Production on Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic in Australia has been suspended indefinitely after the Warner Bros. project was hit by star Tom Hanks' positive test for the coronavirus last week.
In a statement posted to his personal Twitter account, Luhrmann confirmed that the project had been halted and that now "is not the moment to be resuming production on the film." The Australian director did, however, commit to returning to the production as soon as possible. "All going well, we have a passionate conviction to be back here on the Gold Coast, picking up where we left off as soon as the time is right," he wrote. “Infact, we are not even taking our sets down, simply locking up the creative space over the next few days.
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