Michael Bay Filming Pandemic Thriller
By George Robbins
The world that we live in is in a state of disorder that we all have to find a way to live through. We all have to find ways to deal with the fact that we can’t go out to do things. Going out to the movies was one of the most common ways to keep ourselves busy, but that isn’t something we can do anymore. At least we won’t be able to do it any time in the near future because theaters don’t plan on reopening until July and that is assuming they can even reopen at all. Theaters will have a number of new health and safety rules to follow in order to reopen and stay open.
Although we can’t really get to the movie theaters, the industry continues to move on. It doesn’t move on the way that we really expect it to since most movies have been delayed. Some studios have managed to make it easier on themselves by instead releasing their films straight to VOD. Not many of the films are being released to Video on Demand due to the fact many don’t expect to make a massive profit this way. The films being released after a delay to theaters are more likely to make money, but only further down the line.
Whatever movies release right after theaters reopen have a chance of making a fortune, but they are at risk. Will people want to go back out to the movies if the risk of getting sick still exists and is relatively high? Some studios are willing to take the risk qhile other studios are taking the safer financial approach. While studios are currently doing this to keep moving forward, this isn’t the only way the movie industry is doing so. For instance, there have been many movie announcements since the pandemic began and now we know Michael Bay is working on a film.
Michael Bay is known for his work on over-the-top action films that usually make a lot of money. Now we know that he has be working on filming a pandemic thriller during the lockdown. Some people have started movie production up across the country to some degree to get the ball rolling again to get movies made. With productions mostly on hold, and California being one of the states with the harshest lockdown rules, it is hard for many to make films. Michael Bay is planning to push hard for production to resume by starting production for his newest film, ‘Songbird,’ next month.