Stark aerial photos show elaborate film sets for Jurassic World and The Little Mermaid at Pinewood Studios in Uxbridge empty after Britain was plunged into the coronavirus lockdown this week.
Filming at the large film and TV studio stopped for some movies earlier this month as the pandemic crisis entered its early phase. Pinewood has halted filming for all productions, however.
A large ship for Disney’s latest live-action film, starring Halle Bailey as the 16-year-old mermaid Ariel, is left stranded. The huge blue screens for the next Jurassic World film have also been left abandoned.
Both films will be delayed as the coronavirus pandemic continues to bring Western economies to a halt. The disease famously forced the postponement of No Time To Die, the latest Bond instalment.
Jurassic World: Dominion, which is still scheduled for release next year, is being filmed at Pinewood as well as at locations in Canada and Hawaii. It stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jeff Goldblum.
The famous site, which has been the base for many productions since the 1930s and is most well-known as the home of the James Bond franchise, will be closed for an unspecified period of time.
Earlier in the month, insiders told The Sun newspaper it would be closed for around 30 days.
Pinewood, which has 16 stages including the 59,202 sq ft 007 Stage, also has two TV studios, both standing at 8,988 sq ft. The Walt Disney Studios announced a 10-year lease on most of the studios last September.
Jurassic World: Dominion, which is still scheduled for release next year, is being filmed at Pinewood as well as at locations in Canada and Hawaii. It stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jeff Goldblum
A large ship for Disney’s latest live-action film, starring Halle Bailey as the 16-year-old mermaid Ariel, is left stranded. The huge blue screens for the next Jurassic World film have also been left behind
Pinewood, which has 16 stages including the 59,202 sq ft 007 Stage, also has two TV studios, both standing at 8,988 sq ft. The Walt Disney Studios announced a 10-year lease on most of the studios last September
Stark aerial photos show elaborate film sets for Jurassic World and The Little Mermaid at Pinewood Studios in Uxbridge left abandoned after Britain was plunged into the coronavirus lockdown this week
Colin Trevorrow (left), Bryce Dallas Howard, and Chris Pratt at the Jurassic World – The Ride opening at Universal Studios
These eerie photographs come as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts life in the UK. Today, 260 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in the biggest 24-hour spike to date.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is self-isolating after testing positive for the bug. Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock were struck down yesterday, and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty also displayed flu-like symptoms.
Jurassic World and The Little Mermaid are just the latest film casualties in this pandemic, as Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007 is postponed ‘after careful consideration and thorough evaluation’.
Due to be released in April, a new release date has been set for November 12 in the UK, with worldwide dates to follow including the planned US launch on November 25.
News of the delay was announced via the film’s official Twitter account.
The world premiere for No Time To Die was scheduled to take place on March 31 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The 25th film in the franchise will mark Daniel Craig’s fifth and final time as the spy. It also stars Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch and Ana De Armas, and is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
No Time To Die finds Bond after he has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica when his old friend Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright, from the CIA turns up asking for help.
The Bond films make a significant portion of their profits from international markets.
The situation in the Far East has prompted estimates that box office takings could be hit by up to tens of millions of pounds globally. China was the highest grossing foreign country for the previous Bond film, Spectre.
Halle Bailey at The Lion King LA premiere. Bailey will play lead character Ariel in Disney’s remake of The Little Mermaid
Filming at the large film and TV studio stopped for some movies earlier this month as the pandemic crisis entered its early phase. Pinewood appears to have halted filming for all productions, however
The famous site, which has been the base for many productions since the 1930s and is most well-known as the home of the James Bond franchise, will be closed for an unspecified period of time