Michael Bay Pandemic Suspense Singing bird You may have trouble taking the flight. the Singing bird The production has been hit by a SAG-AFTRA “don’t work” order, warning its members that they could be disciplined if they take an acting job in the film. The order comes just over a month after it was reported that Singing bird the filmmakers had screened their production plans for the guilds.
SAG-AFTRA has told its members to refuse to work on the Michael Bay pandemic thriller Singing bird, Variety reports. The actors’ union announced a “do not work” order for production company On A Lark Productions LLC on Thursday, alleging that the company did not complete the signing process and has not signed any applicable SAG-AGTRA agreements. Members who work at Singing bird It can be disciplined, the union said.
“As such, SAG-AFTRA members are instructed to retain any acting services or perform any covered work for this production until further notice from the union,” SAG-AFTRA said. “Please note that you accept employment or provide services at ‘Songbird; it may be considered a violation of Global Rule One. Violation of this order may result in disciplinary action under the SAG-AFTRA Constitution.”
A SAG-AFTRA spokesperson added: “Producers have not been transparent about their security protocols and that is something that we obviously take very seriously. Additionally, as noted in the Do Not Work order, producers have not yet become signatories to our agreement. We have no further comments.
Singing bird It had been announced in mid-May as a low-budget production to be shot in Los Angeles, with the filmmakers “providing remote training” for the cast. However, no details were shared on how the film would be filmed or what security protocols production would follow. It was assumed, since the word “remote” was used in regards, that the film would be shot practically like computer screen movies Hostile and searching, but the rejection of SAG-AFTRA in production suggests otherwise. The filmmakers reportedly discussed their plans with the guilds, but it appears that SAG-AFTRA either stayed out of those talks or changed their stance.
Singing bird, which is run by In the dark helmer Adam Mason from a script that he co-wrote with Simon Boyes, is described as something similar to Paranormal activity and Cloverfield, which hints at a documentary aspect of found / false footage. The movie “takes place two years into the future. The pandemic has not disappeared. The blockages have been reversed and then reinstalled and become even more severe as the virus continues to mutate.” While there are reportedly no supernatural elements at play, “there is government conspiracy and paranoia and how it affects the cast of characters who remain locked up.”
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