STXfilms has released the first trailer for the Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller Songbird.
The trailer sees KJ Apa's Nico and Sofia Carson's Sara enjoying a romantic FaceTime chat before we're introduced to a world in dire straits, with over 8 million people dead that year alone from COVID-23 -- a mutated coronavirus inspired by our own real-world pandemic.
Ironically, production on Songbird was halted in July over COVID-19 safety protocols. "The producer of the picture entitled Songbird, has failed to complete the signatory process and is therefore not signed to any applicable SAG-AFTRA agreement," a notice from SAG-AFTRA read. "As such, SAG-AFTRA members are hereby instructed to withhold any acting services or perform any covered work for this production until further notice from the union." However, the do not work order was lifted just two days later.
In the terrifying thriller SONGBIRD, the COVID-23 virus has mutated and the world is in its fourth year of lockdown. Infected Americans are ripped from their homes and forced into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape, as a few brave souls fight back against the forces of oppression. Amid this dystopian landscape, a fearless courier, Nico (KJ Apa), who’s immune to the deadly pathogen, finds hope and love with Sara (Sofia Carson), though her lockdown prohibits them from physical contact. When Sara is believed to have become infected, Nico races desperately across the barren streets of Los Angeles in search of the only thing that can save her from imprisonment ... or worse.
Directed by Adam Mason, Sonbird stars KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Demi Moore, Paul Walter Hauser, Bradley Whitford, Jenna Ortega, Ethan Josh Lee, Lia McHugh and Michole Briana White. The film has yet to receive a release date.
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