Peter Bart: Hollywood Feeling COVID-Weary And Zoomed Out, But There’s A Bright Side

Variety reports that Batman star Robert Pattinson has been diagnosed with Coronavirus amidst reports that filming of The Batman shut down only two days after starting back up. According to the publication, production resumed on the film on September 1, and on Thursday (September 3), they received word that an anonymous member of the crew was diagnosed with COVID-19 and production was halted. At the time of the shut down, Warner Bros.

Star Wars, Harry Potter, LEGO City and LEGO Friends.The calendars are packed with characters and and little builds, providing daily LEGO moments throughout December.Amazingly, the calendars are available to buy now, except for the City Advent Calendar which goes on sale on Wednesday, September 16th.If you want to get your hands on one in time for the festive season don't hang about as they're all bound to sell out quickly.Here's everything you need to know about the new Advent calendars.The

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeThe Republican convention this week delivered cool optics, sharp reality television and an ominous threat to public health, in the opinion of most media critics.“A political convention is like a movie trailer; if a party messes up, it will likely mess up the election,” according to Franklin J.

Big-time action director Peter Berg took to social media to commend his nephew, who is a firefighter battling the massive wildfires out west. He said on Instagram: “I’m a very proud uncle.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeThe Motion Picture Academy’s decision to expel Roman Polanski in 2018 is headed for court again on Tuesday, and savvy observers likely will distance themselves from the rancor that the case will generate.Polanski is resolutely pursuing his appeal because he feels he was denied due process.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterRainn Wilson will keynote the first installment of Variety’s three-part “Sustainability in Hollywood” series presented by Toyota Mirai.

It's been a little over a month since Megan Thee Stallion broke her silence on what occurred the morning she was shot in the foot after leaving a party in Hollywood. While she didn't reveal any names involved in the incident, many speculated the gunman to be fellow rapper Tory Lanez, whom she was in a vehicle with at the time.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDaniel Dae Kim is probably best known for his role in the iconic sci-fi series Lost as well as his role in Hawaii Five-0. He has since become a gamechanger and disrupter when it comes to advocacy for Asians, Asian Americans and other underrepresented voices in Hollywood.In 2017, he and Grace Park, who is also Asian, exited the CBS reboot of the classic ahead of the eighth season due to contractual agreements surrounding salary.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterPressing on with plans to hold its physical edition September 18-26, Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section, the competitive strand that does not mandate any style or length standards.There are 10 features and nine shorts present this year.

Mancunians have been told their partying has to be put on hold as the city’s Covid infection rate rose almost to the government’s red alert threshold.Latest figures show Manchester recording 49 cases per 100,000, just below the 50 mark that would push it into the government’s riskiest category.The city’s rate has more than tripled in a month.Its leaders have now warned that house parties - which are believed to partly be behind the rise - and other inside gatherings must stop, or else Manchester

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Flash star Neil Sandilands is to co-star in Sweet Tooth, Netflix’s upcoming drama series based on the DC Vertigo comic, which comes from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz and Warner Bros.

the COVID-19 pandemic, star Gaten Matarazzo is doing what he can to make ends meet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has been working as a food runner at a New Jersey restaurant to pass the time.

While it might have come as a surprise for Bachelor Nation fans to see Peter Weber ultimately end up with Kelley Flanagan, the former lead just reminded us the pair’s love story began wayyy before TV cameras were ever rolling!

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeRon Meyer’s departure from Universal amid rumors of scandal has stirred a strong emotional response in Hollywood, perhaps more than any other executive exit within memory. Few had a wider circle of friendships than the 75-year-old ex-agent, some entailing deep trust and loyalty among the top stars and power players.“Ronnie loves people.

ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gaten Matarazzo has had to find other employment this summer.The 17-year-old Stranger Things star has taken a gig as a food runner at a restaurant on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, where some of his family members also work.

Master P said he will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father.Trinity Randolph and her 21-year-old father, Brandon Waddles, died of multiple gunshot wounds Friday in Louisville, the Jefferson County coroner’s office said in a statement.The statement listed the deaths as homicides.