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By George Robbins

As of late, there has been a lot of news in regards to the movie industry for a number of different reasons that are shaping the current industry moving forward. Whether it be news about movie theaters or the production of movies themselves, there is currently a lot going on not only in the U.S., but worldwide. Is this really any kind of actual surprise given how the pandemic is affecting all different types of businesses? There is plenty of reason for things being the way that they currently are and now that the industry wants to keep moving on, it is becoming harder and harder but there are attempts being made to make things easier. However, there are still way too many things going on right now for any attempts to truly be made to smooth things out.

Movie theaters are having some of the worst trouble as of now due to the fact that theatrical releases for movies keep getting pushed back because there are spikes in virus cases. These movies get pushed further back which, in turn, gets the opening dates for most theaters pushed back as well. Without any new movies to show, theaters are left with nothing but older movies to show and it is becoming a problem because most people only want to go to the movies to see new film releases. This has created a difficult situation for many theater owners as they have no way to continue funding their businesses which causes many of them to end up closing permanently. For their sake, hopefully some movies will release sooner rather than later and they can pull some people in.

Movie productions aren’t doing nearly as badly by comparison and they have recently been able to restart productions to get movies finished that should have been nearly done already. Many countries around the world are allowing production crews and cast to re-enter their borders given a two week quarantine and also given that they follow a strict set of rules for work. This, at the very least, gives many productions an opportunity that they haven’t had in months to keep companies moving forward to work on whatever projects are next on the docket. Films that are already done and awaiting their theatrical releases are in the same boat as theaters unfortunately because they need to have a clear window for release where they know they will not be shut down. On top of that they need to be released when the companies think that people will even want to go to the movies.

All of these things have been in the news for the entertainment industry recently and included on the list is news that involves streaming services. Among those services is WarnerMedia’s HBO Max which has countless hours of content according to the company. Just before the service had its full launch, it was announced that director Zack Snyder would be releasing his director’s cut of ‘Justice League’ on the service some time in 2021. Due to personal tragedy and apparent studio interference, Snyder was not able to make the film the way he wanted it and was given the greenlight to put together a version of the film that he created himself. Some have questioned if he had to compromise on any part of the film to get this release, but as of now he has said that there is no compromise and the version he puts out to the public will be wholly his own.