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Reports: 'The Batman' star Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19

"The Batman" star Robert Pattinson arrives at a photocall for "Good Time" at the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival on May 2017. Production on "The Batman" has stopped following a positive COVID-19 test. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI
"The Batman" star Robert Pattinson arrives at a photocall for "Good Time" at the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival on May 2017. Production on "The Batman" has stopped following a positive COVID-19 test. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Production on The Batman starring Robert Pattinson has been put on hold in Britain after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19.

Deadline, Variety and Vanity Fair confirmed Pattinson himself tested positive.

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"A member of The Batman production has tested positive for COVID-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols. Filming is temporarily paused," a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Pictures said in a statement.

Filming on the superhero epic resumed three days ago in Britain after being delayed over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Batman, from director Matt Reeves, is set to arrive in theaters on Oct. 1, 2021. The film was pushed back from its original June 25, 2021, release date because of the pandemic.

Pattinson's Batman will be joined by Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Paul Dano as The Riddler and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon.

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Reeves released the first teaser for The Batman in August during the virtual DC FanDome event.

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