Tim Hillman was preparing to start work as location manager for the Fox Network show “9-1-1" in Los Angeles on Monday, but Omicron had other plans.
“This week we were supposed to be back to work on our show.We’ve been on Christmas hiatus, and they extended it by a week,” Hillman said.“You’re looking at a minimum of $150,000 to $200,000 per day to have a motion picture company on the street shooting television or film,” Hillman added. “If you start up and 30 or 40 of the crew happen to test positive because they’ve all been off gallivanting during the Christmas hiatus, then you suddenly don’t have enough crew ...
Disney has delayed until Jan. 10 all of the productions that were due to return to filming this week, said a person close to the studio who was not authorized to comment publicly. Despite a rebound in film and TV production after the health crisis subsided, with activity exceeding prepandemic levels, the recent emergence of the highly contagious variant now threatens output. That will add to the pressure on studios and streaming companies battling to deliver the hottest new shows and movies to maintain viewers and subscribers in an increasingly competitive market fueled by surging demand for streaming content.
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