Published 11:16 IST, February 5th 2021
'Fantastic Beasts 3' UK production halts after crew member tests COVID positive
The filming of Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts 3' has been put on hold after a team member tested positive for coronavirus
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Fantastic Beasts 3 is an upcoming fantasy film in Wizarding World franchise. Shooting of project has been pushed for several reasons in past. In a recent development, makers of fantasy film h to stall filming after a crew member tested positive for Coronavirus.
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Fantastic Beasts 3 shuts production in UK after positive COVID-19 test
Deline has reported that filming of Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts 3 has been put on hold after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. Warner Bros. Pictures informed about incident. diagsis was confirmed after mandatory testing guidelines ofr all crew members was issued. He is currently in isolation.
makers have t revealed who team member is and wher he/she is among Fantastic Beasts 3 cast. A similar situation took place with ar Warner Bros’. project, Batman, when Robert Pattinson was reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and shooting was stopped. company has set up extensive safety protocol on both big-budgeted films.
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Fantastic Beasts 3 commenced production on vember 4, 2019. It was slated to continue in Spring 2020 with shooting location being Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, due to coronavirus outbreak, it was halted for months, much like many or projects. It n resumed in September 2020 with precautions in place. w, movie will face ar hiatus for at least 14 days, which is mandatory time period for isolation.
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untitled third Fantastic Beasts film is being directed by David Yates, who also helmed previous two parts – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find m (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). screenplay is co-written by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, from a story by Rowling. It is overall eleventh installment in Wizarding World franchise, including all Harry Potter movies.
Fantastic Beasts 3 plot detail has t been revealed yet. Eddie Redmayne, Karine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Callum Turner, Alison Sudol, and Jessica Williams are part of Fantastic Beasts 3 cast. ditionally, Ms Mikkelsen has replaced Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald. movie is produced by David Heyman under Heyday Films, Lionel Wigram, Rowling, and Kloves. It is scheduled to release on July 15, 2022.
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11:16 IST, February 5th 2021