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CinemaCon launches Monday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the second in-person gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios since August, and Covid. That edition was shadowed by the Delta Variant, ongoing theater closures and shifting release dates. Now the picture is significantly brighter. Domestic attendance at the confab, including a full complement of studio heads, is at a pre-pandemic level (international still a bit softer given challenges in some markets). Moviegoing is on the rise and the release sked looks full and fixed. NATO President & CEO John Fithian and MPA Chairman-CEO Charles Rivkin fielded questions from Deadline on the evolving post-Covid landscape and relationship between the two camps. (Some responses are condensed and edited for clarity.)

Gleb Savchenko's previously contracted the COVID-19 Delta variant. The 37-year-old  pro revealed on AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke's podcast that he got very sick with the virus three months ago, when he was unvaccinated.«I've never felt worse in my life,» he said.

“Mission: Impossible 7,” which had been slated for release next year on Memorial Day weekend, has been moved to September 30, 2022 while “Top Gun: Maverick” moves to that Memorial Day slot from a previous spot on November 19. “Jackass Forever” will move from October 2 to February 4, 2022.

“Leave It To Beaver” star Tony Dow has been hospitalized with pneumonia after being taken to the E.R. on Thursday.

posted on the tour’s website.For Brooks, COVID-19 is a personal issue, as his wife and fellow country act Trisha Yearwood contracted the illness earlier this year.This announcement of country blues will affect shows planned for Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Charlotte and the Nashville show, which was originally postponed after a July rainout.But there’s hope for fans, as the country star said there are plans to redo the dates in the future.“But with a hopeful heart, we will reschedule and

sparking Obama drama on social media. The soulful Grammy Award winner took to Twitter seeking the former first family’s forgiveness for being a “terrible guest” by posting pictures and videos of Barack Obama’s massive 60th birthday party in Martha’s Vineyard on Aug. 7. “Mr.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThings didn’t go exactly as planned.After spending the bulk of the pandemic hustling to get government assistance for movie theaters hit hard by COVID-19, John Fithian should have been savoring a box office revival this summer.Instead, the head of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), the exhibition industry’s main lobbying arm, is working with members to try to convince Hollywood studios that they need to stop releasing movies on their

As he urged Californians to get vaccinated, Governor Gavin Newsom said twice this week that the share of analyzed positive Covid cases caused by the more transmissive Delta variant would be north of 60% when new numbers were announced. That’s up from about 53% in late July. The governor was underselling his point.