It is difficult to definitive pin
down just where on the level of overall safety the world is concerning the
COVID-19 pandemic, where it could reasonably allow for resumed operations of
the sports and entertainment industries. Much has been said about the “NBA Bubble”
which allowed its teams to practice, and then start a shortened season, this
July 30. In the film and TV sector, a number of productions have reported they
would pick up filming and photography again by this August, such as Marvel
Studios. But confirming these is not easy, with safety protocols in place to
prevent COVID from spreading. Still, some news agencies find ways to check.
As Comic Book Resources tells us, some of the production detail for “Shang-Chi
and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the third scheduled movie for “Phase 4” of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe, were given a once-over by a news crew from the
country where the filming was being done. For those in the know, “Shang-Chi”
and quite the number of Hollywood films are shooting in Australia, where their
work was briefly halted at the onset of the pandemic, then gradually began to
resume as quarantine restrictions eased up. A 7NEWS Sydney helicopter crew
dropped in on the nearby “Shang-Chi” set.
The news chopper flyby happened
on Sunday, August 2, with 7NEWS Sydney catching a birds-eye glimpse of the
now-expansive film set just west of the Australian city. Marvel Studios set
designers have quickly erected a Chinese-style village with thatched huts
surrounding a temple-like structure, with the outside perimeter surrounded by
green-screen walls to project appropriate backgrounds in post-production. The
7NEWS report further explains that the main cast and Marvel Studios crew are
close to completing their arrival quarantine periods after coming in from
overseas, and they cans start shooting scenes soon, some 18 weeks after the
original photography starting date.
It's not Asia and it's not Hollywood; it is Western Sydney, home to the newest addition of the @Marvel movie franchise. The 7NEWS chopper captured these scenes today as work resumed building the set for the upcoming production, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/pvDbMyRHlb— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) August 2, 2020
It should be noted that 7NEWS Sydney
earlier tried to catch a glimpse of the ‘Shang-Chi” film set on the ground back
in March, when all there were erected were the green-screen walls and a prop
helicopter. Security personnel were quick to cover the location and shoo the
news crew away, so having them later attempt to sneak peek by helicopter was a
smart tactic.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the
Ten Rings” is based on the titular Marvel Comics character, a normal unpowered
human who is considered the greatest master of Kung-Fu in the Marvel universe.
The title however hints that his opponent would be the classic “Iron Man”
villain the Mandarin, who wields ten ancient rings with supernatural abilities.
The film stars Simu Lu and Toney Leung, with Destin Daniel Cretton directing
from a screenplay by David Callaham, and is scheduled to release in 2021 after “The
Eternals.”
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