‘Songbird’, A Pandemic Thriller Produced By Michael Bay, Plans To Start Filming In Los Angeles In Five Weeks
Can movies start shooting in places like Los Angeles in five weeks?Michael Bayseems to think so. Bay andAdam Goodmanare teaming to produceSongbird, a pandemic thriller that is said to “take an unusual approach to shooting a movie in Los Angeles during the lockdown.” It also starts to hope shooting in five weeks, which might make it the first post-coronavirus outbreak production in the city. But…how?
Deadline has the scoop onSongbird, a film that wants to start shooting very soon and incorporate our current situation into its narrative.Into the DarkhelmerAdam Masonis directing from a script he co-wrote withSimon Boyes. The filmmakers have been “providing remote training” for the cast ofSongbird, but beyond that, there are no real details as tohowthis movie is going to be able to shoot. Especially since guilds have yet to lay out safety protocols. However, Deadline adds that “the filmmakers behind Songbird have screened their plans by the guilds, and they are good to go.”
Songbirdis being described as akin toParanormal ActivityandCloverfield, which hints at a found-footage/faux documentary aspect. Here are some vague plot details:
There are reportedly no supernatural elements at play, but “there is governmental conspiracy and paranoia and how it impacts the cast of characters who remain in lockdown.” Is this a great idea overall, or something being done in incredibly poor taste? You decide!
From the sound of things, I’m thinking this might end up being one of those computer screen movies, likeUnfriendedandSearching, where all of the action takes place via webcams, with people safely at home. But if that’s what’s happening here, why not just say that instead of being so vague about how the production is going to happen? Perhaps they plan on having the cast bring their cameras outside in the process, which would change up the “all action on a screen” angle.
This is all guesswork on my part. For all I know,Songbirdis going to surprise us all with something different. If the film really does manage to start shooting in five weeks I imagine we’ll learn more soon.
