UK production of Fantastic Beasts 3 shut down due to Covid-19

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The UK production of Fantastic Beasts 3  has stopped altogether this week due to a lead actor testing positive with a COVID-19 variant.

A source at the Leavesden studio said film bosses are not revealing who among the cast and crew has contracted the virus. In September the dialect coach on set got it, but filming continued.

The report is saying that there is no word yet on when production will resume. Please take all this with a grain of salt though there is possibility of its truth.

 

• Fears that the mutant South African strain was responsible has led to Warner Bros to temporarily halt production at their studios in Leavesden
• A set insider said there was concern the coronavirus variant was present in staff despite strict protocol measures
• A source at the Leavesden studio said film bosses are not revealing who among the cast and crew has contracted the virus
• They suggested that while crew can be replaced, for production to be suspended a principal member of the cast involved

A spokesman for Warner Bros said: 'A team member from Fantastic Beasts 3 has tested positive for COVID-19. The diagnosis was confirmed as a result of required and ongoing testing that all production employees receive, and the team member is currently in isolation.

Fantastic Beasts 3 has almost finished filming and is still set for release in July 2022.

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