Sean Penn's CORE to Offer For-Profit COVID-19 Testing for Film, TV Productions

coronavirus on the set of the upcoming Scream 5 film.As reported by Deadline, three crew members on set tested positive for the virus.

Though the film industry is full of uncertainty and craziness (even when there’s no global pandemic), filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve has found a way to be one of the most consistent directors working today. Over the past decade, almost like clockwork, Hansen-Løve has released a new film every two years.

Mariah Carey‘s memoir will be available soon and she’s opening up about things none of her fans have ever known before. The Grammy-winning singer is set to appear in a new interview for Oprah Winfrey‘s Apple TV+ series The Oprah Conversation and she recently revealed some shocking details about her childhood.

coronavirus contact tracing app has garnered a bit of attention.

Oprah Winfrey has a good sense of humor about one of her many viral moments.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNorth Carolina officials have approved a quintet of film and television projects to being filming as a part of its 25% rebate on production expenses, with shooting starting by the end of October.The news was announced Tuesday, six months after almost the entire entertainment industry halted production due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

All The Old Knives.The spy/action drama has been in development for quite some time, with Pine having been attached for the majority of that time.According to Deadline, the movie is now moving forward with news that Amazon Studios has agreed to produce it with Thandie Newton on board to co-star.All The Old Knives, an adaptation of Olen Steinhauer’s 2015 novel of the same name which is set to be directed by Janus Metz, is set in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea and follows ex-lovers – one a CIA spy,

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThailand has become the latest country to unveil protocols for film and TV production following the coronavirus outbreak.Developed by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Public Health and the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, the rules are intended to apply to inbound international productions, the local crews they work with, and to local productions.Thailand has recorded one of the lowest rates of infection and death of any sizable country, but

Hans Zimmer used FaceTime to oversee the recording of ‘Eclipse’, a cover of the Pink Floyd classic that the Dune composer arranged for the film.The closing track to Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), has been reimagined by Zimmer for Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.

As Hollywood location shooting in Canada slowly reopens, the country's overstretched COVID-19 rescue funds for indie film and TV producers has received another injection from the federal government. The Canada Media Fund, a key investor in local TV series using in part public funds, announced another $19 million for its COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund on Thursday.

Also Read: Chris Pine in Talks to Star in 'The Saint' Reboot For ParamountEx-lovers Henry and Celia, one a CIA spy, the other an ex-spy, meet over dinner in Carmel-by-the-Sea to reminisce on their time in Vienna.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK government has published the awaited eligibility criteria and guidelines for its £500M ($646M) film and TV production restart program.The scheme is aimed at helping UK productions that have been suspended and are not able to secure insurance going forward, or are yet to start because of no existing insurance, get back underway before the end of the year.Following industry lobbying, the government committed to an emergency COVID insurance fund back in

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: After launching his acting career in Dunkirk, Harry Styles looks to have found his follow-up. He is has landed one of the lead roles in the New Line thriller Don’t Worry Darling, the next directing outing for Olivia Wilde.

David Robb Labor EditorThe nonprofit relief organization co-founded by Sean Penn and Ann Lee is offering private COVID-19 testing to Los Angeles-based film and TV productions, the net profits from which will help fund the organization’s free testing for at-risk and low-income communities.Their Community Organized Relief Effort – which has helped victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti and numerous other natural disasters – already has provided more than 1.3 million free tests to

Dave McNary Film ReporterCommunity Organized Relief Effort, the coronavirus-testing organization co-founded by actor Sean Penn, is offering private, for-profit COVID-19 testing services to film and television productions in Los Angeles.“We are eager to offer private testing to film and television productions to not only help fund CORE’s programs that help vulnerable and underserved communities, but also to fortify California’s economy,” Penn said.

Robert Pattinson has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, meaning that Batman has had to stop filming. Filming for the new movie, in which the former Twilight star plays Batman, has had to cease only days after it had began again.

Dave McNary Film ReporterFilm permit applications rose 40% in August over July as location production restarts in the Los Angeles area amid COVID-19 restrictions, FilmLA reported Thursday.Since it resumed operations in mid-June after the pandemic forced the film and television business to essentially shut down in March, FilmLA has received 1,127 film permit applications from 829 unique projects.