Location hopping and covid-19
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was supposed to shoot in Puerto Rico; scouting took place, things were designed and planned, and then on January 7, 2020, a massive earthquake hit the country and much of that infrastructure. Marvel wasn’t deterred though and continued to plan on filming in Puerto Rico when, all of a sudden, another major earthquake hit. At that point, Disney made the unfortunate decision to move the production to Prague. Filming began when… the covid-19 pandemic hit, shutting everything down. Marvel had to fly around 100 of its crew out of the country early the next morning to make sure everyone could be with their families, where they stayed for several months until filming resumed under safety protocols.
