The picture has yet to close finance.
Weannounced the film last Cannes.
The producing team includes Oscar nominee Christine Vachon and vet Ted Hope alongside others.
Bryan Cranston and Lily GladstoneMichael Buckner/Deadline; Getty Images
As previously reported, Rabbits Black is the main financier.
The financiers and producers havent been able to wrap up the gap in funding so far.
The reasons for this are complicated and seemingly various.
Understandably, there is plenty of frustration.
Producer-financier Wagner Entertainment says that its commitment was also met.
What was once hoped to be a 25-plus day shoot schedule was whittled down to 20 before filming.
One source told us that Pellington was fully supportive of the crews right to down tools.
Meanwhile, the phone calls for additional funding became more frantic from producers.
We have spoken to a number of people who worked on the film.
Morale was low among crew given the issues over pay, says one crew member.
Everyone came to work and gave their all but there were fewer and fewer smiles.
We were prepared to down tools every Friday because there were multiple delays in payment.
There was clearly something off and we could see the producers scrambling for money.
The shoot was wrapped earlier than some of the crew anticipated and there remains filming to do.
Producing sources describe these as pickups.
Crew weve spoken to describe the outstanding material as more than that.
There has been talk of a mid-May date for that to happen.
Ive worked in film for fifteen years and Ive never experienced this kind of trouble on a shoot.
I dont think these are bad people, I just dont think the money was there.
They were even bringing on executive producers who got acting roles in the film.
IMBD has 25 executive producers listed on the project in addition to six producers and two co-producers.
Prior to the shoot, the makeup of the production team seemingly changed.
As we reported earlier this year, Great Escape has been winding down its sales operation.
A handful of international sales have been done onLone Wolfwith a different seller helping close some of those.
Yale and Great Escape declined comment (as did Pellington).
The movie wasnt bonded.
There are said to be talks ongoing with a senior lender.
The tax credit element of the funding is also yet to mature.
We hear that post-production has been delayed.
There wasnt sufficient money raised.
This isnt the only indie film production to hit funding snags in recent months.
Weve noticed a spate of them both in the U.S. and UK.
My colleague Jake Kanter has been trackingthe situation on the Simon Pegg filmAngels in the Asylum.
Some producers we speak to say the landscape for this kind of film has become more treacherous.
More on that to come.
