‘We’re going home to be quarantined!’ Orlando Bloom reveals Carnival Row set in Prague has been shut down amid coronavirus pandemic as the cast race back to the US before travel ban
- The actor posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from the Prague set of the show, surrounded by his castmates
- The British actor said that production had shut down to allow cast and crew to head home to the US before Trump ‘s travel ban from Europe comes into effect
- Orlando stars in the Amazon series with Cara Delevingne, with filming taking place in Prague and Dubrovnik
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Orlando Bloom has announced that production on series two of his hit Amazon Prime series Carnival Row has been halted amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The actor posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from the Prague set of the show, surrounded by his castmates as he said: ‘It’s farewell from us as we go home to be quarantined.’
The British actor, who is expecting his first child with fianceé Katy Perry, added that production had shut down to allow cast and crew to head home to the US before President Trump‘s travel ban from Europe comes into effect from midnight on Friday.
Shut down: Orlando Bloom has announced that production on series two of his hit Amazon Prime series Carnival Row has been halted amid the coronavirus outbreak
‘We’re coming home to the States, at least I’m coming home to the States because we want to get in before the quarantine,’ he explained as his co-stars toasted the news with shots in the background.
‘Big love everybody, stay safe out there. Self quarantine. It seems really crazy actually this whole corona thing but do the right thing by you and your family and stay safe.’
The actor, who looked in good spirits, ended the video by declaring: ‘A few weeks, we’ll beat this bad boy.’
Coming home: The actor posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from the Prague set, surrounded by his castmates as he said: ‘It’s farewell from us as we go home to be quarantined’
Orlando stars in the Amazon series with Cara Delevingne, with filming taking place in Prague and Dubrovnik among other European locations.
The first nine-episode series, created by Travis Beacham, is set in a Victorian-era fantasy world where mythological immigrant creatures have been driven from their homelands by humans.
Despite the struggle for the groups to coexist, Cara and Orlando’s characters are set to embark on a forbidden romance.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was ordering an immediate shut-down of all travel from Europe to the United States from midnight on Friday to try to stop the spread of coronavirus in the US.
‘We will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,’ Trump announced, conceding that world health officials had now declared the health crisis a pandemic after insisting for days that it would ‘go away’ and urging Americans not to panic.
Cheers! ‘I’m coming home to the States because we want to get in before the quarantine,’ he explained as his co-stars toasted the news with shots in the background
The ban will apply to travelers who have visited 26 countries in the EU’s Schengen border-free area in the last 14 days, but not travelers from the UK or Ireland, or to US citizens, American permanent residents and their immediate family members.
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday morning that all Americans returning from Europe would be asked to quarantine when they return.
While Orlando has been filming in Europe, his pregnant fianceé Katy Perry has been working in Australia, performing at a bushfire recovery concert in regional Victoria, on Wednesday night.
Last week, Katy revealed via her new music video Never Worn White, that she and Orlando are expecting their first child.
Stocking up for coronavirus! While Orlando has been filming in Europe, his pregnant fianceé Katy Perry has been working in Australia, performing at a bushfire recovery concert in regional Victoria, on Wednesday
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson became the first high profile Hollywood stars to reveal they had tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday evening.
The Forrest Gump actor and his wife, both 63, announced the positive test results on Instagram urging the public to ‘take care’.
The couple are currently in the Gold Coast, Australia where the Oscar winner is filming an untitled Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis Presley film produced by Warner Bros.
Hanks revealed he and his wife experienced symptoms including the common cold, body aches and chills before they decided to get tested.
Positive: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson became the first high profile Hollywood stars to reveal they had tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday evening (pictured in Sydney on Friday)