Paris Attacks: Hollywood Scrambles to Shift Movie Premieres, Music Events

Lionsgate downsizes “Hunger Games” premiere, CBS pulls terror-themed “Supergirl” and U2 scraps concerts

As the entertainment world scrambled to modify its plans following the tragic terror attacks in Paris, the industry responded Sunday with tributes to the victims, broadcast shifts and the cancellation of movie premieres and music concerts.

Lionsgate announced it planned to scale down Monday’s Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” at LA Live.

“Out of respect for the very recent events in Paris, we have decided to modify our red carpet and we will not conduct interviews at Monday’s ‘Mockingjay 2’ premiere,” the studio said in a statement Sunday. “We will proceed with the rest of the event as planned in honor of the incredible fans who have always supported our films with such passion.”

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