Studios Delay Movies in Mexico
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Hollywood executives have delayed the release of a string of major movies in Mexico -- as the country grapples with the ongoing swine flu outbreak.
Officials in the nation are fighting to halt the spread of the virus, which has already claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Mexico City.
The outbreak is already having an effect on the movie industry with studio bosses cancelling the premiere of Hugh Jackman's new film X-Men Origins: Wolverine in the country over health fears.
And now Hollywood chiefs have decided to push back the Mexican releases of several summer blockbusters including Tom Hanks' Angels & Demons, sci-fi sequel Terminator Salvation, and Star Trek.
The news comes as Mexican government officials ordered the closure of movie theaters in the country in a bid to halt the spread of the disease -- which could lose U.S. studios millions of dollars in revenue.
A statement from the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group reads, "We have been closely monitoring the situation in Mexico all week and we continue to be extremely concerned about this health crisis and its impact on the people who live there."
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