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Lenny Kravitz and Denzel Washington are apparently such good friends, the singer paused a concert to take a call from the man.

Wicked is still on hold due to the ongoing actors strike, but there might be a reason for Ariana Grande fans to still be excited.

Marvel is pausing work on Blade, originally slated to be released in 2023, as it searches for a new director and works to further develop the upcoming reboot.

Tom Cruise continues to film Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two in the English countryside, and the crew recently got some surprise visitors.

Sony chief Tom Rothman has responded to the rumors that Bad Boys 4 has been paused following Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.

The View’s Ana Navarro weighed in on if Will Smith’s career should be put on pause after resigning from the Academy.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which recently resumed production, had to delay filming again after a covid outbreak.

Even Ryan Reynolds couldn't help but appreciate Hugh Jackman's recent social media post.

One boy's love of Marvel brought the frenemies together at school pickup time.

Wait? Was the Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds ever back on?

Olivia Wilde's new movie Don't Worry Darling starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles has shut down production for roughly two weeks following a positive test for COVID-19. Deadline broke the news, reporting that the person who tested positive was not "a member of the principal cast, but someone who was in close enough proximity to them that the shut down was deemed necessary." New Line reportedly confirmed the temporary shut down while the studio does further testing to find out if anyone else working on Don't Worry Darling was exposed. As soon as that positive test …

Jurassic World: Dominion is temporarily hitting pause on filming for the upcoming Universal sequel after positive COVID-19 tests were detected on set. Filmmaker Colin Trevorrow announced the news on social media today, saying, "Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back soon." Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re …

A silver lining in the delays.

Making movies is hard. Making movies during a pandemic is a lot harder, as The Batman team is learning first-hand. Filming has halted on Warner Bros. and DC's upcoming reimagining of the iconic superhero character after a member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19 on the U.K. set, the studio has confirmed. And per a report in Vanity Fair, that person is none other than the film's star Robert Pattinson. “A member of The Batman production has tested positive for COVID-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols," Said a Warner …

Here we go again.

The technology is great and all, but can we just not?

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins is putting her plans for future sequels on the back-burner in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Fogler is sharing some details he knows about Fantastic Beasts 3 while we wait. And wait. And wait.

Even The Witcher isn't immune to the effects of COVID-19. Neither is the hit Netflix series above the abundance of caution that content producers around the world are observing in order to limit the spread of the disease. Late this February, Netflix announced that filming on the second season of the fantasy show had started in the UK, with plans for a 2021 release date. Today, we're hearing that that production has been paused, but there is currently no information as to a shifting release date. The Wrap reports that production on Season 2 of The Witcher …