In the past 12 hours, what film and television news from around the world is worth watching?
01. The National Film Administration notified the national film industry not to resume business for the time being
According to the news of the intersection point of Xinhua Daily, the National Film Administration notified that all theaters will not resume business for the time being, and those that have resumed business will be suspended immediately. The specific resumption time is notified by the National Film Administration.
Previously, some theaters have resumed business, and it is rumored that a number of old films such as "Reunion" and "Dream Quest" will be re-screened from the end of this month.
02. Zhang Zhen joined Shen Enjing to star in the new film
Starring Shen Eun-kei ("Sunshine Sister Tao" and Junko Toshiki Toshiki), Yoshihiko Ueda's film directorial debut, Tsubaki no Tsubaki, revolves around her grandmother Silk and granddaughter Nagisa, who live in the home of Tsubaki, and the people who visit their homes.
The film now exposes more casts, including: Zhang Zhen, Kyoka Suzuki, Seiichi Tanabe, and Koji Shimizu. Suzuki plays Nagisa's uncle, Zhang Zhen and Tanabe play the uninvited guests who visit the family, and Shimizu plays Nagisa's father's old friend. The film will be released in Japan in July.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, and it's hard for Hollywood to get back to normal anytime soon. Recently, Hollywood's two authoritative media "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter" wrote that the filming suspension will affect the films scheduled for 2021, and the blockbuster studios will rethink the streaming, window and video-on-demand strategies to adapt to this changing world.
Variety reported that although Matt Reeves's "Batman" had been filmed for 7 weeks before the outbreak, it was impossible for the entire United States and the United Kingdom to be reshooted before mid-May, so industry insiders expected that the film would only have a 25% chance of being released on June 25, 2021.
The situation of "The Matrix 4" is even worse, the film is scheduled for May 21, 2021, the location shooting is not over, the film has a lot of CG special effects to produce, and director Lana Wachowski has a shorter production time than Matt Reeves. This sci-fi film is more likely to be extended.
Paramount's Mission Impossible 7 is more troublesome, with large sections of the film needing to be filmed in Venice, but Italy is currently the country with the worst epidemic in the world, and no one knows when the crew will return to Italy to shoot. The film is set for July 23, 2021, and there is not much time left for Brother Tang.
Marvel Studios is also in trouble, and the filming of "Shangqi" in Australia has been stopped, and the film is scheduled for February 12, 2021. Sam Remy's "Doctor Strange 2" will be released on May 7, 2021, and it is reported that preparations have been going on at home, and Marvel plans to start it in June, otherwise it will really not be able to catch the release time.
Although Netflix is a streaming media, after the shooting was stopped, many film and television dramas were scheduled to be postponed, and Dawn Johnson, Gayle Gadot and Ryan Reynolds' "Red Notice" was filmed in Atlanta for two months, but the next resumption time has not yet been determined, and the launch plan at the end of this year may be revised.
02. "Mad Max 4" female protagonist is casting
According to foreign media reports, "Mad Max 4" director George Miller is currently preparing the latest film in the series - a spin-off film of the role of Ferrosa (played by Charlize Theron in Max 4), which is most likely a prequel. Miller recently cast the lead actress on Skype, including "Split", "Emma", "X-Men: The New Mutants" star Anya Taylor-Joy also participated in the audition. Filming is expected to begin in 2021.
01. The Korean crime movie "Hunting Time" exposed Chinese trailer
A few days ago, lee tee-hoon, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Woo-sik, and Park Jeong-min starred in the South Korean crime movie "Hunting Time" and released a Chinese trailer. Directed by Yoon Sung-hyun ("Watchmen"), the film tells the story of how in the near future, there will be a large area of poor streets in South Korea, and four young people will take risks to escape from the hellish life.
"Hunting Time" was originally scheduled to be released in South Korea on February 26, but was later withdrawn due to the epidemic and changed to april 10 on Netflix.
According to Japanese media reports, "Fateful Night - Cup of Heaven 3: Song of Spring", which was originally scheduled to be released in Japan on March 28, was postponed and changed to April 25. The film is the final chapter of the theatrical version of the "Fateful Night - Cup of Heaven" series, and the first two parts of the series have been released in the mainland.
01. American actor Mark Bloom died of COVID-19
American actor Mark Bloom died of covid-19 at the age of 69. The Screen Actors Guild of America confirmed the news.
His film and television works include "Crocodile Dundee", "Mysterious Date", "Mozart in the Jungle", etc., and in recent years, he is still more active, starring in the thriller drama "Sleeping Bookstore", and also has guest appearances in "Proud Wife" & "Battle of Proud Bones", "Basic Deduction Law", "Inheritance War", "Billions" and so on.
02. The "Wasp Woman" apologized for earlier refusal to quarantine
The number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 82,000, jumping to the world's first, and many stars have called for everyone to stay at home, "Hobbit" series Tarrell, Marvel Cinematic Universe Wasp actress Evangeline Lily said on social media about 10 days ago that she refused to quarantine, believing that freedom is more important than life. Today she posted a sincere apology for her actions.
The Canadian actress said in her apology: "I would like to sincerely and sincerely apologize, the world is trying to find a way to stop the virus, but I am sending a contemptuous, arrogant and vague message at this time. I would like to apologize in particular to those who have been infected, I never wanted to hurt you. When I wrote that passage 10 days ago, I thought I was injecting calm into the hysteria. Now I understand that I am projecting my fears into an already terrible, painful situation. ”
"When I sent that message on March 16, my community only banned gatherings of more than 250 people, and we washed our hands often as usual," she wrote. But two days later, stricter measures were enacted, and although I was deeply disturbed by the socioeconomic and political impact of the measures, I also began to quarantine at home with my family on that day. ”
03. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the new crown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on social media that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. He said he had mild symptoms in the past 24 hours and tested positive for COVID-19. Now he is self-isolating and has said he will continue to lead the government through video conferencing to defeat the virus together.