![]() “We will continue to monitor the situation, working closely with our members and partners throughout the global creative sector.” On behalf of our member companies, who lead the film, TV and streaming industry, we express our strongest support for Ukraine’s vibrant creative community who, like all people, deserve to live and work peacefully,” the MPA statement said. ![]() “The Motion Picture Association stands with the international community in upholding the rule of law and condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Soon after, the Motion Picture Association - the major lobbying arm for the major studios and Netflix - issued its first comment on the invasion. WarnerMedia’s statement regarding The Batman quickly followed Disney’s announcement. In the meantime, given the scale of the emerging refugee crisis, we are working with our NGO partners to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees.”ĭisney and Pixar’s Turning Red had been slated to open March 10 in Russia. “We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation. “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Turning Red from Pixar,” a Walt Disney Co. ![]() On Monday afternoon, Disney became the first major Hollywood studio to say it was hitting the pause button on opening its movies in Russia. As of late Sunday, Warners was still intending to release The Batman there, but fast-evolving events saw those plans shift. The decision whether to continue to open films in Russia sparked conversation behind closed doors in Hollywood throughout the weekend. Holdovers included Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile and Sony’s Uncharted. ![]() ![]() 25-27 weekend, the first since Russia launched an unprovoked attack against Ukraine, a number of Hollywood releases opened in Russia, including Joe Wright’s Cyrano and Paramount’s The Godfather: 50 Years. Russia is among the top global box office markets and is lucrative territory for Hollywood releases, with Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home earning more than $44.5 million to date since opening in December. FIRST Film Festival: Chinese Women Take Spotlight in First Frame Competition ![]()
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