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.
The movie, in which the Pattinson, 34, stars as the comic book hero, has about three months of material left to shoot, according to Hollywood trade outlets.
Its release was pushed back earlier this year from June 2021 to October 2021.
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Hollywood has only resumed production of movies and television shows in the past few weeks after struggling to accommodate complex safety procedures, testing, and social distancing on film sets that employ dozens of crew, make-up artists, actors, extras and other production staff.
Pattinson is best known for his breakout role in the young adult vampire movie series Twilight, which turned him into a heartthrob.
