Cinema Chain Owner Calls ‘Mulan’ Release On Disney+ A “Death Blow To Theaters”

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSony and Tencent’s Oscar-nominated A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood has been cleared for China and will open there on Sept. 18.

Rebecca Davis editorPeter Chan’s hotly anticipated biographical sports drama “Leap” is set to hit China on Sept. 30, becoming the first of the Chinese New Year blockbusters canceled due to COVID-19 to set a theatrical outing.Local animation “Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification,” which was also originally scheduled to premiere over the lunar new year, will premiere the day after.

Naman Ramachandran The Vue cinema chain is on the verge of securing an additional £100 million ($131.2 million) in debt financing, in order to stave off the impact of the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by Sky News.Variety reached out to Vue for confirmation, but the company declined to comment.In June 2019, Vue successfully refinanced its debt worth £813 million ($1.06 billion) that will now mature in 2026.

Rebecca Davis editorSome moviegoers feel China’s exhibition sector has been unfairly targeted by prolonged closures and excessive COVID-19 prevention measures, Variety found in a WeChat-based survey of cinema patrons.Survey respondents, who participated on the condition of anonymity, felt the protective measures required of cinemas helped to lower the risk of movie-going, but that the exhibition sector had been subject to overly cautious treatment.The vast majority of the 36 respondents —

We’ve said it time and time again, the release of “Mulan” in Chinese theaters is probably more important than the release in North America. With a story steeped in China’s folklore and starring an entirely Asian cast, it’s clear that Disney intended for its live-action “Mulan” remake to be a big hit in Asia.

The chief executive of a major regional theatre has said its decision to cancel its Christmas pantomime was made to avoid a potential “death blow” to its finances.

directly onto Disney+ in major territories has provoked a furious backlash from international exhibitors who feel the House of Mouse is declining to support them in their hour of need.Emotions are high – as evidenced in our piece speaking to UK operators yesterday when one called it a “f*ck you to exhibitors” – and they were summed up somewhat aptly by a video that emerged today of a cinema owner in France destroying a piece of “Mulan” promotional artwork in reaction to the news.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterNews this week that Disney is bypassing cinemas by premiering Mulan directly onto Disney+ in major territories has provoked a furious backlash from international exhibitors who feel the House of Mouse is declining to support them in their hour of need.Emotions are high – as evidenced in our piece speaking to UK operators yesterday when one called it a “f*ck you to exhibitors” – and they were summed up somewhat aptly by a video that emerged today of a cinema

It has been a long wait for Christoper Nolan but it seems like TENET is finally going to debut on the big screen. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has delayed the release of TENET across the world but the film is going ahead with international releases in countries that are safe for theatres to reopen.

Rebecca Davis editorNonprofit PEN America on Wednesday issued a moral clarion call to Hollywood to step up its efforts to resist Chinese censorship and increase transparency, singling out the MPA for appearing to defend free speech at home only when financially convenient.The New York-headquartered free speech advocacy group detailed the mechanisms by which China influences decision-making in Hollywood and offered recommendations for how to mitigate pernicious complicity with the world’s most

will be skipping theaters and releasing on Disney+ on Sept.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefDelayed by over a year for mysterious political reasons, epic Chinese war film “The Eight Hundred” has finally locked down a date for release in theaters.It will open in conventional and Imax cinemas in China from Aug. 21, making it one of the first outings for a high-profile local film since Chinese cinemas hesitantly returned to operation in late July.The $80 million film was produced by Huayi Brothers and is directed by Guan Hu (Mister Six”).

Mahlon Reyes, a deckhand on “Deadliest Catch,” has died. He was 38. A rep for Discovery confirms to ET that Reyes passed away, adding that their “thoughts and prayers go out to his family.”

Tenet.While the cinema giant has pushed back its reopening date from July 31 to August 7, the Christopher Nolan film is expected to be released next month in the UK. After a number of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tenet was removed from the Warner Bros calendar entirely last week, and “postponed indefinitely”.

2020 has witnessed the epic comeback of BLACKPINK, who are currently gearing up for the release of their highly-awaited debut studio album. The three-part comeback kickstarted with a pre-release single How You Like That after which we'll be getting another single release (along with a mysterious artist) in August.