Chris Hemsworth and the rest of the Extraction 2 team will now be rolling cameras elsewhere.
The ongoing Mission: Impossible production has hit another snag in the form of a lawsuit.
Dakota Johnson's new movie just hit a COVID-related setback.
Earlier this year, Mission: Impossible 7 (subtitle forthcoming) was one of the first big international productions to shut down following the outbreak of the coronavirus. It didn’t help, of course, that filming was about to commence on an elaborate chase sequence in Venice, one of the early epicenters of the disease. The production has been up and running for a few weeks now, with several epic stunts being filmed in Norway (where a small sliver of Mission: Impossible – Fallout was filmed). Now Mission: Impossible 7 is back in Italy, doing what they do best – causing mischief. The Associated Press …
Robert Pattinson is back in the cape and cowl after testing positive for COVID-19, which forced The Batman to shut down production. Variety reports that Pattinson has been cleared to return to work after recuperating, and filming on the highly anticipated DC movie is now back in progress. Production on The Batman shut down on September 3rd after Pattinson tested positive for the coronavirus, only shortly after production had kicked back up to begin with. He and all the cast and crew who were in close contact with the actor were all quarantined following the positive test. Matt Reeves …
Production on Chucky, the USA Network and Syfy series about the demonic doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer, has been delayed until next year. The show was set to begin filming later this year, but has now been pushed to 2021 due to continued pandemic production shutdowns. [caption id="attachment_912026" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via SyFy[/caption] As reported by Deadline, the delay in filming will not necessarily impact the series’ anticipated premiere date in 2021, as producers are still optimistic that production can be completed in time. Chucky, from showrunner and Child’s Play creator …
Walt Disney World is about to reopen, but one group of cast members won't be back.
One major entry to Marvel's Phase Four slate is ready to get back to work this summer.
Could The Matrix 4 start filming again by July? It looks like Warner Bros. has hope for the paused production of their highly-anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy. Per Variety, the castmembers have signed 8-week extensions that will keep the actors on hold for the production until at least July 6. The sequel sees Lana Wachowski returning to write and direct, and Warner Bros. kicked off filming back in February in Sanfrancisco before packing up for a Berlin shoot in mid-March. But production shutdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the shoot was halted …
As summer vacation heats up, our complicated reactions to the coronavirus pandemic and worldwide shutdowns stay complicated. But one thing is simple: Disney lost a ton of money as a result. Per their earnings report, Disney's theme park unit, home of such summer vacation mainstays as Disneyland and Disney World, lost $1 billion in its second quarter earnings as a result of the coronavirus shutdowns. Now, before you start throwing Disney a pity party, the corporation as a whole still earned around $18 billion in revenue during their second quarter -- which is, y'know, a little more than I …
NBC's The Blacklist, starring James Spader and Megan Boone, is getting a mini-makeover for its Season 7 finale. Ahead of the May 15 episode, it's been announced The Blacklist Season 7 closer will feature a blend of live action and graphic novel-style animation (a unique solution decided on by the show's producers) following an industry-wide production shutdown in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 19th and final episode of Season 7, titled "The Kazanjian Brothers," will follow the Task Force as they look into "an accountant who works for lucrative criminals …