Cameras had only just started rolling on
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in Australia (you can check out the first set photos
here), and now production has been forced to cease due to, you guessed it, our old pal coronavirus.
According to
THR, director Destin Daniel Cretton has been advised to self-isolate, and Disney has decided to suspend first unit production until gets the results. Insiders insist that the Marvel movie is not completely shutting down, however, second unit and other production aspects will continue to move ahead.
Cretton hadn't developed any symptoms, but with a new baby ay home and more and more cases of COVID-19 coming to light in Australia, he decided not to take any chances.
Here's the note that was sent out to the movie's crew.
As many of you know, Destin, our director, has a new born baby. He wanted to exercise additional caution given the current environment and decided to get tested for Covid-19 today. He is currently self-isolating under the recommendation of his doctor. While he waits for the results of the test, we are suspending 1st unit production in an abundance of caution until he gets the results this coming week. Second unit and off production will continue as normal. We will reach out to everyone by Tuesday for the latest update.
This is an unprecedented time. We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we work through this.
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