Anticipating the end of the global pandemic and the re-opening of cinemas, Sony Pictures has dated four films for September and October, starting with Monster Hunter.
While production shutdowns are causing mass unemployment among all sectors of the screen sector, some practitioners see an upside.
Tom Hanks has tested positive for coronavirus while on the Gold Coast for pre-production of director Baz Luhrmann's untitled Elvis Presley biopic.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Series Mania international TV festival, which was due to unspool from March 20-28 in Lille in northern France.
Given Tom Hanks' enduring popularity and his Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood', the film’s opening figures last weekend were nothing special.
Austin Butler is set to play Elvis Presley in director Baz Luhrmann's currently untitled biopic about the music icon, due to shoot in Queensland early next year.
The fourth installment in the Disney/Pixar 'Toy Story' franchise has smashed the opening weekend record for an animated title worldwide, ending a run of sequels and reboots which audiences showed they did not want or need.
Baz Luhrmann will produce and direct his next film, a biopic on Elvis Presley for Warner Bros, in Queensland.