Hollywood calls in sick with Covid: What's delayed and cancelled
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[SAN FRANCISCO] Late night talk show hosts have been falling like dominoes. First Jimmy Fallon then Seth Meyers, now James Corden.
Daytime hosts have been hit too - including Whoopi Goldberg of The View and Hoda Kotb from The Today Show. As dozens test positive for Covid on sets, production has been paused on TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, NCIS and 9-1-1. Star Trek: Picard had to halt shooting after 50 crew members tested positive for Covid.
It's all feeling a bit deja vu.
Here is a roundup of what's been delayed, moved online and cancelled as daily cases reach record levels.
AFI Awards scheduled for Jan 7 has been postponed to a date yet to be determined.
BAFTA Tea Party, an event for the British film and television awards, which was scheduled for Jan 8 in Los Angeles, has been cancelled.
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Dead and Company has cancelled concerts in Cancun, Mexico which were set to begin today after John Mayer tested positive.
Disney has moved theatrical release for Pixar's Turning Red to Disney+ as a streaming exclusive to premiere on Mar 11.
Red carpet premieres for Scream, How I Met Your Father and Peacemaker have been cancelled.
E3, the video game industry's annual show, typically held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in June, has been cancelled.
The Golden Globes, scheduled for Jan 9, is skipping its live audience, host and broadcast.
The Grammy Awards, scheduled for Jan 31 at Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, has been postponed.
Grammy nominee BTS has cancelled their trip to the US. Three band members tested positive for Covid in December.
Palm Springs International Film Festival, scheduled to kickoff Friday, has been cancelled.
Sundance Film Festival has moved online for Jan 20 through Jan 30.
NOT CANCELLED YET?
The Super Bowl, to be held in Los Angeles on Feb 13, SAG Awards in Santa Monica on Feb 27, SXSW in Austin on March 11 through March 20, The Oscars in Los Angeles on Mar 27, and Coachella in Indio, California, which just announced headliners Kayne West and Billie Eilish as headliners.
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