Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is currently awaiting results of a coronavirus test and as a precaution for the safety of the cast and crew, the studio made the call to halt production temporarily.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comic book movie is currently shooting in Australia, and while Cretton hasn’t shown any symptoms, he decided to get tested for COVID-19 because he has a newborn baby. He has decided to self-isolate as per his doctor’s recommendation and Marvel is supporting.
As many of you know, Destin, our director, has a newborn baby. He wanted to exercise additional caution given the current environment and decided to get tested for Covid-19 today. He is currently self-isolating under the recommendation of his doctor. While he waits for the results of the test, we are suspending 1st unit production in an abundance of caution until he gets the results this coming week. Second unit and off production will continue as normal. We will reach out to everyone by Tuesday for the latest update.This is an unprecedented time. We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we work through this.
Second-unit filming on Shang-Chi is expected to continue as planned.
Shang-Chi is slated for release on Feb. 12, 2021.
