Coronavirus outbreak: A complete list of cancelled film festivals, music concerts, postponed movie shoots and releases

The coronavirus pandemic  is taking a huge toll on the entertainment industry. Across the world, film festivals have been stalled, music concerts postponed, cinema halls have been shut and movie releases are being pushed indefinitely. Hence, as uncertainty of rescheduling looms large over the industry, here is a comprehensive list of all the cancelled events across entertainment world. Production halts, cancelled shoots In the wake of social distancing, streaming giant Netflix as a distributor and a producer of its original live-action shows will now have their production schedules disrupted as a result of the outbreak making it dangerous for crews and gatherings of people to be out together. For Netflix, this means a delay for Stranger Things season 4 as well as for the Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot-starring thriller Red Notice. Production on Lucifer has also come to a halt; as one of the show’s producers, Warner Bros, has also stopped production in the wake of the outbreak. Production on the latest season of teen drama Riverdale has been suspended after a member from the production team came in contact with a person tested positive for COVID-19. “The health and safety of our employees, casts and crews is always our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution, production on Riverdale is currently suspended," producer Warner Bros TV told Deadline in a  statement. Disney, too, has halted production on all live-action films, including on remakes of  The Little Mermaid, Home Alone as well as on Peter Pan & Wendy, Shrunk, Cruella and The Last Duel. The fourth season of acclaimed dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale is shutting down production over health concerns. Series lead Elisabeth Moss on Sunday took to Instagram to share the news.  “This show is my life and this cast and crew is my family. Nothing is more important than making sure they and everyone around them is safe. I hope you’ll join us in that effort,” she said. Superhero film Samaritan, featuring Sylvester Stallone, is halting production for at least two weeks in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Deadline, MGM Studios announced that the cast and crew will be going on a break from Monday. The production was underway in Atlanta, Georgia. Early last week, Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were tested positive for COVID-19. The couple are currently in isolation and recovering in Australia, where Hanks was shooting for an Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann. On 16 March, Ukrainian-born actor-model Olga Kurylenko has revealed that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The actor, best known for starring in 2008’s James Bond film Quantum of Solace and 2013’s sci-fi movie Oblivion, took to Instagram on Sunday to share her diagnosis. Kurylenko, 40, said she had been ill for “almost a week”. All filmmaking and production bodies in India have unanimously decided to stop filming for all kinds of entertainment formats temporarily. To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE), Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) and Producers Guild of India on Sunday decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold from 19 to 31 March.

To contain the spread of #coronavirus, film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees, Indian Film & Television Directors' Association and Producers Guild of India decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold from March 19 to 31.

— PB-SHABD (@PBSHABD) March 16, 2020

Postponed releases With theatres in parts of the country  under lockdown , shootings stalled and promotional events and interviews on hold due to the spread of coronavirus, the television and film industry across India has taken a hit. A majority of big budget releases were postponed following the announcement of shutdown. Bollywood

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Indian Events Following the Telangana government’s decision to close down the cinema theatres till March 21 to avoid public gatherings as a precautionary measure to prevent the COVID-19 spread, Megastar Chiranjeevi called off his ongoing shooting of Acharya movie for 10-15 days, reports Indian Express. Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey has called off its shooting in Chandigarh last week. Anshuman Jha, who featured in Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhoka, will make his directorial debut with the  black comedy-thriller , Lord Curzon Ki Haveli. The UK schedule was scheduled to begin from 16-21 March. However, the actor  confirmed to Mirror the shoot will now take place when his cast, including Parambrata Chatterjee, Rasika Dugal, Arjun Mathur, and Tannishtha Chatterjee, can allot their dates together again. As per government directives, PVR issued a statement that it has shut down theatres in the Indian states of Kerala and Delhi, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till 31 March. Similarly,  in a drastic step to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Maharashtra government ordered closure of cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools and malls in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur cities from Friday midnight. Meanwhile, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted on Sunday morning requesting his fans not to gather outside the gate of his bungalow Jalsa for their weekly meet and suggested them to stay safe.

International Events A number of public events are being cancelled as the UK, the US and countries around the world attempt to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.  Live Nation and AEG pulled entire tours from across the globe, including Billie Eilish and Celine Dion.

(With inputs from agencies)