Bed goes up, bed goes down, bed goes up, bed goes down.
Ah, the world of indie financing. ‘Nailed,’ the political satire by loose-cannon director David O. Russell, had it’s production shut down for a weekend and then it was back up and running three days later.
Guess what? The troubled production has been shut down again.
Crews actually refused to work on Thursday (May 15) when there was more financial difficulties and monies weren’t paid.
Members of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees were ordered by IATSE leaders not to show up at the South Carolina set after not being paid. Capitol Films, which is financing the political comedy, was not immediately available for comment. One source familiar with the situation said production’s expected to resume Friday.The Screen Actors Guild told its members last week to stay off the “Nailed” set after Capitol failed to deposit enough required money in SAG accounts set up to pay the actors.
Blah, blah, blah, more details, essentially Capitol films is having trouble ponying up the dough. The film has already had actors quit (James Caan), others allegedly act like divas and sounds generally cursed.
“Nailed” stars Jessica Biel as a socially awkward, uninsured receptionist who accidentally gets shot in the head with a nail. She goes to Washington on a crusade to fight for the rights of the bizarrely injured and meets an immoral congressman played by Jake Gyllenhaal who takes advantage of her sexually and politically. “Nailed” was written with Al Gore’s daughter, Kristin and O. Russell.
