Yunfan June Weekly Film News Express:
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >, Indian Bollywood actor Sushant Sheen Rahaput commits suicide</h1>
According to Indian media reports, famous Bollywood actor Sushant Hen Rahaput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on Sunday at the age of 34.
Sushant Sim Rahaput
Sushant Sim Lahaput was originally a TV actor who entered Bollywood in 2013 in "Life In the Broken Line". Life in a Broken Line is based on author Chitan Bahat's super-best-selling novel The 3 Mistakes of Life. Later, he starred in "My God", "Detective Bakshi", "The First Dream" and other works.
"Oh My God"
According to the police investigation, he hanged himself in his apartment. His body was found by domestic workers and immediately reported to the police. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bollywood stars have expressed their condolences.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned on Twitter: "Sushant Shin Rahaput ... A smart young man who left too early. He has achieved both television and film, and his rise in the entertainment industry has inspired many people and left many unforgettable performances. Shocked by his death. My heart is with his family and fans. ”
As India's financial centre and Bollywood's heartland, Mumbai has been struggling to fight the coronavirus, which has brought India's entertainment industry to a complete standstill.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > second, the vice president of Bona Film Group passed away</h1>
On June 10, Bona Film Group released a message on its official public account, saying that Vice President Huang Wei died in the early morning of the same day at the age of 52, and all colleagues of the Group mourned bitterly.
This news has aroused high concern from the outside world, and some people have speculated whether it is related to the difficulties caused by the continuous shutdown of the cinema industry since the spread of the epidemic. The well-known director Jia Zhangke said when forwarding this news: "The sadness of the industry."
Bona Pictures is a company specializing in film distribution and production and cinema business, and its official website information shows that Bona has produced and distributed more than 200 films such as "Red Sea Action" and "Wise Tiger Mountain", with a cumulative box office of more than 20 billion yuan, and has built nearly 100 modern multi-hall cinemas in major cities across the country.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in January 2020, cinemas across the country have been closed. The National Film Administration issued a notice on June 5 saying that the opening of cinemas nationwide must be scheduled in a uniform manner.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, in the first quarter of 2020, the total box office of the national film market was 2.246 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 87.94%, and the number of moviegoers was 60.0575 million, a year-on-year decrease of 87.51%. Moviegoers plummeted, and the entire film industry, including film and television production companies and publicity and distribution companies, was in a slump.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > third, HBO removes "Gone with the Wind" </h1>
According to foreign media reports, HBO Max recently removed the American classic movie "Gone with the Wind". It is reported that the initiative was affected by the killing of the black man Floyd.
The film stars Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Heidi McDaniel and others. The film won ten awards at the 12th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Among them was Best Supporting Actress, and winner Heidi McDaniel was the first black actress in Oscar history to win an acting award. But at the awards ceremony at the time, blacks needed to sit separately from whites.
On June 8, John Ridley, the screenwriter of Twelve Years of Slavery, commented in the Los Angeles Times, calling Gone with the Wind a film "celebrating the pre-Civil War Southern region." The film doesn't ignore the horrors of slavery, but it just stays on perpetuating some of the most painful stereotypes of people of color. ”
Twelve Years of Slavery
Recently, the death of black Floyd caused by the violent law enforcement of the US police has continued to arouse concern. As a result, entertainment companies are reevaluating the content. In addition to HBO Max's removal of the classic movie "Gone with the Wind", the Paramount Television Network also canceled the long-running police reality show.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >, AMC announced the reopening of theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom in July</h1>
Recently, AMC revealed at an investor meeting that the company plans to reopen almost all of its theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom in July to welcome the scheduled Release of "Creed" (directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Robert Pattinson) in North America on July 31, and "Mulan" (directed by Nikki Carrow and starring Liu Yifei) released on July 24. Previously, AMC had restarted its theaters in Norway.
"Creed"
Creed is an action thriller produced by Warner Bros. directed by Christopher Nolan and co-starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debiczi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Kenneth Branagh. The film tells the story of the survival of the entire world at stake, and the agents use the "time reversal" to try to prevent the outbreak of World War III.
<H1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >5, next year the Oscars may be delayed</h1>
According to foreign media reports, the Date of the Oscars Ceremony held on February 28, 2021 may be delayed. On June 15, US time (that is, tomorrow Beijing time), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will meet online to decide whether to postpone this date by 8 weeks to cope with the impact of the new crown epidemic on the release and production of movies. The Oscars have been delayed three times in history, in 1938 (the Los Angeles flood), in 1968 (martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated), and in 1981 (when President Reagan was assassinated).