It’s only been ten days since Rudy Golbert tested positive for COVID-19, but it feels like it’s been years. Over the last week or so, the NCAA has cancelled its winter and spring championships, California has gone on lock down and we’ve all resorted to partying via Instagram live. Among the many industries effected by the growing pandemic, the film industry stands as one that has been hit the hardest. Actors Idris Elba and Tom Hanks have both tested positive. Marvel has halted production of Shang-Chi and postponed the release of Black Widow. Unfortunately, things are not looking too great moving forward either.
Public Figures Diagnosed
Daniel Dae Kim
Sabrina Dhowre
Idris Elba
Tom Hanks
Olga Kurylenko
Rachel Matthews
Rita Wilson
Early VOD Releases
March 20th
Emma (Theatrical Release Date: March 20, 2020)
The Hunt (Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 2020)
The Invisible Man (Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 2020)
March 24th
Birds of Prey (Theatrical Release Date: February 7, 2020)
Bloodshot (Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 2020)
Just Mercy (Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2019)
The Gentlemen (Theatrical Release Date: January 24, 2020)
The Way Back (Theatrical Release Date: March 6, 2020)
March 27th
I Still Believe (Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 2020)
March 31st
Sonic The Hedgehog (Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2020)
April 3rd
The Lovebirds (Theatrical Release Date: N/A)
April 10th
Trolls World Tour (Theatrical Release Date: N/A)
Festival Postponements
March
Prague International Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (New Festival Date: Late May, Early June)
April
Bentonville Film Festival (New Festival Date: August 5-8)
Beverly Hills Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
Doc10 Film Festival (New Festival Date: Summer 2020)
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (New Festival Date: TBD)
Newport Beach Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
Tribeca Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
May
Cannes Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
French Riviera Film Festival (New Festival Date: June 8-9, 2020)
June
Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity (New Festival Date: October 26-30, 2020)
Edinburgh International Film Festival (New Festival Date: TBD)
Nantucket Film Festival (New Festival Date: Summer 2020)
Release Date Postponements
March 20th
A Quiet Place II (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
March 27th
Mulan (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
April 3rd
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (New Theatrical Release Date: August 7, 2020)
The New Mutants (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
April 10th
No Time To Die (New Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 2020)
April 17th
Antlers (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
April 24th
Antebellum (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
May 1st
Black Widow (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
May 8th
Run (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
May 15th
Spiral (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
The Woman in the Window (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
May 22nd
F9 (New Theatrical Release Date: April 2, 2021)
July 3rd
Minions: The Rise of Gru (New Theatrical Release Date: TBD)
Production Suspensions
Avatar II
Avatar III
Birds of Paradise
Cinderella
Fantastic Beasts III
Home Alone
Jurassic World: Dominion
King Richard
Little Mermaid
Mission: Impossible 7
Nightmare Alley
Official Competition
Peter Pan & Wendy
Pirates
Samaritan
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Rings
Shrine
Shrunk
The Batman
The Card Counter
The Forgiven
The Harder They Fall
The Last Duel
The Man From Toronto
The Matrix IV
The Nightingale
The Prom
Uncharted
Vacation Friends
Festivals Cancellations
March
Sun Valley Film Festival
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
Canadian Film Fest
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Red Sea International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
Sun Valley Film Festival
SXSW
Think Cinema Lausanne
April
Ebertfest
San Francisco International Film Festival
TCM Classic Film Festival
May
Seattle International Film Festival
June
Sydney Film Festival
Theater Closures
Alamo Drafthouse (All But One Theater Closed; Re-Open Date: TBD)
AMC (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Cinemark (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Cineplex Odeon (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Cineworld (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Landmark Theaters (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Palace Cinemas (Closed All Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
Regal Cinemas (Closed All U.S. Theaters; Re-Open Date: TBD)
