Simon Pegg Film ‘Angels In The Asylum’ Halts Shoot Indefinitely After Funding “Crisis” Leaves Crew, Producers & Suppliers Out Of Pocket
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Angels in the Asylum, a British indie film starring Simon Pegg and Katherine Waterston, has stopped shooting indefinitely after running out of cash midway through production, Deadline can reveal.
Angels in the Asylum was mounted without its financing fully in place and had to halt filming in February, 15 days into a month-long shoot.
There is no clarity on when the £5M ($6.4M) production might restart as producers scramble to bring in new finance. Angels in the Asylum set out to tell an important story about women incarcerated against their wishes, but has created a messy legacy in which crew members are said to be owed at least £600,000 in wages.
Cast pay was ringfenced in an escrow account under Equity union agreements. Inspired by true events, Angels in the Asylum co-stars Minnie Driver, Lesley Nicol, Rose Williams, Aurora Perrineau, and Alex Jennings.
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