California Film Commissioner Colleen Bell Is Optimistic on Production Comeback
Dave McNary Film ReporterAs Hollywood makes slow but steady progress on its reopening, California Film commissioner Colleen Bell is expressing guarded optimism about production resuming — but without any exact date yet.“I think it would be imprudent to say that we know when things will get back to normal, but I can say with confidence that there’s good reason to be optimistic,” Bell said.All series shooting in California were shut down in March due to the pandemic, including HBO’s Bill Hader comedy “Barry,” ABC’s “The Goldbergs” and “Schooled” and America Ferrera’s NBC comedy “Superstore.”In mid-June, Hollywood’s major unions have released extensive back-to-work guidelines for resuming production amid the pandemic, with a heavy emphasis on