We’re on Day 13 of our special coronavirus coverage, and we hope everyone is staying safe! Get caught up on Saturday’s reports and Sunday’s news, or keep reading for the latest trending COVID-19 news from the celebrity and royal world:
12.03.2020 - 19:25 / variety.com
“Fast 9” has pushed back its theatrical release date by a year.
Universal Studios, the company behind the “Fast & Furious” franchise, made the decision because of the impact that the fast-moving coronavirus is having on the global economy and the distribution landscape. Theaters remain closed in Italy, South Korea, and China, where the virus has hit hardest. There’s also a mounting sense that some theaters will close in the U.S. as the outbreak continues to spread. “Fast 9” will now open
We’re on Day 13 of our special coronavirus coverage, and we hope everyone is staying safe! Get caught up on Saturday’s reports and Sunday’s news, or keep reading for the latest trending COVID-19 news from the celebrity and royal world:
By Tom Grater
Lucia Bosé, the Italian actress and mother of Spanish Pop star Miguel Bosé, has died at age 89.Miguel Bosé confirmed his mother’s death via social media on Monday (March 23). "Dear friends...my mother Lucía Bosé has just passed away.
One day at a time. Tom Hanks’ sister gave an update on the actor’s condition after he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hollywood stars are coming out of self-isolation to shade U.S. President Donald Trump for his recent coronavirus remarks.
Buck Curran didn’t plan to end up in Bergamo. An experimental guitarist from Maine who performed for years with the drone-folk outfit Arborea, he found himself in the mid 2010s spending increasingly large stretches of time on the road in Europe, where his meditative music seemed to connect particularly well with listeners.
As the coronavirus outbreak escalates in the U.K., union leaders and lawyers are calling for enhanced support for freelance film and TV workers, who are projected to fall at the sharpest edges of a crisis that could decimate the independent production sector if prolonged.
The ongoing Coronavirus which originated in the China's city of Wuhan has now brought the entire world to its knees. State-wide closures and lockdowns has left many countries struggling for basic necessities.
A tweet on March 13 summed it up: “While Spain canceled international flights, Disney closes its doors, Canada switches university classes to online mode, Italy is in quarantine…in Mexico @CLaudiashein says #vivelatino2020 is on!Vive Latino -- Mexico City's massive annual music festival that can draw crowds up to 100,000 people -- kicked off Saturday afternoon (March 14) despite thousands of tweets criticizing the choice to move forward in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Across the globe, people are grappling with the growing pandemic. Deaths due to the coronavirus have soared in Italy as hospitals try to manage high demands and lack of supplies.
Justin Bieber, a member of BTS, NBA stars, Mark Cuban and other celebs are aiding the novel coronavirus relief efforts. The deadly virus has killed more than 5,400 people and has infected at least 145,000 in more than 110 countries—including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson—since it was first discovered late last year in Wuhan, China, which has had the most casualties.
Donatella Versace is giving back to her home country.