Jurassic World: Dominion Production Halted After Positive COVID-19 Tests

Jurassic World: Dominion has been hit by cases of coronavirus after members of the production team were tested positive.

Director of the upcoming third instalment of the Jurassic World franchise, Colin Trevorrow, shared the news on social media that production has been halted for two weeks.

He said, “Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back soon.”

 

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Woke up to the news we had a few positive Coronavirus tests on Jurassic World: Dominion. All tested negative shortly after, but due to our safety protocols we’re going to pause for two weeks. Back soon.

A post shared by Colin Trevorrow (@colin.trevorrow) on Oct 7, 2020 at 10:59am PDT

Responding to the halt in production of the film, Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays Claire Dearing, took to Instagram to thank Trevorrow for “prioritising health and safety above all else.” before saying she is “looking forward to finishing this up strong – I’ve never been more excited for a movie in my life,”

The release date of Dominion has been pushed back to June 2022, adding to a huge list of films, including the upcoming James Bond: No Time to Die, set back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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