What's news: California's movie theaters could reopen this week, Ava DuVernay launches a police accountability project, Hartley Sawyer fired from The Flash after old tweets resurface, Comcast pledges $100 million to fight "injustice and inequality." Plus: The first trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music, and a review of The King of Staten Island. --Alex Weprin

 California's Movie Theaters Prepare to Reopen

►California allows movie theaters to reopen on June 12 with restrictions. Anxious theater owners — and Hollywood studios — are being given the go ahead to flip on the lights later this week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office. This means that Warner Bros. may still be able to launch Christopher Nolan's Tenet in cinemas on July 17 as originally planned. Cinemas have been closed across the country since March 20 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

--So what are the new rules? Newsom's edict requires that theaters limit capacity to 25 percent, or no more than 100 people per auditorium, whichever is less, sources say. If all goes well, this rule is expected to relax after about two weeks, giving exhibitors enough time to ramp up before Tenet arrives. The story.

+Will New York City, the largest market in the country, be able to open its theaters in time for Tenet? It's still too soon to tell. Movie theaters are part of "Phase Four" of the state's reopening plan, and the city just entered Phase One on Monday. If cases continue to decline, it may be possible, but the window grows shorter each day.

+Cinematographers among IA locals to recommend new protocols amid COVID-19. Under Local 600's guidelines, private rehearsals will be limited to the actors, director and cinematographer. The details.

+British Columbia film production to restart amid safety guidelines. Hollywood cast and creative will still be required to quarantine for two weeks when crossing the border however, slowing the return of the major studios and streamers for new or restarted production. The story.

 Ava DuVernay Launching Police Accountability Project

►Ava DuVernay launches LEAP initiative for "narrative change around police abuse." The Law Enforcement Accountability Project, or LEAP, which DuVernay announced in an appearance on Monday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, is a fund focused on storytelling around police violence and abuse that will commission projects across multiple forms of media including film, literature, theater, dance, fine art and music. LEAP is designed to empower activists to pursue narrative change and is envisioned as a two-year project to launch at least 25 works of art. The story.

+Comcast appears to be putting its money where its mouth is. The company is committing $100 million to a three-year plan to advance social justice and equality and fight "injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability." The initiative, unveiled on Monday, includes a $75 million cash commitment and $25 million in media.

--Craig Robinson, executive vp and chief diversity officer for NBCUniversal, will be spearheading the efforts with Brian Roberts at the corporate level and will coordinate with business leaders across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to "build programs, allocate resources and partner with national and local organizations to drive meaningful change," the Comcast boss said. The story.

+The 56-year-old movie for the Black Lives Matter era. In a guest column for THR, Geoffrey Fletcher, who, for his adaptation of Precious, became the first black screenwriter ever awarded an Oscar, recommends Nothing But a Man, which he describes as a film "of and ahead of its time." The column.

+Black stars, activists to take over white A-lister Instagram accounts in #ShareTheMicNow campaign. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hilary Swank and Julia Roberts, as well as authors, fashion designers, athletes and politicians, are sharing their social media platforms on Wednesday to magnify Black women's voices. More.

+All Black Lives Matter march to proceed without L.A. Pride. Christopher Street West, the nonprofit behind L.A. Pride, dropped out of the event after a permit application to the L.A. police department drew backlash on social media. More.

+L.A. district attorney declines to charge protesters over curfew violations, failure to disperse. "I believe whole-heartedly in free speech and support the right of protesters to demonstrate peacefully against historic racial injustice in our criminal justice system and throughout our nation," says Jackie Lacey. More.

 Fired In a 'Flash'

►Hartley Sawyer fired from The Flash after racist, misogynist tweets surface. The tweets, all from before he joined The CW series, make references to sexual assault and contain racist and homophobic language. Sawyer's Twitter account has been deleted, but screenshots of the old posts have circulated online in the past two weeks. His firing also comes amid nationwide protests against systemic racism in the wake of George Floyd's May 25 death in Minneapolis.

--"Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for season seven of The Flash," reads a statement from The CW, producers Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions and executive producer Eric Wallace. "In regards to Mr. Sawyer's posts on social media, we do not tolerate derogatory remarks that target any race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation. Such remarks are antithetical to our values and polices, which strive and evolve to promote a safe, inclusive and productive environment for our workforce." The story.

►TBS is doubling down on remotely filmed programs, greenlighting its second show of that kind in less than a week. The new project is called Celebrity Show-Off. Based on a Korean show called My Little Television and hosted by Mayim Bialik, the unconventional talent show will feature actors, music artists, athletes and other celebs creating self-shot content that will premiere online and vie for views and engagement from the public. It's set to premiere June 23. More.

►Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 6 best morale-boosting TV dramas for people of color. In a world under siege, writes the THR columnist and NBA great, "Good shows can boost a community's morale and self-esteem — and make them feel connected to people like them and valued by people not like them." Here's the list.

►Netflix's Special creator reflects on man-on-man sex on TV. Ryan O'Connell, who adapted his memoir to create the series, applauds TV's new embrace of depicting penetrative male sex onscreen: "It can be painful, pleasurable, awkward, sexy and so not sexy." More.

►Film review: Jon Frosch reviews Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson's The King of Staten Island, writing that the film "is nothing if not conventional in its arc and themes, and has some of the usual Apatow aggravations, but it's winning: relaxed, generous, suffused with warmth and a surprisingly delicate sorrow." The review.

+TV review: Daniel Fienberg reviews the Netflix docu-series Lenox Hlll. "Without denying flaws in the American medical system, Lenox Hill aims to inspire, and the eight-episode first season ends up more emotionally nourishing than intellectually satisfying — not that there's anything necessarily wrong with that." The review.

►Lilly Wachowski, Abby McEnany, BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors join Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Pride Summit. Boy George and Tituss Burgess also are among the many stars who have been added to the virtual event, taking place Saturday, June 13. The story.

►TV ratings: ABC's game show lineup topped Sunday's adults 18-49 rankings, with Celebrity Family Feud taking the No. 1 spot in primetime on the broadcast networks. CBS' 60 Minutes led the evening in total viewers. The numbers.

Revolving door: Johan Renck — the Emmy-winning director behind miniseries Chernobyl — will re-team with HBO and Craig Mazin to direct the pilot of the series adaptation of popular Naughty Dog video game The Last of Us...

In other news...

--The interactive storytelling app Whatifi is launching with $10 million in funding.

--Bill and Ted are back at it again in a most excellent trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music which dropped Tuesday.

--Showtime Documentary Films on Monday unveiled plans for the feature documentary Attica, about the 1971 prison rebellion in upstate New York, by director Stanley Nelson.

--Cicely Tyson has been selected as this year's Peabody career achievement award recipient.

--Sheffield Doc/Fest, one of Europe's biggest documentary events, has announced the lineup for its 2020 edition, which is mostly taking place online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

--Donald Trump's star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame was again vandalized over the weekend during protests.

--Why producer Mike Medavoy quit Twitter: "It makes me sick."

What else we're reading...

--"NFL will likely allow players to protest during national anthem" [Front Office Sports]

--"Antitrust battle focused on ads might play to Google’s advantage" [The Information]

--"Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K.Rowling's tweets on gender identity" [The Trevor Project]

--"Jim Nantz alone in the tower, mic’d players, and other broadcast tweaks CBS is making with the PGA Tour returning this week" [Awful Announcing]

Today's birthdays: Michael J. Fox, 59, Johnny Depp, 57, Natalie Portman, 39, Aaron Sorkin, 59, Laurie Hernandez, 20.