By Jill Goldsmith
29.02.2020 - 00:51 / deadline.com
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
Sony’s Escape Room 2 is jumping its release date from Aug. 14 to Wednesday Dec. 30 this year. Adam Robitel, who directed the first $9M production, returns to helm here. The first movie last year grossed $57M stateside, and $155.7M WW with 22% of that latter number coming from China. Originally, Escape Room 2 was dated on April 17 of this year.
Escape Room 2 moves away from a crowded late summer weekend against Disney’s The One and
By Jill Goldsmith
Cardi B’s rant on Instagram about Coronavirus was probably the first candid celebrity reaction about the deadly Pandemic. The 27-year-old rapper totally freaked out about the health crisis that originated in China but is now haunting the entire world. She shared the post on March 11 and it went viral within hours. The video ended up inspiring various memes and was even turned into remix tracks, one of which, according to the rapper, is now trending on iTunes. And now, she wants her check.
The Beijing Municipal Film Bureau has opened up applications for a first round of “specialized film industry development funding” to support local cinemas affected by coronavirus.
By Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione
“We can’t stay closed forever"
Apple’s retail outlets worldwide, with the exception of the Greater China region, will be closed “until further notice,” the tech giant said.
As the people across the globe crumble under the fear of Coronavirus pandemic, the cast of Germany’s edition of Big Brother has no idea about what is happening in the world. When the 14 contestants entered the house on February 6, the disease had only hogged headlines for its effect in China.
A theater in China has decided to reopen its’ doors to the public after being locked up since the end of January due to coronavirus. However, no one showed up!
The international box office has taken a major hit because movie theaters in China, Italy, South Korea and other areas heavily impacted by coronavirus have been entirely or partially closed for weeks.
Disney has moved the release dates for New Mutants and Antlers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
By Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione
Coronavirus is now a pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.
Hollywood continued to shuffle its upcoming releases due to Covid-19, as Sony Pictures on Tuesday announced that it was moving Peter Rabbit 2 to August.