Movie Theaters in California May Open on June 12 & Here's How it Would Work

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIt’s official — at least for the time being: Disney said Friday it is moving Niki Caro’s Mulan release date from July 25 to August 21, the weekend after Tenet‘s five-day opening from August 12-16.We were hearing noise about this earlier this week, as we told you, with COVID-19 cases surging nationwide and theaters reopening in New York, Los Angeles and China up in the air.

Tia Mowry is still practicing isolation in her California mansion with her family. She has been doing her best to keep things happy and fun.

Kobe Bryant may have been disoriented in thick fog when he reported the aircraft was climbing while it was heading towards the hills of California, according to documents released by federal investigators.Group text messages showed weather conditions were a concern for pilot Ara Zobayan the day before the flight, but that conditions changed enough by the next morning that it "should be OK".Moments before the crash that killed Mr Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people on 26 January –

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles County health officials announced Thursday that bars, wineries, tattoo parlors and nail salons will be allowed to reopen on Friday.But the county is still not allowing movie theaters to reopen, even though California health officials issued guidelines allowing theaters to open across the state more than a week ago.County officials offered no explanation for excluding theaters from the reopening order.The news comes as a disappointment to the Arena

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticLin-Manuel Miranda has weighed in on John Bolton’s lift of a Hamilton lyric for use as the title of his memoir The Room Where It Happened.Since the former national security adviser announced the title last year, Hamilton fans took notice of the reference to the musical’s song “The Room Where It Happens.” Earlier this year, the show’s producer, Jeffrey Seller, told a California newspaper, “I don’t even know how to describe it; it’s just strange.”Miranda

The California Department of Public Health declared that the state’s movie theaters can reopen as of this Friday (June 12) amid the pandemic – but don’t expect many of them to do so.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Despite yesterday’s good news for exhibition from the California Department of Public Health that they can reopen as early as this Friday, June 12, we’re hearing that many notable chains won’t be.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMovie theaters in California could begin reopening as early as June 12 under strict proposed guidelines that have been issued by the state’s Department of Public Health.Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to weigh in on the proposed guidelines, which are part of family entertainment rules.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten EXCLUSIVE: With California Gov. Gavin Newsom potentially poised to make an announcement easing COVID-19 restrictions on movie theaters this week, the industry anticipates at least the semblance of a summer season.The news will come as a relief to movie theaters, which have been shut since mid-March, and studios as well which have holding back on expensive event movies.  Warner Bros.

coronavirus response, allowing the re-opening of some “higher-risk workplaces” – including recording studios and film sets.“Music, TV and film production may resume in California, recommended no sooner than June 12, 2020, and subject to approval by county public health officers within the jurisdictions of operations following their review of local epidemiological data,” the California Department of Public Health said in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter.The new guidance indicates that

Also Read: Film Schools Brace for Virtual Classes and New Production ProtocolsLast Monday, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers outlined in a white paper recommendations on reopening production to Newsom, New York Gov.

 Ben Affleck  and  Ana de Armas  are joining protesters in the fight against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd, 46. The couple, who has been quarantining together in Los Angeles, stepped out Tuesday morning to listen to protesters at the Save Venice March.