Golden Globes postpone 2021 ceremony due to coronavirus pandemic

The GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual. The media advocacy organization announced today that its combining two planned ceremonies, one in New York (March 19) and the other in Los Angeles (April 16), into one virtual event scheduled for July 30 and set to stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube accounts at 5 p.m.

The GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual. The media advocacy organization announced today (July 9) that it is combining two planned ceremonies, one in New York (March 19) and the other in Los Angeles (April

Get Out star Bradley Whitford and Jane the Virgin actress Jenna Ortega have joined the pandemic thriller Songbird.

The feature film “Songbird” began production in Los Angeles today, marking the first motion picture to begin filming there since the City of Angels went into lockdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOn-location film in Los Angeles plunged to its lowest levels on record for the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FilmLA permitting agency reported Wednesday.The report showed overall production plunged by 97.8% to only 194 shoot days as production remained shut down from March 20 to June 15.

An upcoming Adam Sandler movie for Netflix will be resuming production in Los Angeles on the weekend — but just for a single day.

Prince Harry gave fans a look at where he’s been staying in Los Angeles in a recently-released video.

Nick Cordero has died at the age of 41 after a three-month-long hospital battle with coronavirus. The Tony Award-nominated actor died on Sunday at Cedars Sinair hospital in Los Angeles, his wife Amanda Kloots said.

LOS ANGELES -- The union that represents film actors told its members Thursday not to work on the upcoming pandemic thriller “Songbird,” saying the filmmakers have not been up-front about safety measures and had not signed the proper agreements for the movie that is among the first in production after coronavirus closures. Actors had reportedly been rehearsing remotely for the film produced by Michael Bay and directed by Adam Mason.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA has told told its members to refuse work on the pandemic thriller “Songbird,” produced by Michael Bay.“Songbird” had been announced in mid-May as a low-budget production that would shoot in Los Angeles. The performers union announced the “do not work” order on Thursday for production company On A Lark Productions LLC. It said the company had failed to complete the signatory process and is therefore not signed to any applicable SAG-AFTRA agreement.

Amid a rise in novel coronavirus cases across multiple states, CAA will keep offices in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville shuttered through the end of the year. The agency had previously set an August 1 timetable for a decision to return to its major offices, including London.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAs coronavirus cases continue to rise across the nation, CAA has decided to postpone plans for an Aug. 1 return to its offices in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville.The agency has other offices in the US and worldwide, but it is unclear if those will also be on lockdown.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterCreative Artists Agency is shuttering multiple domestic locations through the end of the year, as coronavirus cases explode in the United States, Variety has learned.A late-hitting internal memo to staff informed agents and others that CAA headquarters in Los Angeles, as well as offices in Nashville and New York, will remain closed as the pandemic surges.“In carefully studying a wide range of factors, with employee health and safety as a top priority, we have

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentColcoa, the Los Angeles-based French film festival, has decided to cancel its 2020 edition due to the continuing health crisis in the U.S.The next edition, which will mark the festival’s 25th anniversary celebration, will be held from Sept. 20-26, 2021.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closing of bars in six counties, including Los Angeles, due to the rising spread of COVID-19. Newsom announced the new order on TwitterSunday,listing Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, L.A., San Joaquin and Tulare as counties required to close bars.

Jordan Moreau California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all bars in several counties, including Los Angeles, to shut down again due to the rising number of coronavirus cases.Other counties’ bars forced to close include Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, San Joaquin and Tulare.

Matchbox Twenty announced the rescheduled dates for their U.S. summer tour today (June 22), which will run from July to October 2021.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Golden Globes on Monday postponed its 2021 ceremony for film and television, after a two-month delay to the Oscars, in Hollywood's latest awards calendar shuffle caused by the coronavirus epidemic.The Golden Globes ceremony, which kicks off Hollywood's awards season, will take place on Feb.