Michael Bay faces legal action from the Italian authorities. According to the media the envelopethe director to whom we owe the saga bad boys either Pearl Port is accused of having killed a pigeon during the filming of his film six underground in Italy five years ago.
Allegations to which the filmmaker responded in the columns of the American site, flatly denying the facts. “I’m an animal lover and a big supporter of the animal cause,” he said. the envelope.
“No animal involved in the production was harmed or mistreated. Whether in Italy or in any other production I have worked on in the last 30 years,” he added.
If in France pigeons are considered a pest in some cities, in Italy they are a protected species that makes their capture, injury or death illegal. Its conservation is also regulated by the European Union Birds Directive, which protects wild birds and their habitats within member countries.
evidence and witnesses
Thus, the authorities affirm, according to an anonymous source present on the set and quoted by the envelopethat a pigeon was killed during filming six underground in Rome, crushed by a transport cart. The individual who witnessed the events would then have taken a photo of the incident before reporting it to the police.
Charges again refuted by Michael Bay: “We have clear video evidence, a multitude of witnesses and security agents that exonerate us of these accusations and contradict your only photo,” says the filmmaker in The Wrap.
The director, however, specifies that he and his legal team tried to get the case dismissed by the court. Then they would have offered him to resolve the case by paying a fine, something he opposed from the outset, refusing to “plead guilty to harming an animal.”
Released in 2021 on Netflix, six underground tells the story of a billionaire, played by Ryan Reynolds, who recruits a team of six people to fake his death and forget his past.
Source: BFM TV
