Imax CEO: COVID-19 Vaccine a "Game Changer" for Movie Theater Revival

The Hollywood Reporter.Netflix offered $200 million for the monster movie however WarnerMedia blocked it and are in talks to bring the film to HBO Max. WarnerMedia has a 25% stake in the film, while Legendary has a 75% stake.Reps for Netflix and Legendary did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment, however a spokesperson for Warner Bros.

The Pioneers Assistance Fund’s Covid-19 relief effort has helped more than 8,000 movie theater workers with nearly $3 million in grants during the pandemic. The fund, which is part of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, is chaired by Chris Aronson, Paramount’s president of distribution.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorStocks in U.S. movie theater circuits AMC and Cinemark staged rallies today after more positive COVID-19 vaccine news as well as a new financial lifeline for Cineworld.The UK-based Cineworld, parent of Regal Cinemas, said it secured a $450 million credit facility and an overall infusion of $750 million.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Kirkcudbrightshire chemist’s son who went on to become President of Ghana has died in hospital in Accra, the country’s capital, aged 73.Jerry John (JJ) Rawlings is reported to have contracted Covid-19 after attending his mother’s funeral in the city.He was the son of James Ramsay John, a pharmacist from Castle Douglas who spent almost 30 years in the country.James became head of Kingsway Chemists, now part

Studio Ghibli has shared another batch of artwork from some of its classic films, including My Neighbour Totoro.The animation house began sharing new images from its arsenal of films, shorts and TV shows earlier this year.The latest drop includes 50 images each for five of its films, including Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 fantasy film My Neighbour Totoro, Porco Rosso – the 1992 film about a WWI pilot-turned-pig – and 1989’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, which centred around a 13-year-old girl and her

Bonkers plot: The glamorous Dolly Parton plays a crooning homeless woman — dressed in her shabbiest cashmere and clutching a giant cardboard “change” box — who is actually an angel in disguise. Meanwhile, a singing Christine Baranski plays a cold, rich woman named Regina who plans to evict an entire town to build a giant mall.

Ellise Shafer editorVariety is pleased to announce that Mary J. Blige and Marcus Mumford will be keynote speakers at its Music for Screens Week, airing Nov.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerShazam! star Zachary Levi has signed on to topline The Unbreakable Boy, an inspirational true story drama from Lionsgate and I Can Only Imagine and I Still Believe producer Kingdom Story Company.Jon Gunn is the screenwriter and director behind this project. He is the writer and executive producer of I Still Believe and also helmed the faith-based film Do You Believe?Based on the book by Scott M.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorShares in major exhibitor Cinemark, along with most movie theater stocks, are rising today as Wall Street salutes another milestone release window agreement.Universal and Cinemark announced a windows deal late Monday that shares a lot of traits with AMC’s breakthrough pact with the same studio earlier this year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThis year’s Game Awards, for the first time, has carved out one category — Most Anticipated Game — to be exclusively decided by fan votes on Twitter.Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the 2020 Game Awards’ Most Anticipated Game via Twitter DMs and share the vote to their timelines. The nominees will be announced Wednesday, Nov.

Sylvester Stallone will be featured in the upcoming superhero movie The Suicide Squad! The 74-year-old actor confirmed the news on his Instagram account in a post that his since been deleted. He shared a video that he shot while on his way to film a scene.

Sylvester Stallone will be featured in the upcoming superhero movie The Suicide Squad!

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Personal History Of David Copperfield filmmaker Armando Iannucci and Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan will be the recipients of the inaugural DDA Spotlight Award at 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLike much of the world, I was thrilled to hear on Monday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was proving to be effective and could end up being available before the end of the year.Sure, it seemed hopeful that there might eventually be an end to the pandemic in sight.

November 10, 2020See also: Gay Twitter has taken over the Proud Boys hashtag and it’s beautifulLater, a man claiming to be “Dan Purdy” posted a video defending Browning, saying he intended to send that message to the Pennsylvania Republican, according to USA Today. “I am indeed a gay, black man,” the man in the video said.