The series, featuring Melissa McCarthy, had spent four months filming in and around Byron Bay and Ballina in northern NSW.
The film, starring Crowe, Liam Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky (Chris Hemsworth’s wife) had been shooting in and around Sydney’s CBD, including Barangaroo.
The arrival of the Delta variant of Covid-19, snap lockdowns, protracted border closures, sluggish vaccination rates and hotel quarantining for overseas visitors have taken a toll on the Australian film industry.
Earlier this week the Russell Crowe-directed film Poker Face suspended production, just six days short of wrapping, after two crew members tested positive for Covid-19.