By David Robb
24.02.2020 - 01:21 / hollywoodreporter.com
To call Italian writer, director and star Roberto Benigni’s live-action Pinocchio in 2002 flawed would be a gross understatement. That ignominious experiment, which featured the (then) 50-year-old Benigni as the wooden puppet that becomes a real child, had a fantastical, almost sunny tone that was lambasted for its shoddy English-language dub (whose voice cast included Glenn Close and John Cleese) for overseas markets. But the kicker was a middle-aged man playing a little boy that — put simply —
The government has been criticised for not cancelling public events over the coronavirus outbreak by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
As concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow, so have the number of TV, film, and other entertainment productions impacted amid travel restrictions and health advisories. More than 100,000 cases have been reported so far in over 66 countries including China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Sam Faiers has been patiently waiting for her boyfriend Paul Knightley to propose to her after having two children together. Ahead of this week's The Mummy Diaries the show teased what really happened on their romantic trip to Venice, Italy, in an exclusive clip, which was filmed back in September.
Italy has imposed a mandatory quarantine for millions of people in the country in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Travel uncertainty amid the coronavirus outbreak has hit the tourism industry hard.
Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee Cobra today (Monday) after a weekend which saw the confirmed number of cases of coronavirus in the UK climb to 36.
All close contacts of a man from Bury who contracted coronavirus in Italy are being tested for the virus.
Avril Lavigne has reportedly put a string of shows in Asia on hold over growing concerns about the coronavirus.
As coronavirus continues its deadly march across the globe, the outbreak is wreaking havoc with Hollywood’s efforts to launch major movies and shows. In the process, companies are asking employees to delay work trips to countries such as China, Japan, Italy and South Korea, the regions that have been the most affected by the disease, and they are scuttling promotional campaigns for several upcoming blockbusters.