As we reported before, Canada and Australia have chosen not to attend the 2020 Olympic games. This a top of mounting pressure from other athletes/ countries to postpone the games amidst the growing Coronavirus threat. IOC member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks.
“On the basis of the information, the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound said in a phone interview. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”
Exclusive: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed, likely to 2021, veteran IOC member Dick Pound says.
The next steps according to Pound will come soon, “It will come in stages,” he said. “We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense.”
This is massive; the Olympics is the last major event this year that is bound to amass a larger audience. However, it is important to point out that there is still a lot of details that need to be iron out for something this big. Major companies have massive investments in the games, and other sports usually switch their schedule to work with the Olympics. With the Olympics moving to a later date, it would have to be next year, as to not interfere with already established events.
It is always fun the look through the weekend box office results, at it gives us an idea of what is popular, or what people feel like watching. I wrote before the world of cinema is going through a significant change, with more and more theaters closing to fight against the Coronavirus the movie industry is forced to adapt. With more movies shifting their digital release in order to help people stay indoors it is no surprise that this weekend box office numbers are drastically small. For the third week in a row, Disney’s Onward is still number one; however, what the biggest news of the weekend is that the box office arguably made no money.
As always, the numbers reported are mostly estimated, and when reports claim that there was no profit made, that is not necessarily the case. However, it is important to note that this is a big blow to the film industry. Movies are bigger, and budgets reflect this, so when a movie makes no money, it is something worth talking about. Now I am not saying to go to the theaters because we all need to do our part to stay safe. What I am saying is that film studios have realized that if they want to make money from their movies, then theaters are no longer going to work (at least for the foreseeable future). Recently it was announced that The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie is also going to move its digital release date.
The shift to digital is going to be a gamechanger, but while the reasoning is not the most ideal as I said before, it will be interesting to see how this trend evolves going forward.
For now, I will not be covering the weekend results since it seems that there won’t be any changes coming anytime soon.
Canada and Australia will not be sending their athletes to Tokyo Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympics. This announcement comes after rising pressure to move the 2020 Olympics to 2021. On Sunday, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) announced that it was considering a postponement. IOC president Thomas Bach sent a letter to athletes explaining the decision:
“I know that this unprecedented situation leaves many of your questions open,” he wrote. “I also know that this rational approach may not be in line with the emotions many of you have to go through.”
RELEASE: The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020: https://t.co/HyOBA5wwp4pic.twitter.com/x9OWABVxMA
In a joint statement, the Canadian and Australian Paralympic Committee said, “While we recognize the inherent complexities around a postponement, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our athletes and the world community,” they continued “This is not solely about athlete health — it is about public health With COVID-19 and the associated risks, it is not safe for our athletes, and the health and safety of their families and the broader Canadian community for athletes to continue training towards these Games. In fact, it runs counter to the public health advice which we urge all Canadians to follow.”
During the weekend Japan Olympic Committee member Kaori Yamaguchi said the Games should be postponed because some athletes had been unable to train. The heads of USA Swimming and USA Track and Field both also called for the Olympics to be postponed to 2021 over the weekend.
Announced back in 2016, the 2020 Olympics were set to be held in Japan. However, after the current pandemic outbreak of the Coronavirus, many countries such as Italy, and Peru have announced a total border closedown to prevent further infection. The spread of the virus also resulted in many sports federations to shut down their season, with the NBA and NFL halting all games. As for other sports, the largest event of the WWE calendar Wrestlemania is set to be pre-tape and aired online. The last biggest event that would amass a large gathering is the 2020 Olympics, but with mounting pressure and many countries practicing social distancing, it is looking unlikely that we will see the Olympics this year.
Mission Impossible stopped filming back in February, and it was one of the first movies to cancel productions over the coronavirus. Only a month later, more movies would delay filming such as The Matrix 4, AMC would close down all theater, and release dates for movies such as F9 would be delayed.
The Daily Mail posted pictures of Tom Cruise filming motorcycle stunts along with other scenes. Mission Impossible 7 is being filmed in the U.K, whose borders were closed after the Coronavirus outbreak.
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With the number of delays and shutdowns in Hollywood, it is refreshing to see a high profile movie film restart productions. While it is not clear how long the shooting will last, the only thing we can hope for is everybody to be safe.
Self Isolation is hard, but it is necessary. The hardest part, however, is what to do to keep yourself entertained. Some read books, others play video games, but if you’re Seth Rogen than you get high and watch Cats. That’s right, the famous comedy actor decided to pass the time by getting high and taking to Twitter.
Judi Dench is in a cat fur coat which I can only assume is socially APPALLING in this world.
Seth Rogen started to tweet about his whole experience watching Cats. Cats came out in 2019, and it is notorious for being one of the worst movies ever made. The movie featured A-list celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Idris Alba with CGI cat bodies. The movie is hard to watch, and I can’t even imagine watching it stoned, but Seth Rogen found a way.
