Coronavirus Crisis

Al Roker and Craig Melvin will continue to self isolate and remain at home, as Today adapts its production plans after a staffer for the third hour of the show tested positive for the coronavirus. On Tuesday, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will co anchor from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., but the 9 a.m. third hour, hosted by…

Amy Adams and Jennifer Garner want to make sure kids aren’t losing out on learning and healthy eating in a time when coronavirus fears have led to a number of building closures, including schools. The award-winning actresses have teamed with Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, to…

The WGA's Health Plan says it will now reimburse online visits to doctors and therapists as the industry comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. "Due to the fear of transmitting COVID-19, many therapists and doctors are insisting that they meet with their patients via Skype or other electronic means," the Plan…

Landmark Theatres said Monday that it is shutting down all locations for precautionary reasons in the wake of the current coronavirus outbreak. In a statement obtained by Deadline, Landmark said, “All Landmark Theatres are temporarily closed as of Midnight tonight. This decision allows our staff to remain at home…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has temporarily suspended all in-person programs at its offices in Los Angeles and New York because of the coronavirus pandemic. Foundation president Courtney B. Vance on Monday called it "an unfortunate but necessary response to prioritize the health and safety of our employees and…

And then there were none. The last two broadcast pilots that had remained in production as of Friday night — Fox comedy This Country, starring Seann William Scott and produced by Lionsgate, and the CW/WBTV drama The Lost Boys, a reimagining of the cult classic movie — have shut down production. Both had a couple of…

Steven Soderberg’s 2011 thriller Contagion has resurfaced in the zeitgeist as a result of the recent coronavirus outbreak in China. The film, which parallels recent headlines, recently popped up on iTunes’s Top Movie List on the app and on the main movie site.  The title appears alongside recent first-run titles and…

The Coronavirus is hitting markets hard Monday with gambling, travel and selected tech stocks taking the hardest punches but other pockets feeling the jitters too — like Walt Disney. The entertainment giant closed Shanghai Disneyland indefinitely last week, causing one financial analyst to ring a warning bell. "We…

As of Friday, the Chinese government has issued a travel ban that affects 35 million people. Not only can they not travel, but their leisure activities are severely curtailed, which means a severe economic impact on China and its business partners is inevitable. The government has closed all theme parks, including…

As China rushes to lockdown the deadly coronavirus epidemic, which has claimed at least 25 lives and infected more than 800 people, thousands of the country's cinemas have been forced to close their doors. Yesterday, all local film releases scheduled for the highly lucrative Chinese New Year holiday were pulled by dist…