Georgia’s Governor Wants Movie Theaters to Reopen, but Cinema Operators, Film Productions Say ‘Not So Fast’

variety.com:

The state of Georgia is aiming to be among the first to restart its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the state’s sizable entertainment sector, nobody is raring to get back to work just yet.

It’s not even clear that Georgia is over the worst of COVID-19, and several insiders say that studios are unlikely to risk the health of their casts and crews by going back into production prematurely.

As of April 20, there were 19,399 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, and the death toll stood at 775. Marvel movies and “The Walking Dead” are among the hundreds of projects that shoot in the state every year, taking advantage of a generous 30% tax credit.