Batman’s filming halted after Robert Pattinson reportedly tests positive for COVID

The filming of Robert Pattinson’s Batman has been put on halt in Britain after a crew member tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after the shooting had resumed, reported news agency AFP.

“A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive
for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols,”
Warner Bros. said in a statement to AFP.

“Filming is temporarily
paused.” The studio did not name the person infected or indicate when
filming would resume.

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Vanity Fair magazine, however, said it had confirmed
through “highly placed sources” that 34-year-old Pattinson was the
sick cast member, reported AFP.

Production for the new film — a dark, detective-style mystery
take on the “Caped Crusader” — also had to shut down midway through
production in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Director Matt Reeves has said
his version — due out next June — is inspired by classic films noirs like
“Chinatown” and “Taxi Driver,” and will meet a “very
human and very flawed” Bruce Wayne in his second year as Batman, trying to
solve a series of crimes.

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First-ever footage from the much-hyped movie released
at the DC FanDome event last month left fans drooling online, with a mysterious
villain leaving notes for Batman at crime scenes across Gotham — and the
film’s hero pummeling a street thug before growling: “I’m vengeance.”