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Simon Pegg’s film Angels In The Asylum, in which he stars and also executive produces, has hit a major snag. According to Deadline, the film had to halt production midway through shooting because of funding issues. Having run out of money in February, actors and crew members have now gone for weeks without getting paid. “We have been strung along, it’s unbelievable,” one source told the outlet, while another observed, “The producers were in over their heads.”

Director/producer Rob Sorrenti and producer Heather Greenwood released a statement on the situation saying, “Angels In the Asylum is a story of an extreme injustice in the 1930s where numerous women were locked away in a mental asylum, one we feel extremely passionate about bringing to public recognition. It has taken 15 years to bring the film into production. It was devastating when we were forced to halt filming due to our second round of financing failing to materialise. After being let down we were forced into hiatus.” The statement continued, “Since that time, we have been desperately trying to raise finance with the goal of addressing our outstanding obligations to both our cast and crew. We have also put some of our own funds into the project, but sadly, it hasn’t been enough to rectify the situation. We remain determined to find a solution. We also want to make it very clear that we, the producers, have not been paid for our work on the production.”

Apparently, there’s been some misco*munication about where the money was supposed to co*e from. Sorrenti and Greenwood reportedly believe that there was a funding arrangement with distributor Parkland Pictures. But Parkland CEO John Cairns has denied that, telling Deadline that “proposed tax credit funding through Parkland Film Capital was not finalized and, even if it was, there would still be a ‘very large gap’ in the budget.” Nevertheless, he’s still supportive of the film, saying, “This won’t be the end of the road for Angels in the Asylum. It is an extremely good script/story and everyone has worked very hard and is determined to find a way to co*plete the film with everyone paid.”

Angels In The Asylum “centers on women who were forcibly confined in isolation at Surrey’s Long Grove Asylum in the 1930s after being deemed to be typhoid carriers.” In addition to Pegg, the film also stars  Minnie Driver, Lesley Nicol, Rose Williams, Aurora Perrineau, and Alex Jennings. According to the report, the production still hasn’t paid its suppliers, and around 150 people have been left out of work by the funding issue. Crew members are reportedly owed “at least three weeks’ wages, expenses, and holiday pay.”