Several film productions are resuming after being shut down due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The latest film to resume production will be The Batman; the Dark Knight's latest film adventure will begin filming again this September. Crew members have been constructing sets for the film this month, which has three months left to shoot.
Filming on The Batman had halted in March due to the pandemic. Star Robert Pattinson, who will play the title role, had been quarantined in London. Pattinson and director/co-writer Matt Reeves will attend the virtual DC FanDome event, where a first look at The Batman will be revealed.
Also restarting production is the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts film franchise. The Harry Potter spinoff had halted production in the spring due to the pandemic, while The Matrix 4 had already resumed its production. All three films will be shot at Warner Bros' Leavesden Studios.
Other films that have resumed include Jurassic World: Dominion from Universal and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from Marvel Studios.
The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves and co-written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/ Batman, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/ Catwoman, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/ The Penguin, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/ The Riddler, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone and Peter Sarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson. The Batman is set to be released in theaters on October 1, 2021.
Directed by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, Fantastic Beasts 3 stars film stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, and Jude Law. The release date for the film is set for Nov. 12, 2021.
(via Variety)