THE BATMAN May Have Halted Production AGAIN After Crew Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

THE BATMAN May Have Halted Production AGAIN After Crew Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

After only resuming production earlier this week, it looks like Matt Reeves' The Batman may have been forced to shutter filming again after a crew member tested positive for the coronavirus...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 03, 2020 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

The Batman resumed shooting earlier this week in the UK after being forced to postpone filming (along with every other major production) back in March because of COVID-19, and it looks like the bastard pandemic may have once again thrown a spanner in the works.

According to The Daily Mail (yes, this is very much a rumor for now!), the cast and crew have now been sent back home after a member of the team tested positive for coronavirus.

"We have been sent a memo telling us that a member of the crew has had a positive Covid-19 test," the Mail's insider reports. "Everyone was talking on the set about it. We do not know who has tested positive, but it has caused chaos to the schedule."

If this is true and production was halted yet again, it could wind up costing Warner Bros. a lot of money and may even delay the release of the movie. That's obviously worst case scenario, but we were informed that Reeves still had at least three months of filming to complete back when the first trailer hit during DC FanDome.

We're hoping this isn't on the level, but as much of a rag as the Mail can be a lot of the time, they do tend to get hold of these type of stories before the trades. Keep an eye out for updates.

UPDATE: Deadline has now confirmed the above.

The Batman is (hopefully) set to be released next October, and stars Robert Pattinson as The Dark Knight, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and more. If you missed the trailer or simply fancy another watch, you can check it out below.

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inkniron
inkniron - 9/3/2020, 8:40 AM
These production companies that are wiling to push through and restart shooting in Georgia are about to lose their shit when the same thing happens there.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 9/3/2020, 8:50 AM
@inkniron - UK: “Ladies and gentlemen, we regret to inform you all that we will be shutting down production because an individual tested positive for COVID-19.”

USA: “So 500 people caught the Coronavirus today, but the voices in my head say it’s all a hoax to make the president look bad. So we’re just gonna ignore it and keep working until all you poor people are dead.”
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 8:40 AM


[frick]!
aresww3
aresww3 - 9/3/2020, 9:40 AM
@regularmovieguy - FUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHKKKKKKKK. Why matt reeves? why did you show me that [frick]ing trailer? Now i need this film in my life so bad.


Guys by the way do me a favour check my no time to die trailer reaction. thanks in advance.

Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 9/3/2020, 9:56 AM
@aresww3 - very good detailed reaction 🙏
aresww3
aresww3 - 9/3/2020, 10:02 AM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - thanks man. do like pls so i can get views up. thanks so much.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 9/3/2020, 8:41 AM
2020 saw how good the movie looked and wanted to make sure it still [frick]ed with us somehow.

Come on 2020 stop being so terrible. Could we have one nice thing this year?

Battabing
Battabing - 9/3/2020, 10:26 AM
@Mrcool210 -

Shit, 2020 better step up and do one good thing: give the world a new American President.
It's the least it can do after so much bullshit!
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/3/2020, 8:42 AM
Really wish neither that crewmember or the others are affected too much by it (and that the movie's release date isn't either)
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/3/2020, 8:43 AM
Batman has a new enemy and it’s his most insidious foe yet.

tmp3
tmp3 - 9/3/2020, 8:44 AM
>DailyMail
PunGuy
PunGuy - 9/3/2020, 8:44 AM
Daily Mail? More like Daily Fail.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/3/2020, 8:48 AM
OT:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CErYyoTAh1e/?igshid=s76duu1cnvcx

This vid is cool! Wilem Defoe edited to look like Joker.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 9/3/2020, 8:51 AM
No one. Absolutely no one



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