Baz Luhrmann Elvis Biopic Suspends Production Over Coronavirus

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Baz Luhrmann says that now is 'not the moment to be resuming production on the film' after star TomHanks tested positive for coronavirus

for the coronavirus last week. In a statement posted to his personal Twitter account, Luhrmann confirmed that the project had been halted and that now"is not the moment to be resuming production on the film.

"The Australian director did, however, commit to returning to the production as soon as possible."All going well, we have a passionate conviction to be back here on the Gold Coast, picking up where we left off as soon as the time is right," he wrote. “In fact, we are not even taking our sets down, simply locking up the creative space over the next few days.

"Despite valiant efforts, due to current world events, production on the Elvis film cannot proceed at this time. We will commence principal photography once circumstances permit," Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement toPrincipal photography was due to start next week. Production staff on the film were told to take time off until June or July according to local reports.

The as yet-titled biopic was in preproduction on Australia's Gold Coast when Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19.

 

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