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Batman filming goes ahead in Liverpool lockdown

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Robert Pattinson was seen in character for the first time - he will play Batman in the rebooted film franchise

While Liverpool faces the strictest lockdown in England, it hasn't stopped filming going ahead in the city.

Robert Pattinson and Colin Farrell were spotted outside St George's Hall on Tuesday filming for the new Batman movie.

The Batman is due for release in 2022, with spots in the city being used by director Matt Reeves to represent Gotham.

Filming originally started in January but was delayed due to the pandemic.

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A production team member in a mask carries props around the set outside St George's Hall
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Batman's production team have put Covid-secure measures in place so filming can continue
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Filming has been allowed to continue despite extra lockdown measures, with the film industry excluded from plans
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Costumes were seen being carried in and out of St George's Hall
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Colin Farrell appears unrecognisable in facial prosthetics for the character Penguin
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Filming is expected to last a week and 100 actors and crew are having to stick to strict quarantine rules
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The actors were previously on location at a studio in Hertfordshire
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Crowds gathered outside the hall to watch filming take place
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