Overseas Releases of Chinese Films to be Cancelled Following Virus Outbreak

Concerts and shows are being canceled, not just in China but across much of Asia, as a virus outbreak that has killed more than 300 people and reached more than 20 countries spooks the entertainment industry.Performances have been called off or postponed in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao over concern that people could be infected by the virus that first appeared in the central China city of Wuhan.The Boston Symphony Orchestra called off its Asia tour, and the Hong Kong

Hollywood's business interests in China are beginning to take a significant hit from the coronavirus crisis.

Macau, the gambling and tourism enclave on China’s southern flank, has ordered the temporary closure of all its casinos. The move is a response to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

With China's vast network of cinemas all closed amidst the growing coronavirus epidemic, a second major Chinese-language film is canceling its theatrical release to cash in on a streaming deal.Donnie Yen's action comedy tentpole Enter the Fat Dragon was scheduled to open nationwide in China on Feb. 16., but production company Bona Film Group said Friday that the movie would instead be made available on leading streaming platforms Tencent Video and iQiyi on Feb.

Concern over the deaths of 213 people in China have led to comparisons with the ebola viral infection which spread rapidly through Africa.

The Chinese New Year is almost upon us and this year, we celebrate the year of the rat. The first animal in the Chinese zodiac sign, the Rat is associated with Earthy Branch and represents the yang in a yin and yang.

Chinese film production and online group Huanxi Media has cancelled plans for the theatrical release of its blockbuster Chinese New Year film “Lost in Russia” and will release it online for free instead. The move is both a reaction to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has caused disruption and panic throughout China, and as the springboard for a new business relationship with online giant Bytedance, owner of wildly popular short video platform Tiktok.

Shanghai Disneyland will close its doors Saturday as a reaction to the spread of a form of coronavirus that has now killed 26 people in mainland China.

China's leading film studios were forced to cancel the holiday release of their biggest movies of the year yesterday after the growing coronavirus epidemic cast a pall over the country's annual Lunar New Year festivities.Now, rising film company Huanxi Media is responding to the setback with a bold but fan-pleasing move: The studio has decided to release its much-anticipated comedy tentpole Lost in Russia online for free.Lost in Russia, directed by and starring comedy superstar Xu Zheng, was

By Nancy Tartaglione

Imax on Thursday confirmed it supports the decision of studios and distributors in China to delay the release of their Lunar New Year movies on its giant screens amid a virus outbreak."The safety of Chinese audiences is our top priority.