions venues that are still open are uniformly announcing these days.
Several area specialized venues have shut their doors completely. Santa Ana’s Frida Cinema suspended all operations Saturday, March 14 with hopes of resuming programming April 3. The American Cinematheque, which screens classic movies and eclectic programs at its Hollywood Egyptian and Santa Monica Aero theaters, suspended all events until further notice Friday.
“This is in response to the Governor of California’s recommendations that large gatherings of over 250 people should be postponed or canceled and that smaller gatherings in venues that do not allow for social distancing of six feet per person should be postponed or canceled,” the Cinematheque’s website said.
This cut short the Noir City film festival that was in progress at the Egyptian. Fans of eclectic cinema and television will be losing a number of other local festivals over the next month-and-a-half, including the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles at L.A. Live, the PaleyFest TV celebration that was supposed to start March 13 at Hollywood & Highland’s Dolby Theatre, the TCM Classic Film Festival scheduled for the same and other Hollywood venues from April 16 to 19, and the South East European Film Festival, which usually hits assorted Beverly Hills and West Hollywood locations late in April.
Late Thursday The Method Fest, which came back after a few dormant years in 2019 and was preparing to double its size at Beverly Hills’ Lumiere Music Hall and Fine Arts theaters starting March 20, pulled the plug.
“We have never been faced with such a severe situation, but we are taking this matter seriously and our top priority is 100% based on the safety of all filmmakers, actors, directors, and the public,” Method Fest’s executive director Don Franken said in a statement. The City of Beverly Hills’ decision to stop all gatherings of more than 50 people without six feet of social distancing was a key factor in the festival’s postponement.
In addition to the big spring releases, a number of long-anticipated foreign and independent films have jumped off what had been upcoming L.A. opening dates. Titles we’ll just have to wait longer for include the British urban crime drama “Blue Story,” Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first production in French and English “The Truth” starring Catherine Deneuve, and “The Artist’s Wife” with Bruce Dern and Lena Olin.
With all this and surely more to come (and not come out), it’s a good thing we’re in the middle of Peak TV, with more scripted shows than ever available from broadcast, cable and streaming video on-demand services. Right?
Well, for awhile, sure. But shows from L.A. to Vancouver to Chicago (including that city’s “Med,” “Fire” and “P.D.” series) are halting production for the next several weeks or longer. In the case of the Vancouver-shot “Riverdale,” where someone with the production had contact with a coronavirus-diagnosed person, the suspension’s indefinite.
Other broadcast series halting production include “The Flash,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “New Amsterdam,” “Batwoman,” “All Rise,” “God Friended Me,” “Young Sheldon, all “NCISes” and (cable’s) “Walking Deads.” That’s just some of them, with more going offline seemingly by the hour Friday.
Tapings of talk shows from “Ellen DeGeneres,” “Wendy Williams” and “Kelly Clarkson” to “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Daily Show,” “Tonight,” “Late Night,” “The Late Show” and “The Late Late Show” have also been suspended until at least the end of this month. Bill Maher, Samantha Bee and John Oliver’s current event cable shows won’t be commenting for awhile, either. Fewer and fewer talkers, as well as game shows, are proceeding without the standard in-studio audiences, if they haven’t ceased production outright (like “The Price Is Right”). Daytime soap “General Hospital” won’t be admitting anyone on set before the second week of April.
While Netflix and other streaming services look like the entertainment port in the coronavirus self-isolation storm, they’re not immune from production shutdowns either. Indeed, Netflix announced Friday that all of its massive, North American film and scripted TV production is being put on hold for two weeks, starting Monday. Apple TV+ and Hulu-connected cabler FX quickly followed suit.
Hopefully, the big streamers’ supplies of finished new shows will outlast however long virus-driven social isolation endures. Already, however, the next seasons of “Stranger Things,” “Grace and Frankie,” “Russian Doll,” “The Morning Show,” “Little America,” “Carnival Row,” “The Good Fight” and more have been put on hold. Disney+’s anticipated first Marvel show, “Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” has been yanked out of the Czech Republic, where additional filming was underway, and brought back to Atlanta where most of the show has been shot.
At least principal photography for “The Mandalorian’s” second season wrapped earlier this month. Theoretically, then, that show should be ready to watch on Disney+ when it’s supposed to be. In October.
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