Love, death and the coronavirus underpin “Songbird,” a thriller set in 2022 Los Angeles as a deadlier Covid-19 ravages the city. Action-movie veteran Michael Bay and former Paramount Pictures Film Group president Adam Goodman hope to sell world-wide rights to the forthcoming film at the virtual Cannes Film Festival later this month. Will a TV show step into the simmering culture wars with choices like not putting face masks on its characters? David Tennant, left, and Michael Sheen are actors rehearsing a play via Zoom in ‘Staged,’ a quarantine comedy from the BBC. “If they’re smart, they’ll get off their duff and start writing.”Related Video As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, companies are searching to find the right tone and message for their marketing.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 02, 2020 16:21 UTC