U.S. Theaters Stare Down Worst-Case Scenario for 2020

Drew Barrymore brought her Scream character back from the dead in a hilarious new sketch on The Drew Barrymore Show.During the Thursday, October 22, episode of her daytime talk show, the 45-year-old actress revisited her classic role from the 1996 horror film.

Regal Cinemas is set to reopen 11 movie theaters in New York State after receiving a greenlight from Governor Andrew Cuomo to do so from Oct. 23.

It hasn't even been two months since the unfortunate demise of Chadwick Boseman and the chatter about Black Panther sequel has begun on social media platforms. The international actor, who was the face of the Marvel superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was supposed to return to the franchise for Black Panther 2.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter months of nearly constant bad news — theater closures, movie postponements, “Tenet!” — the film industry last week finally received a glimmer of good news: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that cinemas outside of NYC can start reopening on Friday.Hollywood studios have made it clear that blockbusters won’t return until cinemas in New York and California, two influential movie markets in the U.S., can reopen.

NBC 4 in New York City reported. Precautions will include mandatory mask-wearing and assigned seating.NEW: Starting October 23, movie theaters outside of NYC can reopen at 25% capacity with up to 50 people per screen.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFinally, exhibition gets a break in the Empire State.During a press conference on Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced movie theaters outside of New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity or up to 50 people per screen on October 23rd.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he may close early voting locations in areas of Brooklyn and Queens that are currently under coronavirus lockdown restrictions imposed last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York Post reported.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe entertainment industry has turned its focus on Albany, N.Y., over the last week, as it escalates the pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow movie theaters to reopen.Inside the Capitol, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy has also been rallying support for the industry.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAs the exhibition industry teeters, global cinema owners beseeched New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to reopen theaters in areas of the state with low infection rates. The response was not promising.The executive committee of the Global Cinema Federation — led by Alejandro Ramirez Magaña, CEO of Cinépolis, in a letter to the governor Wednesday, praised the state’s progress in combating COVID and listed steps exhibitors have taken to keep patrons and staff safe.

The executive committee of the Global Cinema Federation sent a letter Wednesday to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo imploring the lawmaker — who has allowed indoor dining and other pubic-facing activities to resume operation — to let movie theaters reopen wherever possible.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMovie theater owners, frustrated by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to keep cinemas closed, are pleading with him to reopen venues in the state.

It’s not just domestic theater chains that are desperate to see cinemas reopen in New York and Los Angeles, but also cinema operators worldwide.

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic makes the grief of those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 “worse,” Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean, who lost her elderly in-laws to the virus, said on Tuesday.

The latest release playing at a New York movie theater? The battle between exhibitors and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Naman Ramachandran Letitia Wright, who starred alongside the late Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther,” has completed shooting on Dominic Savage’s BAFTA-nominated female-led anthology series “I Am.”“I Am Danielle,” starring Wright, C.J. Beckford (“Victoria”) and Sophia Brown (“Giri/Haji”), wrapped earlier this month.Wright was a BAFTA Rising Star in 2019 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2018 for U.K.