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Audiences are showing up for the summer’s blockbusters, and the shuttered Cinemagic locations are drawing interest from movie theater operators, but streaming options and health concerns still pose a threat. – Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinal

Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ and HBO’s ‘House of Dragon’ are among the major shoots closed down as the U.K. becomes a global hotspot for the Delta variant: “On too many productions, COVID supervisors are not listened to and their advice is ignored.” – Hollywood Reporter

Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations on film and TV productions now will be allowed, on a restricted basis, under a new agreement reached Monday between Hollywood’s unions and the major companies. The new protocols, they said in a joint statement, will give producers “the option to implement mandatory vaccination policies for casts and crew in Zone A on a production-by-production basis.” Zone A, where unmasked actors work, is the most restrictive of the safe work zones on sets. – Deadline

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed down independent film production, as evidenced by the flood of new titles on offer at the Cannes market, but the lack of COVID-19 insurance is making it harder, and more expensive, to get movies made. – The Hollywood Reporter

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA has adopted strict new guidelines for employers who may soon make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory as a condition of employment. To date, vaccinations of casts and crews are not mandatory on film and TV productions under the industry’s return-to-work protocols, which expire June 30 and are currently being renegotiated by the major companies and Hollywood’s unions. – Deadline