“Jurassic World: Dominion” had to temporarily suspend filming after people on set tested positive for coronavirus, director Colin Trevorrow announced.
“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,” Trevorrow wrote.
The news comes a day after Universal, the studio behind the blockbuster franchise, reported that “Jurassic World: Dominion” has pushed back its release date and will now debut on June 10, 2022 — a year later than planned. The movie was initially slated for summer 2021.
“Jurassic World: Dominion,” the sixth entry in the 27-year-old series, had just started rolling cameras in the United Kingdom in March when coronavirus started to spread across Europe. After shutting down the set for months, it was one of the first high-profile movies to resume filming. The studio implemented intense and expensive measures to ensure the production could stay coronavirus-free. “Dominion” is about three weeks away from wrapping, sources say.
The “Jurassic” property is not the first to have to pause production amid the global health crisis. Days after “The Batman” restarted filming, the Warner Bros.’ comic book adaptation had to temporarily shutdown again because the Caped Crusader himself, Robert Pattinson, tested positive for coronavirus.
More to come…
