The director has announced the production of 'Jurassic World: Dominion' is suspended for two weeks
On October 7, 2020, director of Jurassic World: Dominion, Colin Trevorrow announced the release date of the film. He revealed that Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard starrer will now release in 2022. The tweet read as "For the past three months, I’ve worked with an extraordinary cast and crew on a film we can’t wait to share with the world. Even though we'll have to wait a bit longer, it will all be worth it. Let’s stay healthy and take care of each other until then."
A few hours back, Colin took to his Twitter page and announced that the production has been suspended for two weeks after a few COVID-19 positive cases found on the sets of Jurassic World: Dominion. He tweeted, "Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols, we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back soon."
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1. 'Jurassic World: Dominion' production suspended for two weeks
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Production of Jurassic World: Dominion from Universal Pictures has been suspended for two weeks after a few people on the set tested positive for COVID-19, director Colin Trevorrow said on Wednesday.
"All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks," Trevorrow wrote on Twitter.
2. Filming resumed in July
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Filming on the dinosaur adventure movie resumed in England in July under stringent protocols for the cast and crew to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Production had been halted in mid-March because of the pandemic, which shut down movie and television sets around the world.
3. Did not identify positive cases
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Trevorrow did not identify who had tested positive on the movie, whose stars include Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
4. Earlier 'The Batman' production suspended
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The suspension was the second known stoppage on a major Hollywood movie. Production was shut down for two weeks in early September on the Warner Bros. movie The Batman after a person, reported to be star Robert Pattinson, tested positive for COVID-19.
5. 'Jurassic World: Dominion' pushed to 2022
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Universal Pictures, part of Comcast Corp, announced Tuesday that the release date for Jurassic World: Dominion was being pushed back one year to June 2022. Movie studios have been reshuffling dates and postponing film releases as the industry tries to recover from the global shutdown of cinemas in March.
(Inputs from Reuters)
