‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Resumes Production Amid COVID-19

London: The filming of the third chapter of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, the Harry Potter prequel spin-off, has resumed with safety measures in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, series lead Eddie Redmayne confirmed. The actor, who plays Newt Scamander in the fantasy franchise based on JK Rowling’s books, said the cast and crew have been shooting since “two weeks”, getting used to the new normal.

“It’s interesting because we’ve started shooting now. We’re two weeks in, and again, it’s a whole new process. It’s a whole new normal. Testing frequently, masks. “And I wondered, actually, whether the masks would affect creativity, in some ways. Maybe that was a bit ignorant, but I just thought, as humans, do we need interaction to spark from each other?” Redmayne told Cinema Blend.