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“When shall we three meet again?” The answer is: when corona lets us. Earlier this month, Daniel Craig brought preview performances of a new Broadway production of Macbeth to a halt after testing positive for coronavirus. The James Bond star has now returned to the theatre, but the show continues to be challenged by…

The Hong Kong Film Festival has been forced to alter plans for its 46th edition due to a spike in local Covid cases caused by the Omicron variant. Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak of the virus, with cases in the low thousands per day. Previously, due to strict enforcement of preventative measures and travel…

EXCLUSIVE: The UK government is “monitoring what further action is needed” to help commercial insurers return to market and provide commercially viable rates when the £500M ($680M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme ends on April 30. A spokesman for the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) department told…

Countries all over the world are reacting to the rising Covid-19 numbers as the Omicron variant swiftly becomes the dominant strain. This has been the case in Ireland where 52 percent of cases were determined to be from Omicron, where the government has now implemented a curfew. The Health Protection Surveillance…

UPDATED: America's winter Covid-19 surge has hit deep inside the beltway. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) evealed today that they have tested positive for the coronavirus. Fully vaccinated and boostered, Warren, 72, declared on social media Sunday that she is "only experiencing mild symptoms"…

The Danish government has responded to growing numbers of Covid in the country by imposing a fresh set of restrictions, including closing cinemas and theatres. The measures, which need to be approved by parliament, will also shut entertainment parks and conference centres, and limit large crowds. The gov has also…

UPDATED: Cineplex today announced that it had prevailed in its lawsuit against Cineworld Group. The case centered on a deal in which Cineworld was to have acquired Canadian exhibitor Cineplex. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has now ruled that Cineworld “repudiated the transaction to acquire Cineplex.” As a…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered citizens to work from home if possible, made masks mandatory in certain indoor venues and is introducing “Covid passports” as a form of entry. Delivering a press conference in the last few minutes, Johnson said the dangerous Omicron variant is doubling infections every…

Germany is set to introduce Covid protocols that will include unvaccinated people being barred from various culture and leisure venues. The expected move comes as the country is up against a heavy fourth wave of the pandemic, with more than 70,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours, the highest figures Germany has…

France has become the latest European nation to re-introduce restrictions in response to a new wave of Covid-19. Positive cases, hospitalisations, and deaths are all on the rise in the country, with numbers reaching levels last seen in April. Health minister Olivier Véran announced yesterday that masks will again be…

It was CBS' turn to broadcast the Emmys this year, but maybe it should have stuck to the script of the mainly virtual 2020 ceremony on ABC. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline's Full Coverage Not perfect, but the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards was and remains the most successful trophy show…

UPDATED Podcaster/comedian/UFC personality/vaccine mandate opponent Joe Rogan, who announced 3 days ago he had contracted Covid, revealed on Friday that he was in the clear. Rogan posted a photo to Instagram of what appeared to be a Covid tester that displayed the acronym “CoV2” with a minus sign after it. The…