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.
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