‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Shuts Down Production In New Zealand Over Coronavirus Fears
The Lord Of The Rings has joined a swathe of different main TV and movie tasks in shutting down as coronavirus wreaks havoc on international manufacturing schedules.
The New Zealand Herald reported that Amazon’s epic retelling of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel has floor to a halt for at the very least two weeks after the nation’s choice to usher in powerful border controls, which means anybody who arrives should isolate themselves for 14 days.
The shut down was reportedly communicated to crew in a memo from producer GSR Productions, which stated “there aren’t any clear solutions to once we will resume manufacturing”.
It stated: “In an abundance of warning, UAP [Untitled Amazon Project] has suspended manufacturing for the following two (2) weeks commencing Monday, March 16. That is performed in an atmosphere the place journey restrictions directed on the management of Covid-19 are issued every day by New Zealand and most different international locations.”
The memo reportedly added: “We’re doing this to minimise stress on the sources and infrastructures round us by doing our half to scale back inhabitants density in our communities and every day actions, in efforts to assist scale back the unfold of the virus.”
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