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Universal said it plans to get shooting on the
movie underway at Pinewood Studios in England on July 6 under
stringent protocols for the cast and crew to contain the spread
of the coronavirus.
It will be one of the first major movies to restart work after
filming on James Cameron's "Avatar" sequel for 20th Century
Studios resumed in New Zealand on Monday. Producer Jon Landau
and the cast and crew ended two weeks in quarantine after their
return to the country, which has said it is now free of the
virus.
Work on "Jurassic World: Dominion," starring Chris Pratt and
Bryce Dallas Howard, came to an abrupt halt in mid-March because
of the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down movie and
television sets around the world.
The protocols include a two-week quarantine for actors and crew
flying into the UK and frequent coronavirus tests and antibody
tests for all cast and crew, as well as daily temperature tests.
Some 150 hand sanitizer stations will be installed and there
will be a "green zone" with enhanced testing for actors,
Universal said.
"Jurassic World: Dominion," a spin-off from the 1993 "Jurassic
Park" blockbuster about the return of dinosaurs, is scheduled to
be released in movie theaters in June 2021.
Hollywood publication Deadline, which first reported the news,
said that Universal was spending around $5 million on the safety
measures.
Netflix has said it has resumed production in Iceland and South
Korea on some of its movies and TV shows.
Movie studios got the green light last week to resume production
in the Los Angeles area, where most Hollywood studios are based,
but are expected to need several more weeks for a mass return to
work.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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