London — Aquaman star Jason Momoa, who is filming the sequel in Britain has been tested positive for COVID-19.
British tabloid The Sun reported on Wednesday (Oct 27) that Momoa was on the Hertfordshire set of Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, where the cast and crew were tested regularly.
An anonymous insider told the newspaper: “Jason is fine luckily and is now isolating after getting a positive test (result). But it’s a real headache for the film’s bosses, who are now worrying about having to delay their tight filming schedule.”
The source added: “They are hoping this is a one-off and that they can work around Jason and continue filming on the production.”
Momoa, 42 shared about the many injuries sustained on the set during his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last month.
“I messed up my eyes. I just got something in it that kind of cut it up, and then I’ve got to get surgery, I have a hernia, I’ve got ribs out. I’m just getting beat up,” said the Game Of Thrones actor.
“I love my job and I get a little too excited, then the age thing, you know, I’m an ageing superhero right now.”
According to Straits Times, he last donned the Aquaman suit in 2018 in the movie of the same name that made US$1.148 billion (SGD1.55 billion) worldwide, the only DC Extended Universe movie to cross the billion-dollar mark.
The sequel is scheduled for release in December next year.
Born Aug 1, 1979, Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001).
It was followed by him portraying Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009).
He played Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012).
Also, as Declan Harp on the Discovery Channel historical drama series Frontier (2016–2018), and as Baba Voss on Apple TV+ science fiction series See (2019–present).
Momoa was featured as the lead of the two lattermost series. /TISG