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The Batman will be forced to temporarily halt filming. Warner Bros. announced that filming will temporarily be halted after a crew member tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
The film — which is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Robert Pattison as Batman — is currently filming in the United Kingdom.
“A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating in accordance with established protocols,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement, via the New York Post. “Filming is temporarily paused.”
The Batman is scheduled to hit the big screens on October 1, 2021.
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