REOPENING CANADA: Cineplex back with $5 movie screenings, recent favourites

“Big Brother Canada” is coming back for a ninth season with a new creative twist.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Odeon Cinemas, the AMC-owned chain which is the UK’s largest cinema operator by number of sites, has decided to slow down its reopening plans amid ongoing coronavirus disruption and a film slate that is seeing major titles continue to shift back.The chain reopened an initial 10 sites on July 4, which was the first date that the UK government allowed venues to resume operations.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorKorean hit #Alive kicked up another $2.2M this weekend, holding well throughout the mid-weeks, but with an overall 63% Friday-Saturday-Sunday dip from the comparable weekend days last session. The timely thriller that’s set against the backdrop of a city in lockdown due to a virus has now grossed $11M.

Also Read: Watch John Boyega's Passionate Speech at Black Lives Matter London Rally: 'We Have Always Been Important' (Video)The film plans to shoot on location in the UK in early 2021.Rocket Science is representing the sales rights and financing the film, and Endeavor Content is co-representing the sales rights. Chris Coen, Rebecca Brown and Felicity Jones’s Piecrust Productions will produce along with  Rocket Science.

As it continues a phased reopening, Canadian exhibitor Cineplex has started legal proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Regal owner Cineworld Group, "seeking damages after Cineworld wrongfully repudiated the transaction to acquire Cineplex." On June 12, the U.K.-based cinema giant had called off its planned $2.1 billion takeover of Cineplex, which would have created one of the world's largest cinema companies with more than 11,200 screens globally.

Naman Ramachandran Canada’s Cineplex has initiated legal proceedings against Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group over its failed acquisition deal.Cineworld moved on June 12 to scrap its $1.6 billion acquisition of the Canadian business — a move that instantly anticipated legal action from Cineplex, which promised to sue just days later.

hereAnd sharing a throwback photo of herself with a friend she wrote with a sad face emoji: "Back when we were allowed to touch." Lucy, whose character left Weatherfield in March to start a new life in London, won British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Female Dramatic Performance, an Inside Soap Award for Best Actress and a National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance for her role as Bethany.

coronavirus pandemic, Prince William paid a visit to a local pub in Norfolk, England, to speak with staff about how they've managed the shutdowns and how they're planning for reopening.The Kensington Royal Instagram account shared a series of photos of the Duke of Cambridge practicing social distancing as he sat and chatted with several staff members in an outdoor space.«As pubs and restaurants reopen around the UK this weekend, The Duke popped into the local pub in Norfolk to wish the staff

Prince William has headed back to the pub.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

Over the past few weeks, McDonald's has gradually been getting back to 'normal', after it temporarily closed all of its restaurants in the UK due to the coronavirus lockdown.But while many of its most popular menu items have now returned - with breakfast and milkshakes making a comeback on July 8 - shoppers have noticed that its iconic Monopoly promotion is still missing.Now McDonald's has shared an update on its Monopoly promotion in the UK, and it's sad news for anyone who was expecting it to

Tenet and Disney’s Mulan reboot.The chain were set to reopen their branches on July 10 as lockdown restrictions eased across the UK, however that plan will now be abandoned in favour of a phased reopening of venues from the end of this month.Speaking to Variety, Vue CEO Tim Richards said: “Having taken comprehensive steps to safeguard our staff and customers, Vue is ready to welcome back customers to its UK cinemas to enjoy the escapism of the big screen experience.“We know from successfully

“Tenet” and “Mulan” postponed their releases by several weeks amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases.The chain said it’s pushing the reopening of its US Regal theaters and its UK and Ireland chains from July 10 to July 31. The move came a day after AMC, the country’s largest movie theater chain, said it would hold off on its July 15 reopening plan and reopen 450 of its more than 600 theaters on July 30 instead.

After the release of Tenet and Mulan was pushed back again amid a surge in U.S. coronavirus case counts, Ellis Jacob, chairman of the National Association of Theatre Owners, has discussed efforts to reopen Los Angeles and New York City movie screens to the summer's biggest tentpole releases.