Hollywood is doing its part to help curb the spread of the coronavirus by shutting down the production of movies.
The upcoming seventh instalment of the Mission Impossible was one of the first projects to halt production in February.
Tom Cruise had to leave the Mission: Impossible 7 set in Venice, Italy after the area was deemed a high-risk zone for the virus.
Other upcoming blockbusters who have followed suit include: Matrix 4, Fantastic Beasts 3, Uncharted, Vengeance, The Little Mermaid, Jurassic World: Dominion, The Man from Toronto, Shang-Chi, The Batman, The Last Duel, and the Untitled Elvis Project by Baz Lurhmann, reports Variety.
Production breaks range from two to six weeks.
Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton disclosed that he wasn't feeling well and was told to isolate while waiting for his Covid-19 test results.
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Tom Hanks who is working on the Elvis biopic tested positive for the coronavirus last week. Director Baz Lurhmann has quarantined himself and his family as a precautionary measure after coming into contact with Tom.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Netflix action film Red Notice has also halted production for two weeks.
The Baywatch actor shared a video on Instagram in which he is addressing the crew about the shutdown.
"We really appreciate your hard work and your patience at this time, but my number one goal, and it's our number one goal is to get everyone home to their families, because that's where we need to be right now is home taking care of our families and making sure they are being supported and taken care of and protected.
He added: "We love what we do, and we are very blessed and lucky by this is the kind of stuff that can wait.
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Film studios have also pushed back the release of major blockbusters such as No Time To Die, A Quiet Place, Mulan, Peter Rabbit 2, The Fast and the Furious 9, The Secret Garden, The New Mutants, and Antlers.
HOW WILL SA BE AFFECTED?
During his address on Sunday President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country will impose a travel ban on foreign nationals from Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and China.
According to The Hollywood Reporter these restrictions will have major impact on the film and television industry in South Africa as many international productions film here.
"Tomb Raider 2 was expected to begin production in the region later this year," reports the publication.
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation last week.
At present, over 180 000 people have tested positive for the virus, while 62 cases have been reported in South Africa.
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