Jennifer Lopez film The Mother shuts down production due to Covid cases among crew

J-Lo’s new thriller is now on hiatus on account of Covid (Image: ABC by way of Getty Photos)

Jennifer Lopez’s newest movie The Mom has halted manufacturing after a spike in Covid circumstances on set.

The motion film, which stars the 52-year-old pop icon as an murderer who comes out of hiding to guard her daughter, was compelled to briefly shut down when a number of crew members on the set examined constructive for coronavirus, Folks journal stories.

The outlet claimed that whereas the ‘majority’ of taking pictures had been accomplished in Canada with J-Lo previous to the New 12 months, additional filming was being carried out in Spain when the Maid in Manhattan star, who remains to be having fun with the honeymoon part of Bennifer 2.0, was compelled to fly residence because the manufacturing shut down.

The thriller is because of premier on Netflix later this yr, and in addition stars Joseph Fiennes, Gael García Bernal and Omari Hardwick, based on Selection.

Sound of Metallic Oscar nominee Paul Raci and newcomer Lucy Paez, who options as Jennifer’s daughter, spherical out the principle solid for the flick, which might be directed by Mulan’s Niki Caro.

The Mom is the newest in an extended line of Hollywood productions to face a shut down after a spike of Covid circumstances amongst solid and crew.

J-Lo helps companion Ben on the premiere of his latest movie The Tender Bar in December (Image: Matt Baron/Rex/Shutterstock)

Within the days that adopted the vacation season, Fox sequence 9-1-1 in addition to NCIS and its spin off NCIS: LA needed to shut down following a surge in Omicron circumstances, which has precipitated concern over what's going to occur concerning the deliberate crossover with NCIS: Hawai’i.

Deadline reported that different studios corresponding to Common Media Studios, Warner Bros. TV and CBS Studios have been utilising ‘one-to-two-day home windows during which manufacturing is halted if personnel take a look at constructive’.

An inside supply instructed the outlet: ‘It’s a large number however individuals can’t assist getting COVID.’

NCIS has shut down after a constructive take a look at in Zone A, which incorporates the solid and people interacting with them (Image: Invoice Inoshita/CBS by way of Getty Photos)

Elsewhere in Hollywood, the Grammy Awards have additionally been postponed as a result of uncertainty surrounding coronavirus.

In an announcement, the music award organisers mentioned: ‘Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the present on Jan. 31 merely comprises too many dangers. We stay up for celebrating music’s largest evening on a future date, which might be introduced quickly.’

Olivia Rodrigo is up for a number of awards at this yr’s Grammys, which have been postponed (Image: Getty)

This yr’s star-studded awards ceremony was on account of happen on the Crypto.com Area – previously referred to as the Staples Heart – on January 31 with comic Trevor Noah internet hosting. 

The Grammys 2022, broadly considered music’s largest evening, will (when the evet occurs) see the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Jon Batiste go up towards one another with  – Batiste alone has 11 nods.