Behind the Scenes Buzz with Marvel and Patrick Stewart

PROGRAMMING RESHUFFLED: Programming is being reshuffled over at CBS after the cancellation of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The network is opting to air original episodes of Hawaii Five-O on Friday, March 27 at 9 PM with the series finale following at 9 PM, Friday, April 3. Original episodes of MacGyver will air Friday, March 27 and Friday, April 3 at 8 PM, and an original episode of Blue Bloods will air Friday, April 3 at 10 PM, Deadline reports.

MARVEL’S SHANG-CHI PUT ON PAUSE: As director Destin Daniel Cretton self-isolates following the advice of a doctor, portions of the Marvel production of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been put on hold. Second unit production is moving forward. He opted to be tested for coronavirus as he has a young son; he is awaiting results.

FRENCH THEATERS TO REMAIN OPEN: Despite a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people, France’s movie theaters will remain open. Theaters are closed in China, Italy and Belgium. Do you want to stay away from theaters and other major public gatherings?

PATRICK STEWART GOT MARRIED: Patrick Stewart has revealed that he was married by his best friend and X-Men co-star Ian McKellan. The situation was highly irregular, natch. The Star Trek star married Sunny Ozell in two separate weddings: one in Reno, her hometown and one in L.A., where they live. “We learned that (McKellen) could not use his (ministry) credentials in Nevada, which is where we were getting married … so we invited Ian and two of our guests and a (theater) director to a Mexican restaurant for dinner,” he said on a vist to Jimmy Kimmel, hosted by Pete Buttigieg. “And they were really closing down when we got there, it was pretty late. And Ian had brought with him a kind of robe – but our guests had no idea what was happening. And in fact, we were formally married in a Mexican restaurant.”