‘Contagion’ Director Steven Soderbergh Is Leading The Committee To Safely Resume Film Production
With the exception of late night talk shows and animated projects that are being worked on remotely, Hollywood has otherwise shut down feature film and television production. But hopefully sometime soon, Tinseltown will be back at work. However, whenever the ball starts rolling again, it won’t be business as usual, because the entertainment industry will have to slowly ease back into normalcy. That’s why theDirectors Guild of Americahas appointedContagiondirectorSteven Soderberghto head up a committee that will explore the safest ways to resume production to help Hollywood recovery after coronavirus,
Varietyhas word on the Directors Guild of America assembling a committee that will start determining safe ways that Hollywood can return to work once the coronavirus pandemic slows down. The announcement came from DGA PresidentThomas Schlammeand National Executive DirectorRussell Hollanderyesterday afternoon. Here’s what they had to say about their intended efforts:
But that’s not all the Directors Guild of America is doing for the future of entertainment. There’s another committee being formed that will concentrate on ensuring the return of the theatrical movie-going experience so that directors know their films will still have a home on the big screen when coronavirus is through. The DGA said:
“And speaking of when we all go back to work, a second National Board committee has been appointed to focus on preserving the communal theatrical experience so that when it is safe to do so, your feature films intended to be seen on a big screen will have that opportunity. The committee, comprised of feature film directors, assistant directors and unit production managers will begin working now to examine ways to promote that safe return to theatrical exhibition that’s so important for our culture and our art.”
Considering the fact that even major movie theater chains like AMC Theatres are in danger ofbeing unable to open back uponce movie theaters are allowed to resume business, it’s nice to hear that the DGA will be exploring ways to save the movie theater industry. There’s a chance some movie theaters may be opening this summer (Cinemarkhopes to open some locationsin July), but it all depends on how well the next few weeks go with social distancing. We don’t want to create a second wave of the virus that extends our self-quarantining efforts even further, which will end up hurting the entertainment industry, and the economy overall, even more.
