‘Fantastic Beasts’ Production Halted After Positive COVID-19 Case

Production on the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie has been halted after a team member tested positive for COVID-19, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Thursday.

Cast members Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Katherine Waterston and Eddie Redmayne attend a promotion for the movie “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” in Beijing, China on Oct. 28, 2018. Thomas Peter/Reuters

LONDON—Production on the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie has been halted after a team member tested positive for COVID-19, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Thursday.

The franchise, a spin-off from the “Harry Potter” books and films, stars Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as “magizoologist” Newt Scamander.