Universal, AMC Theatres Forge Historic Deal Allowing Theatrical Releases to Debut on Premium VOD Early

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAMC Entertainment saw revenue plunge to $18.9 billion for the second quarter ended from in June from $1.5 billion the year before as it swung to the red, no surprise for the nation’s – and world’s — largest theater chain, that saw most locations shuttered completely for the entire three months.The company posted a net loss of $561 million from a profit of $49 million the year before.“It should be no surprise to anyone that with our operations shut the world over, and almost no revenues coming in the door, this was the most challenging quarter in the 100-year history of AMC,” said CEO Adam Aron.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“Antebellum,” a time-bending horror film starring Janelle Monáe, is the latest movie to premiere on digital rental platforms in lieu of its planned theatrical release as coronavirus cases continue to spike.Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film was initially expected to debut in theaters in August. But since there’s no telling when cinemas, which have been closed since March, will be able to reopen, Lionsgate is debuting “Antebellum” on premium video-on-demand services on Sept.

David Bowie concert from 1999 that featured a setlist packed with rarities is getting a digital release.The release comes as part of an ongoing series in which a number of Bowie’s concerts from the 1990s are getting a digital release.The latest, Something in the Air (Live Paris 99), was originally recorded on October 14 1999 at Paris’ Elysée Montmartre and will be available to stream on August 14.Before the concert, Bowie received France’s highest artistic order – the Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.The new release will be a 15-track live album, featuring 12 previously unreleased recordings and three tracks used as B-sides for singles from the ‘Hours’ album.You can see footage from the performance below:‘Something in the

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had to cut his first year at Yonsei University in South Korea short, will now be participating in virtual learning due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A source tells ET that Jolie-Pitt is still a student at Yonsei University, but due to the pandemic he is taking classes remotely. Back in April, his actress mother opened up about the current situation with her eldest son's studies. «I could not be happier about Mad's choice of university. It is, of course, closed at the moment because of the pandemic.

Lizzo is joining forces with Amazon.The singer, songwriter and actress has signed a first-look deal with the tech giant's Amazon Studios. She Zoom-bombed into the beginning of Amazon's virtual Television Critics Association session Thursday to announce the deal, under which she'll develop television projects for the company's Prime Video streaming platform.I’m so excited to partner with the amazing team at Amazon,” said Lizzo.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorValerie Mahaffey (Dead To Me) has been cast opposite Brian Geraghty, Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Phillippe and Natalie Alyn Lind in Big Sky, ABC’s straight-to-series drama created and executive produced by David E. Kelley.

One could argue that the past several months of theaters being shut down has had more of an impact on the future of the film industry and the box office than in the 100 years before it. And that’s even after you take out the fact that the chains and cinemas have been earning zero dollars over that time.

This Thursday is a “cosmic day” for Prince fans.

Miley Cyrus told us She Is Coming with her fiery 2019 EP, and now, she's here.The star took to social media on Thursday (Aug. 6) to reveal that the first single off her long-awaited album, She Is Miley Cyrus, is arriving August 14."I know it feels like you’ve been waiting forever and ever .... but no more.....

Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros.’ game-changing plans for the international-led roll-out of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” are helping distributors such as Neon hammer out their own release strategies into the fall.Speaking as part of a Variety Streaming Room event with the Locarno Film Festival’s StepIn industry program, Neon president of distribution Elissa Federoff said the global release — which will see the thriller launch in countries such as the U.K., France, Korea and Turkey a week ahead of the Sept. 3 U.S.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLizzo has signed a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios.Under the deal, the Grammy-winning musician will work with Amazon Studios to create television projects that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.“I’m so excited to partner with the amazing team at Amazon,” said Lizzo. “Thank you to Jen Salke and the rest of the team for making this dream come true.

Peter White Television EditorAmazon has struck a first-look deal with Good As Hell singer Lizzo.Lizzo, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is to work with the streamer to develop and produce TV series.Albert Cheng and Vernon Sanders, Co-Heads of Television at Amazon Studios, revealed the news as part of the company’s virtual TCA press tour. Lizzo popped by the virtual call to say that she was “excited” by the deal.Cheng called her a “force of positivity”More to come.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsUp-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming seriesPandemic-proof vs.

Love Island’s Marcel Somerville wasn’t allowed into his girlfriend’s first baby scan due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 34-year-old is set to become a dad for the first time after announcing that his girlfriend Rebecca Vieira, 24, is pregnant.Unfortunately, Marcel had to miss out on seeing his baby for the first time when Rebecca went for her scan.Speaking on FUBAR Radio to Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng, the former Blazin’ Squad star – did you know he was in Blazin’ Squad? said: ‘I couldn’t go to the first scan because the hospitals weren’t letting the partners in.

Even beyond the obvious reasons, this must be a tough year for David Ayer. After more than two decades of translating your adolescent experiences into a gritty brand of Los Angeles-based police thrillers, you are forced to spend your 2020 defending your work against what you did and did not do.

The new teaser for “The Undoing” does exactly what you want a teaser for a series to do—shows the major players, hints at the story, and gives you all the reasons why you want to sit down and watch for hours. Just from this, it’s clear that HBO likely has yet another hit on its hands.

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Tayshia Adams will be replacing Clare Crawley on season 16 of The Bachelorette, multiple reports have confirmed.The news comes after it was reported that Bachelorette star Clare Crawley is now engaged to contestant Dale Moss.The 39-year-old hairstylist found love fast during her season, according to insiders who spoke to People. Looking for love: Tayshia Adams is the new Bachelorette after Clare Crawley fell for contestant Dale Moss quicker than expected.

Taylor Swift is making history with her new music.The songstress became the only artist to ever debut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 album charts at the same time when her single Cardigan hit number one on Monday.Folklore is Taylor's seventh album to go number one. Queen of the charts: Taylor Swift has made music history by having her album Folklore and its lead track Cardigan both debut at number oneCardigan is Swift's second song to debut at the top, following 2014's Shake It Off.

Tenet star would pretend his Oscar-winning father Denzel was a construction worker or in prison so people would treat him normally when he was trying to break into the film industry.Washington said he feared he would not be taken seriously or judged on his own talents if people knew the truth.He told Mr Porter’s digital magazine: “I saw how people changed when they found out who my father was. I used to lie, saying he was a construction worker or in jail, just to have some sense of normalcy.“I felt like there was no way people would take me seriously, even if I was good.

Beyonce is delighting the Hive by showing off more of her jaw-dropping looks from her new multimedia masterpiece Black is King.The 38-year-old megastar posted three new photos from the visual album to her Instagram account - which boasts 151 million followers - on Thursday.Despite the film being lauded by the industry, new data reveals that it had a disappointing debut weekend on Disney+, according to Yahoo! Finance.