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Actor Robert Pattinson tested positive for Covid-19, halting production at The batman, according to reports.
Production company Warner Bros. confirmed that production was on hold after a team member tested positive and the individual is currently isolating himself according to established protocols.
Vanity fair He later quoted a “high-level source” as saying that the “crew member” was Pattinson himself.
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Robert Pattinson has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.
Pattinson, 34, best known for playing vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, stars as the caped crusader in director Matt Reeves’ new film, which had resumed filming just days ago after a nearly six-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The batman It was originally supposed to hit theaters in June 2021, but was delayed until October due to delays.
The reports that Pattinson is Covid-positive come a day after actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that he and his family had had coronavirus, saying that he, his wife and two daughters had recovered and were “counting. your blessings. “
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Pattinson is the latest actor to play the caped crusader, following the likes of Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and, most recently, Ben Affleck.
Other celebrities known to have contracted Covid-19 include Tom Cruise and his wife, Rita Wilson, Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrine Dhowe-Elba, Prince Charles, Korean-American actor Daniel Dae-Kim, activist Greta Thunberg and the opera singer Plácido Domingo. .
Among those who have lost their lives to the disease is Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who died in July at age 41 of complications from the coronavirus.
Representatives for Pattinson and Warner Bros. had not responded to requests for comment.
