First-unit production for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been suspended as director Destin Daniel Cretton self-isolates pending the results of a test for the coronavirus COVID-19, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Cretton has apparently self-isolated under a doctor’s recommendation. The film is currently shooting in Australia.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s sources first-unit production will be temporarily halted “in an abundance of caution” but second unit and off production “will continue as normal.” Cretton’s results will be available next week.
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Shang-Chi is the second Australian-based film production affected by a COVID-19-related delay this week, with work on Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis biopic also stalled after Tom Hanks tested positive for the virus.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Tony Leung as the real Mandarin, and Awkwafina is scheduled to hit cinemas in February 2021. Head here for everything you need to know about Marvel’s Master of Kung Fu.
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Source: IGN.com Marvel’s Shang-Chi Pauses First-Unit Production as Director Self-Isolates