Hollywood has cut back on the glamour trappings of movie premieres with wildfire destroying or imperilling the homes of celebrities and other Southern California residents.
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Red carpet ceremonies for the Sandra Bullock film Bird Box and Under the Silver Lake with Andrew Garfield were cancelled on Monday, the American Film Institute festival said.
That followed a decision to call off the AFI Fest's Sunday red carpet ceremony for filmmaker-brothers Ethan and Joel Coen's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Separately, Paramount cancelled a red carpet ceremony and after-party for Instant Family with Rose Byrne and Mark Wahlberg, citing the "ongoing, active fires being battled in the area".
The studio said food intended for the party was being donated to the American Red Cross.
While premieres shed their glitz, there were few reports of industry production affected by the wildfire that has killed two and destroyed more than 400 homes.
The blaze began on Thursday and raced toward Malibu and the Pacific Ocean, prompting evacuations in Malibu and nearby areas including Calabasas and Agoura Hills.
Celebrities including Gerard Butler and Caitlyn Jenner shared their loss or luck online after discovering the fate of their properties.
"Returned to my house in Malibu after evacuating," Butler wrote in an Instagram post next to a photo that showed a burned-out structure and a scorched vehicle.
"Heartbreaking time across California. Inspired as ever by the courage, spirit and sacrifice of firefighters."
Robin Thicke's Malibu home was destroyed, according to his representative. The singer said on Instagram he, his girlfriend and his two kids were "safe and surrounded by friends and family" and were thankful to firefighters.
Lady Gaga, who evacuated her Malibu home and posted online on Friday that she was wondering if it will "burst into flames", visited a Red Cross shelter Sunday. Her property's condition was not known on Monday.
Australian Associated Press