Pandemic 2.0: Where Does Hollywood Go From Here?
Where do we go from here? The entertainment industry has been valiantly hanging on since the start of the global pandemic but how long can Hollywood be expected to hold its breath? In the interest of protecting the lives of our most vulnerable, the industry adjusted – shuttering live entertainment, theme parks, movie theaters and all production known to mankind. This full-on halt ground on for three aching months. Tens of thousands of entertainment jobs were wiped away. And no amount of PPP funds could soften the blow for a company like Disney – with theme parks and movie releases and TV advertising all in time-out. Also Read: 120,000 Below-the-Line Hollywood Jobs Lost in Coronavirus Shutdown, IATSE Says Finally, by the second half of June, we were all prepared to step gingerly into this brave new world of modified life. What did that look like? No one was sure. Disneyland was aiming to reopen with temperature checks. TV and movie productions set safety protocols, with studios and guilds inventing new norms on the fly. Movie theaters gamely sought to provide an optimistic outlook – “This will be no problem! We’ll disinfect after every show!” Live music seemed like a distant...
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