The Matt Reeves-directed film is scheduled for release in 2021, but the cast and crew of the much-anticipated flick were sent home earlier this month after one of the production staff contracted the disease.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that as a result, filming at the Warner Bros studio in Hertfordshire, south-east England, was paused.

However, work on the set is now back up and running again.

Warner Bros confirmed in a statement: "Following a hiatus for COVID-19 quarantine precautions, filming has now resumed on 'The Batman' in the UK."

It had also been reported, though not confirmed, that lead star Robert Pattinson - who plays the titular caped crusader - had tested positive for coronavirus.