"COVID is going to be with us a while, so we really felt the need to open up, with a focus on safety," Bell said.
In practical terms that meant all personnel working in the bubble had to quarantine for 14 days if they flew in from the United States, per British health protocols. They had to wear masks on the sets at all times, with the actors set for a scene wearing face shields to smear the makeup, a source close to the production told NBC News. The shields come off shortly before director Colin Trevorrow yells,"Action"; they go back on shortly after,"Cut.
Even when potential blockbusters like"Jurassic Park: Dominion" are wrapped, it may be a while before an audience sees them. "This complete shutdown has never happened before in the history of entertainment," actor Morgan Freeman told NBC News in May."Shut-ins are currently bingeing on Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and whomever else is streaming. Habits may be forced to change."The 83-year-old Oscar winner says he remembers the vivid terror he felt seeing his first movie in a theater, the original"King Kong" as a 6-year-old.
As bad as the situation is for the big studios, the coronavirus pandemic has been an even bigger disaster for arthouse and international cinema. The prestigious Cannes and Telluride film festivals, slated for May and September respectively, were canceled, denying many independent filmmakers the opportunity to screen their work and find distributors.
LOCAL 80 and still not working!
No one cares about the bandwagon stars with their fake apologies and political views hope you all suffer from your mistakes
POOR THINGS........ Bet it didn’t hurt their pay
I feel sooo bad for all those self congratulating millionaires.
Cool article my dude, but we need to talk about Chuck Todd. Can you please tell him that they have journalism courses at his local community college. Hook the brother up with some night classes, you can call it continuing education.
How can they make movies while others suffer ! This sick Movie industry should be shit down and not take any risk in spreading the virus being their jobs are non essential