SONGBIRD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

KJ Apa (The Hate U Give), Sofia Carson (Feel the Beat), Craig Robinson (This Is The End), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Demi Moore (Striptease), Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell), Bradley Whitford (Get Out), Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Ethan Josh Lee (The Diabolical), Lia McHugh (Totem), Michole Briana White (Courage Under Fire)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Adam Mason (Blood River), director, writer; Simon Boyes (Hangman), writer; Michael Bay (The Purge), Marcei A. Brown (Jem and the Holograms), Jason Clark (Ted), Adam Goodman (film debut), Jessica Malanaphy (Dark Skies), Rick Osako (Ouija), Andrew Sugerman (film debut) and Jeanette Volturno (Fist of the Warrior), producers; Lorne Balfe (Geostorm), composer; Jacques Jouffret (Bloodshot), cinematographer; Geoffrey O’Brien (Bright), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The world is four years into lockdown as the COVID-23 virus continues to mutate and spread out of control. Those who are infected are removed from their homes and families, and placed into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape. In Los Angeles, immune courier Nico (Apa) finds hope and love with Sara (Carson), who is prohibited from physical contact due to lockdown. However, when Sara is believed to be infected, Nico must race across the empty streets to stop her from being imprisoned, or worse…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The first film to be shot in Los Angeles since the coronavirus outbreak, producer Michael Bay’s all-too-timely thriller is either a compelling dystopian adventure, or an insensitive exploitation of real fears surrounding the current lockdown restrictions – either way, you’re in for something special.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2020 (IN CINEMAS)

 

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