<p>Filming of the latest Batman film, starring Robert Pattinson, has been halted in Britain after the actor reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after the shooting had resumed.</p>.<p>"A member of 'The Batman' production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols," Warner Bros. said in a statement to AFP. "Filming is temporarily paused."</p>.<p>The studio did not name the person infected or indicate when filming would resume.</p>.<p>Vanity Fair magazine, however, said it had confirmed through "highly placed sources" that 34-year-old Pattinson was the sick cast member.</p>.<p>Pattinson's representative could not be immediately reached for comment.</p>.<p>Production for the new film -- a dark, detective-style mystery take on the "Caped Crusader" -- also had to shut down midway through production in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Director Matt Reeves has said his version -- due out next June -- is inspired by classic films noirs like "Chinatown" and "Taxi Driver," and will meet a "very human and very flawed" Bruce Wayne in his second year as Batman, trying to solve a series of crimes.</p>.<p>First-ever footage from the much-hyped movie released at the DC FanDome event last month left fans drooling online, with a mysterious villain leaving notes for Batman at crime scenes across Gotham -- and the film's hero pummeling a street thug before growling: "I'm vengeance."</p>
<p>Filming of the latest Batman film, starring Robert Pattinson, has been halted in Britain after the actor reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after the shooting had resumed.</p>.<p>"A member of 'The Batman' production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols," Warner Bros. said in a statement to AFP. "Filming is temporarily paused."</p>.<p>The studio did not name the person infected or indicate when filming would resume.</p>.<p>Vanity Fair magazine, however, said it had confirmed through "highly placed sources" that 34-year-old Pattinson was the sick cast member.</p>.<p>Pattinson's representative could not be immediately reached for comment.</p>.<p>Production for the new film -- a dark, detective-style mystery take on the "Caped Crusader" -- also had to shut down midway through production in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Director Matt Reeves has said his version -- due out next June -- is inspired by classic films noirs like "Chinatown" and "Taxi Driver," and will meet a "very human and very flawed" Bruce Wayne in his second year as Batman, trying to solve a series of crimes.</p>.<p>First-ever footage from the much-hyped movie released at the DC FanDome event last month left fans drooling online, with a mysterious villain leaving notes for Batman at crime scenes across Gotham -- and the film's hero pummeling a street thug before growling: "I'm vengeance."</p>