The Coronavirus pandemic has affected not only the global health, but also to the entertainment industry. Hollywood has been virtually paralyzed by the outbreak and many filming has been suspended inside and outside the United States. Delayed releases that cause, according to experts, million-dollar losses that border 20 million.
According to an article published by the Hollywood Reporter , it is estimated that each day of shooting that is suspended in movies like Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings costs Disney $350,000. From Mission Impossible 7 to the remake of The Little Mermaid, see which films that have suffered the same fate.
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Filming of the animated movies in New Zealand had to be canceled due to the global crisis triggered by the expansion of COVID-19. “It will be worth the wait. It is a promise,” wrote actor Stephen Lang, one of the cast members of the saga.
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One of the most popular Disney projects at the moment is the live action film The Little Mermaid. The shooting of the film was also canceled due to the pandemic.
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The seventh installment of the film starring Tom Cruise has suffered the same fate. Paramount's plans have been affected by the strong outbreak in Italy, since the film was being shot in Venice.
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Under the direction of Colin Treverrow, the film began filming last February in Hawaii. However, abiding by the sanitary measures that are being taken around the world, the production decided to postpone filming until further notice.
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One of the most anticipated animated films in theaters, due to be released this summer, also succumbed to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Some projects were already in the production stage, such as Guillermo del Toro's film Nightmare Alley. The movie was directed in Toronto, Canada but has been frozen by the current situation.
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With the closing of theaters, the premiere of Marvel's long-awaited Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson, has been put on hiatus.
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Mulán was slated for a worldwide release on March 27. However, Disney announced that its Chinese premiere was completely postponed.
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The ninth installment of the saga headed by Vin Diesel will hit the big screen eleven months later than planned in a long-term preventive plan by Universal to prevent large losses.
