Sean Penn refuses to work until his colleagues are vaccinated

Sean Penn doesn't want to take any chances.

While the filming of the

series

, devoted to the Watergate scandal, had already started, the actor announced that he would not get a foot on the set until everyone, actors and technical staff included, have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

The actor is even ready to pay for everyone's vaccination through his NGO Community Organized Relief Effort.

According to Deadline, Sean Penn had gone to Cannes for a few days to present his film

, but upon his return, he announced to the production his requirements, which risk, according to the publication, to have a impact on the whole profession.

Necessary

It must be said that with the explosion of cases of the more contagious Delta variant in the Los Angeles region (83% of Covid cases in California), there are reasons for concern.

is mostly shot indoors, which also increases the risk of contamination.

The series tells the story of the "forgotten" of Watergate, those who helped President Richard Nixon spy on his political rivals, but also the whistleblowers who helped lift the veil on the involvement in the scandal of espionage of the one who would end up resigning.

Sean Penn plays Attorney General John Mitchell, one of Richard Nixon's closest advisers at the time, while Julia Roberts plays Martha Mitchell, his wife, who was the first to accuse Nixon of being involved.

No release date for the NBCUniversal-produced series has been announced, but if Sean Penn remains adamant, production may be significantly delayed.

Still according to Deadline, there was at least two weeks left for the actor to work.

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