It’s official: movies are being pulled from theaters and moving straight to digital release due to Coronavirus.  The Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae comedy The Lovebirds is the first movie to land at Netflix. The feature from Paramount marks the first time that a studio movie loses its theatrical release...
France’s premier event will officially not go ahead in its traditional May slot.  The 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed with late June early July dates considered. Organizers confirmed Thursday evening that the iconic film festival will no longer take place during the scheduled dates of...
Netflix and YouTube have decided to reduce video quality amid the Coronavirus crisis.  Multiple outlets report that the two streamers are moving to temporarily slow things down in Europe. In other words, they are set to reduce bandwidth used in Europe for at least the next month following unprecedented usage...
The actress, best-selling author, director, philanthropist, musician and entrepreneur is officially in business with Fox.  Bella Thorne has signed a development to develop both scripted and unscripted projects for the network. “If I was able to tell my 8-year-old self that you’re going to sign a development deal with Fox by...
The Emmy-winning show will return for a one-night-only event this Sunday.  The Rosie O’Donnell Show revival will raise money for The Actors Fund. The program will feature performances and appearances from stars including Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss, Gloria Estefan, Billy Porter, Morgan Freeman, and many others.  “Everybody who knows...
Conan is to air new full episodes beginning March 30. While every major late-night program has halted production, Conan O’Brien will return to doing full shows despite the Coronavirus.  According to the network, the new shows will be shot remotely on an iPhone, without an audience and with guest interviews being...
The faith-based drama from Cinema Libre Studio and Fight to Fame Films, has found its director.  Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is stepping behind the camera to direct When We Pray.  The drama follows two brothers who become pastors at different churches in the same community. One brother develops his church into...
This year’s GLAAD Media Awards have been postponed.  GLAAD organizers confirm that the 31st annual GLAAD Awards that were set to take place March 19 have pushed back to later this year.  The news was announced on GLAAD’s website and social media channels.  Chief Communications Officer and an Executive Producer of the...
HBO Max has put in a pilot order for its Julia Child inspired series.  Julia will explore the life of Child and her show The French Chef. The one-hour show hails from director and executive producer Charles McDougall. Daniel Goldfarb will serve as the writer and executive producer on the...
The Scream franchise is set to make its return.  The fifth iteration of the slasher movie franchise has found its directors — Ready or Not filmmakers Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The original horror pic starring Neve Campbell debuted in 1996. The film directed by Wes Craven from a script by...