Washington: Amid growing concerns over coronavirus outbreak, Warner Bros. has announced that production for The Batman will shut down for two weeks.
"Warner Bros. Pictures feature production of The Batman will hiatus filming for two weeks beginning today. The studio will continue to monitor the situation closely," the studio said in a statement on Saturday.
According to sources, the suspension comes as the film crew was planning location change to Liverpool. It is currently unknown if the hiatus will affect the film's scheduled June 2021 release.
The upcoming film stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, John Turturro as crime boss Carmine Falcone, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Colin Farrell as the Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred and Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham City DA Gil Colson.
Besides The Batman, Netflix's Red Notice starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds has also decided to temporarily halt its production amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The news comes after Netflix shut downs production on Stranger Things and several other projects.
Since February, the movie was being filmed all over the world, but had recently shifted its production to Atlanta, according to reports.
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On Saturday, Johnson made the announcement on his Instagram in a video from the set, as he spoke to members of the crew.
"I really appreciate all your hard work and your patience during this time, but my number one goal for your guys, and its our number one goal too, is that we're going to get everyone home to their families. This is the kind of stuff that can wait, the most important thing is to take care of our families," he said.
From ANI inputs.
