Batman filming paused after Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus, say US media reports
- Warner Bros confirms member of production has Covid-19, but did not give a name
- Filming of The Batman movie had resumed in Britain only three days ago after being shut down in March because of pandemic
British actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for Covid-19, causing production in Britain on the set of his film The Batman to pause, Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday.
Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind the movie, said in a statement that “a member of The Batman production” had tested positive for the coronavirus, but did not give a name. “Filming is temporarily paused,” the Warner Bros statement added.
Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter cited unnamed sources as saying the person who tested positive was Pattinson, the film’s star.
Warner Bros and Pattinson’s representatives did not immediately return calls seeking comment on the reports.
Filming of The Batman had resumed in Leavesden north of London only three days ago after being shut down in mid-March, along with dozens of other movies and television shows around the world due to the pandemic.