Following an outbreak of COVID-19 on the island of Malta, shooting on “Jurassic World: Dominion” has been put on hold.
02.08.2020 - 21:59 / etcanada.com
Sam Neill is getting ready to return to the “Jurassic” era.
On Sunday, the “Jurassic Park” star took to Twitter to share a photo of himself from the 1993 blockbuster.
“Hold onto your hats- gettin’ my old one back on this week, and facing off dinosaurs once again,” he wrote.
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He also joked that he was “Excited and terrified” because “these things will kill ya.”
Added Neill: “I’m obviously a little more
Following an outbreak of COVID-19 on the island of Malta, shooting on “Jurassic World: Dominion” has been put on hold.
“Jurassic World: Dominion,” the forthcoming sequel in the billion-dollar film franchise, is one of the first blockbusters to go back into production after being shut down for several months due to COVID-19. However, being the first also means the production will be under added scrutiny from the public, as Universal and the cast and crew implement new safety procedures to prevent the virus from infecting anyone.
MaltaToday reported last week that four crew members tested positive and are now self-isolating, and the film’s top-billed cast will not travel to the Mediterranean island, though other second unit filming will continue beginning in the end of August.By not bringing the first unit, the production will cut crew on the ground in Malta by 60%, and the second unit team has already begun prep work.Also Read: Amandla Stenberg Joins 'Dear Evan Hansen' Film Adaptation at Universal“‘Jurassic World:
Naman Ramachandran Universal has decided to change the scope of its planned “Jurassic World: Dominion” Malta shooting schedule from a first unit crew to a second unit one, following an outbreak of coronavirus across the nation’s islands.The $200 million movie, based at Pinewood Studios near London, started shooting on Feb. 24, but production was shutdown two weeks later when the pandemic spread around the world.
Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Jurassic World: Dominion is still on course to shoot in Malta from the end of the month, but will scale back its presence due to the rising number of COVID-19 infections on the island.Stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Neill will be among those no longer travelling to the country.Per local reports last week, four Jurassic World crew members have tested positive for COVID-19 on the island.
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Actress Laura Dern who played the lead in the original Jurassic Park movie from 1993, is back on the Jurassic World sets as Ellie Sattler! The 53-year-old actress recently arrived on the set of the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion, which is currently filming in London. Laura took to Instagram on August 4 to share a photo of her “Dr Ellie Sattler” chair positioned next to Sam Neill‘s “Dr Alan Grant” chair.
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Jurassic World: Dominion film will be the “best yet.”Neill, who is reprising his role as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant in the third outing of the Jurassic World series, began filming on the new project earlier this week. Work on the film was initially delayed following the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.Posting on Twitter on Sunday (August 2), Neill wrote: “Hold onto your hat.
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