By Mike Fleming Jr
22.04.2020 - 21:37 / variety.com
The state of Georgia is aiming to be among the first to restart its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the state’s sizable entertainment sector, nobody is raring to get back to work just yet.
It’s not even clear that Georgia is over the worst of COVID-19, and several insiders say that studios are unlikely to risk the health of their casts and crews by going back into production prematurely. As of April 20, there were 19,399 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, and the
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Studios and exhibitors alike are itching to get back to business, but there are big changes ahead for understandably nervous filmgoers.