[Text/Observer Network Guo Xiao] The crew of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" film, which is filming in Sardinia, Italy, has a cluster infection, 15 people are infected with the Delta virus, and many people have been quarantined.
According to italy's Corriere della Sera (Corriere della Sera) local time reported on the 23rd, the "Little Mermaid" crew has 15 people diagnosed with new crown, microbiology and virus laboratory AOU Sassari data show that they are infected with Delta new crown mutation virus. At present, many people on the island have been quarantined, and the crew has more than 300 staff members involved in filming, but who is infected has not yet been disclosed.
In fact, as early as the 21st, the British Sun newspaper reported that 5 staff members of the "Little Mermaid" crew were infected with the new crown, and dozens of people were told to quarantine in the hotel for ten days, at that time, the film shooting was interrupted for a while, but the matter did not appear in the reports of well-known entertainment media in the United States.
The Little Mermaid is based on the animated film of the same name produced by Disney in the last century, and in 2019, Disney announced a remake of the live-action film, which will be directed by Rob Marshall, director of "Chicago" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", with Jane Goodman ("Ace Agent", "X-Men: First Battle") as the screenwriter, and the heroine is Halle Bailey.
Similar to the development path of Rachel Zegler, the live-action heroine of "Snow White", which was just confirmed yesterday, Harry Berry is also highly recognized for her singing skills, and has signed a contract with Beyoncé in 2015.
When choosing Rachel Zegler to play Snow White, Disney said that "her extraordinary voice is only one aspect of her talent, and her strength, wisdom and optimism will become an indispensable part of re-understanding this classic fairy tale." ”
Why chose Harry Berry to play the mermaid? Disney praised "her heart, her youth, her innocence and, above all, her beautiful singing voice, all of which are necessary qualities to play this iconic character." "Highlighting the female protagonist's singing characteristics, this also makes many people think of the form of the live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast" - song and dance films."
However, the biggest controversy between the two cartoons is that the image of the white-skinned and red-haired little mermaid Ariel and the skin-colored Snow White is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but the live-action version of the heroine is completely different, and public opinion has criticized Disney for going astray on the road of "political correctness".
"The Little Mermaid" was originally scheduled to be filmed last year, but due to the delay of the epidemic, the film was initially ready to be filmed at pinewood studios in London, but due to the bad trend of the epidemic in London, filming was stopped in March this year.
On April 6, Variety reported that "The Little Mermaid" will be filmed in Sardinia for three months, located in the southwest of the Italian peninsula, second only to Sicily in the western Mediterranean. James Bond's "007 Under the Sea," George Clooney's "Catch Twenty-Two," and Johnson's "Red Notice" were all filmed here.
The choice of shooting location here will also save the crew a lot of money. There was a 30% tax credit (capped at $22 million) and additional incentives on the island, including co-production funds, hotel cashbacks, etc., but Disney signed a confidentiality agreement with the local film commission, so the exact amount of the fund was not disclosed.
According to a Sardinian official, the Team of The Little Mermaid has more than 300 people.
Unlike the "high profile" of the previous Disney movie shooting process, this time, people paid little attention to it.
Harry Berry once said that she had "achieved her dream" after taking the role of "The Little Mermaid", but the reality is that Americans are not willing to decorate her dreams, many mainstream entertainment media have not paid much attention to the trends in the filming process, and some of the Reuters pictures that occasionally burst out are more shocking pictures.
Recently, this group of photos circulating on Twitter has been ridiculed by the American netizen group.
On the 23rd local time, Italy broke out that 15 people in the crew were infected with the new crown, and filming has been suspended. It is worth noting that many entertainment media in the United States also did not report the news.
Previously, the British Sun newspaper had pointed out that after the confirmed incident, some sources said that this was a disaster for the team and the film may have to be postponed.
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