Los Angeles Still Leads In Soundstage Space, But FilmLA Says Growth Is Outpaced By Toronto, UK & New York

An unwelcome return. ASAP Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International airport after returning from a vacation with Rihanna, according to multiple reports.

On-location film and TV production in Greater Los Angeles is off to a “strong start” in 2022, with 9,832 days of on-location shooting setting an all-time first-quarter record according to the latest report from FilmLA, the city and county film permit office. That topped the previous first quarter mark set in 2016 but was down 8.8% from the record-setting 10,780 shoot days racked up in the fourth quarter of 2021.

In FilmLA’s latest quarterly report, 9,832 shooting days were reported between January and March, topping the Q1 record of 9,725 shooting days in 2016. Driving this increase was shooting for reality and drama television shows, including “Basketball Wives,” “American Horror Stories,” and “The Flight Attendant.” TV dramas accounted for 1,279 shooting days — 8.6% above the five-year average — while reality shows surged to 2,600 shooting days.

ICM Partners’ New York office officially reopened today more than two years after closing for the coronavirus pandemic. It follows the recent office reopening for the agency’s London-based operations, ICM Stellar Sports and Primary Talent International. No official return to the office date has been announced yet for ICM Partners’ headquarters in Century City but everyone is expected to be back in early May, I hear.

A new state study suggests the number of people in Los Angeles County who have been infected with Covid-19 during the pandemic is far greater than the number confirmed through standard testing. That’s due largely to the number of people who never developed symptoms and so never got tested, or who couldn’t access tests, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said today.

One week after Los Angeles threw off the last of its Covid restrictions, L.A. Officials are warning of the spread of the more contagious BA.2 variant, a rise in cases and looming school and religious holidays.

TWICE have announced an additional date for their upcoming encore concert in Los Angeles.The group shared earlier today (April 7) that they would be performing for an additional night in Los Angeles for their upcoming encore concert, after reportedly selling out tickets within 15 to 25 minutes of sales going live for what was previously meant to be a one-night-only performance.The second show will also be held at the Banc Of California Stadium, which boasts a rough seat capacity of 22,000, and will take place on May 15. The addition of both encore performances comes after the girl group wrapped up the U.S leg of their ‘III’ world tour last month, which saw all seven shows in L.A, Oakland, Fort Worth and New York sell out.Tickets for the newly-added show will be going on sale on April 11 at 3pm PDT through the Live Nation website.TWICE 4TH WORLD TOUR ‘Ⅲ’ ENCORE / ADDITIONAL SHOW INFO■SHOW INFO-LOS ANGELES 2022.05.15 (SUN) 7:30PM @ BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM■TICKET OPEN-2022.04.11 (MON) 3PM (PDT)-WEBSITE: https://t.co/ugDHoZSOol■MORE INFOhttps://t.co/3u7cpM9Rtr#TWICE_4TH_WORLD_TOUR_ENCORE pic.twitter.com/NfbXWlqFYX— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) April 7, 2022With this, TWICE will also be first K-pop girl group in history to perform in a North American stadium, and are also the second K-pop act to do so overall, following BTS, per Soompi. Last year, TWICE released ‘Formula Of Love: T+O=<3’ alongside the music video for its lead single ‘Scientist’.

The New York Film Critics Circle will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at TAO Downtown. Jordan Hoffman will serve as the 2022 Chairperson of the NYFCC and Stephen Garrett will continue as the group’s General Manager.

The rapid growth of the more transmissible BA.2 variant of Covid-19 is continuing in Los Angeles County. As of March 12, the latest date for which data is available, 32% of local positive Covid tests that underwent laboratory sequencing turned out to be the result of BA.2.

TWICE are set to return to Los Angeles for a one-night-only encore performance of their sold-out ‘III’ US tour.At midnight KST today (March 31), the group’s label JYP Entertainment announced on social media that the K-pop girl group will be performing at Los Angeles’ Banc Of California Stadium, which boasts a rough seat capacity of 22,000. The concert will take place on May 14.The addition of the encore performance comes after the girl group wrapped up the U.S leg of their ‘III’ world tour last month, which saw all seven shows in L.A, Oakland, Fort Worth and New York sell out.Tickets for the upcoming Banc Of California Stadium performance will be go on sale on April 6 at 3pm PDT through the Live Nation website.TWICE 4TH WORLD TOUR ‘Ⅲ’ ENCORE■SHOW INFO– LOS ANGELES 2022.05.14 (SAT) 7:30PM @ BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM■TICKET OPEN– 2022.04.06 (WED) 3PM (PDT)– WEBSITE : https://t.co/ugDHoZSOol■MORE INFOhttps://t.co/3u7cpM9Rtr#TWICE #트와이스#TWICE_4TH_WORLD_TOUR_ENCORE pic.twitter.com/xQbwX7A7TC— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) March 30, 2022With this, TWICE will also be first K-pop girl group in history to perform in a North American stadium, and are also the second K-pop act to do so overall, following BTS, per Soompi. Last year, TWICE released ‘Formula Of Love: T+O=<3’ alongside the music video for its lead single ‘Scientist’.