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Glenn Close at the 2024 Governors Awards in Hollywood.
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Glenn Close is in recovery mode.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 77, said in a video posted to her Instagram page Wednesday that she was in London to begin shooting “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” and only got to film for two days before she “got down with both Covid and RSV at the same time.”
“Today is the first day I feel like I'm getting back to myself,” Close added. “I have to start everything over again and get back into the rhythm of shooting. Hopefully I'll be back on set tomorrow.”
Close said she is “really upset” by the illness, but is thrilled to be in London for filming and “can't wait to get back and work with these amazing actors.”
Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is a common respiratory virus that typically causes cold-like symptoms but can also be severe, especially in infants and the elderly.
According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, approximately 64 million people worldwide become ill with RSV each year.
And while Covid-19 cases remain relatively low right now — only about 3% to 4% of people are testing positive for the virus, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a committee of independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously earlier this month to recommend that the agency ask vaccine makers to update Covid shots for the 2024-2025 season.
In the caption of her post, Close wrote that she's “finally feeling better,” and admitted that it's “a crazy way to start filming.” She also encouraged her followers to “wear a mask in crowds” and “stay healthy.”
The Rian Johnson-directed “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third installment in the “Knives Out” franchise, following 2019's “Knives Out” and 2022's “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
Daniel Craig will return to play the role of daring explorer Benoit Blanc in the new film, which also stars Josh Brolin, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis and Thomas Haden Church.
“Wake Up Dead Man” will premiere in theaters in 2025.