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Get Ready for Hollywood Movie Scenes Where Nobody’s Touching

  • New recommendations suggest scripts may have to be rewritten
  • Shutdown has cost industry $1 billion in monthly ticket sales

It’s the ultimate rewrite.

To restart halted productions while protecting against the coronavirus, Hollywood heavyweights are recommending that scripts be changed to minimize touching -- and that filmmakers use computer-generated images to replace real-life interactions on screen.