Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefAs our cover package underscores, 2020 will be a year to remember in so many profound ways — both for the world at large and the industry we cover.Looking back, we will not forget the shock of Tom Hanks’ March 11 announcement on Instagram that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive for the coronavirus — becoming the first celebrities in Hollywood’s backyard (though the couple was in Australia at the time) to divulge they had been stricken by the deadly virus.We published a cover story that very day titled “Hollywood in Freefall,” chronicling how the pandemic was forcing the business to navigate unprecedented territory as movie and TV productions were halted, concerts and other live events were.
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