Production Crew Affected By COVID-19, Fantastic Beasts 3 Filming Discontinued

JAKARTA - Filming for the Fantastic Beasts 3 film was again stopped after one of the crew was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.

A representative for the Warner Bros production house said, “A crew of Fantastic Beasts 3 is positive for COVID-19. The results have been confirmed after tests were carried out by the entire production team and the crew is currently undergoing isolation. "

They did not say which crew had the virus. They will continue the production process when conditions are normal.

The production of this franchise continues to experience delays. Initially, the film was set to start shooting in March 2020 but at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic was sweeping the entire world so that Warner Bros. postponed it until September.

Then Johnny Depp's personal case saw him step down from the role of Gellert Grinderwald and was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen. Depp still got a full honorarium even though he had only recorded one scene.

It is known that Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law have started filming. Fantastic Beasts 3 is projected to premiere on July 15, 2022 in theaters.