Production on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic Suspended Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus

When the coronavirus outbreak hit Hollywood, nobody expected the first major celebrity to contract the illness to be national treasure, Tom Hanks. Tom, 63, confirmed on March 11 that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, 63, had come down with COVID-19 while he was filming an Elvis Presley biopic on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to the people who cared for him and his wife Rita Wilson following their coronavirus diagnosis.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have returned home to Los Angeles after completing their coronavirus quarantine in Australia.

The actor and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 while Hanks was filming in Australia

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are back in Los Angeles!

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have returned home to Los Angeles after completing their coronavirus quarantine in Australia.

Director Baz Luhrmann has confirmed that they have suspended the production of Tom Hanks starrer Elvis Presley biopic after the Oscar winner tested positive for Coronavirus earlier this month. Tom and his wife Rita Wilson became the first celebrities to go public with their coronavirus diagnosis.

As you can imagine, the global Coronavirus pandemic is now even impacting movies that have yet to begin filming. It cares not for cinephiles and their desire to see new work from Baz Luhrmann.

Production on Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic in Australia has been suspended indefinitely after the Warner Bros. project was hit by star Tom Hanks' positive test for the coronavirus last week.

Coronavirus has halted yet another production.  Following the news of Tom Hanks' coronavirus diagnosis, Baz Luhrmann, who is directing the Oscar winner in an upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, has taken to social media with an announcement on production of the film.  The film was being shot in Australia, where Hanks and wife Rita Wilson remain in quarantine with the virus.  "I'm sure it will come as no surprise that this is not the moment to be resuming production on the film," the Australian

Tom Hanks was in Australia filming an untitled Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann when he and his wife Rita Wilson learned they contracted the coronavirus. Now, Luhrmann has announced production for the project has been halted as the pandemic continues to infect thousands across the globe.

By Tom Grater

Australian director Baz Luhrmann says that now is not the moment to be resuming production on his untitled “Elvis” project. The film was halted since last week, when actor Tom Hanks was diagnosed with the corovavirus.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were diagnosed with Coronavirus while in Australia and now, we’re getting an update from the entire case and crew from the Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley biopic.

By Bruce Haring

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson contracted the coronavirus, Covid-19, in the U.S., according to Australian health officials.