/Media Releases 20.05.20
The virus hit the screen sector very quickly. On 12 March Tom Hanks announced to the world that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive for Covid-19. Hanks was in Australia to appear as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Lurhmann’s untitled Elvis Presley biopic. Within a week, 90 per cent of the physical film production in the country was shutting down, putting thousands of cast and crew out of work.
Read the full article on Inside Story here.