COVID-19 hits Gotham: Filming of ‘The Batman’ is shut down after star tests positive
LA TimesWarner Bros.’ much anticipated revival “The Batman” was halted after the star of the production tested positive for COVID-19, making it one of the highest profile sets to be hobbled by the health crisis. Crew death renews concerns over film set safety amid COVID-19 John Nolan, an assistant director who died last week after a battle with COVID-19, worked on a commercial shoot in Texas. The death of a crew member after a commercial shoot in Austin, Texas last month has divided many in the film community over whether it is safe enough to resume filming. Universal Pictures had to scale back some of its filming plans on “Jurassic World: Dominion,” one of the first major movies to return to filming, after three British crew members working in Malta tested positive for COVID-19.
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