Iron Sky: The Coming Race
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| Directed by | Timo Vuorensola[1] |
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| Screenplay by | Dalan Musson[1] |
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| Music by | Laibach |
| Cinematography | Mika Orasmaa[1] |
| Edited by | Joona Louhivuori |
Production company | Iron Sky Universe |
| Distributed by | Scoundrel Media |
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| Budget | €17 million[2] |
Iron Sky: The Coming Race is a Finnish-German comic science fiction action film directed by Timo Vuorensola, released on 16 January 2019 in Finland. It is the sequel to Vuorensola's 2012 film Iron Sky. The film was crowdfunded through Indiegogo. A major inspiration of the content (and the title) is the Vril conspiracy theory.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release history
5 Symbolism
6 Copyright dispute
7 Reception
8 References
9 External links
Plot
Over 20 years after the nuclear war that had been triggered by the invasion of the Moon Nazis, Earth has become an inhospitable place. The last survivors have rallied together on the former Nazi Moon base, with many refugees from Earth among them. Over the years a large human colony has formed, with its own fascist government and religions, including the Jobists, a cult that formed around the teachings of Steve Jobs and their leader (Tom Green).
But the aging base is deteriorating and due to the damage the Moon received in the nuclear war, its time is running out. Obi Washington (Lara Rossi), the daughter of Renate Richter (Julia Dietze) and James Washington, finds out that there may be other survivors hidden in an underground city at the center of the Earth with the means to save the base and decides to travel to Earth to seek help.
But the survivors, she and a ragtag band of explorers find at the center of the Earth are not even human—they stumble upon a prehuman world of dinosaurs ruled by the Vril, a race of reptilians led by Adolf Hitler in his true reptilian form among other former human rulers, all of whom were Reptilians under their human skins all along.
Cast
Julia Dietze as Renate Richter[1]
Udo Kier as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch[1]
Lara Rossi as Obi Washington[1]
Tom Green as Donald[1]
Stephanie Paul as the President of the United States (a parody of Sarah Palin) who is secretly a Vril[1]
Jukka Hilden as Vril Jesus Christ[1]
Kari Ketonen as Vril Vladimir Putin[1]
- Kit Dale as Malcolm
- John Flanders as Gary
- Ricky Watson as Steve Petersen
Vladimir Burlakov as Sasha- Kari Berg as Lena the Jobsist
- Duta Skhirtladze as Vril Joseph Stalin
- Abbas Shirafkan as Vril Osama bin Laden
- Francesco Italiano as Vril Caligula
- Gaëtan Wenders as Vril Steve Jobs
- Amanda Wolzak as Vril Margaret Thatcher
- Muya Lubambu Tshinioka as Vril Idi Amin
- Vasco De Beukelaer as Vril Mao Zedong
Production
On 20 May 2012, Tero Kaukomaa, producer of the first film, announced that there were plans for a prequel and a sequel but refused to disclose details.[3] In May 2013, Vuorensola announced that Iron Sky will have a sequel titled Iron Sky The Coming Race. He also mentioned that unlike the first film, this installment will be completely funded by fans via Indiegogo, with an estimated budget of US$15 million. A promo video was shot for the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and the final draft of the script is scheduled to be published by the end of 2014. Filming is expected to begin in 2015.[1] In July 2013, Vuorensola revealed Croatia as one of the proposed shooting locations.[4] In February 2014, Dalan Musson signed in to write the screenplay. The Finnish Film Foundation and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg have come on board to finance the US$13 million project.[5] On 5 November 2014, Energia Productions launched another crowdfunding campaign to raise US$500,000 before 20 December.[6] At the closing of the campaign on 5 January, contributors pledged a grand total of US$560,949.[1]
On 22 November 2014, Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment confirmed having a cameo role in the film.[7]
On 18 September 2015, Vuorensola announced that filming will commence at AED Studios in Belgium.[8]
In October 2016, Timo Vuorensola launched a new crowdfunding campaign to fund special effects for out-of-budget scenes that were in danger of being left out from the final cut of the movie. The scenes included the deaths of reptilian Margaret Thatcher and Pope Urban II.
Release history
Release was originally announced for 14 February 2018,[1] but had been postponed to 22 August 2018 in Finland followed by the rest of the world soon after, if not the same time.[9] However, according to reports in the Finnish press, the release date of 22 August 2018 has been cancelled.[10] It was later announced that the film is scheduled to be released on 16 January 2019 as the Fan World Premiere in Helsinki, Finland.[11]
Symbolism
Like its predecessor, the movie refers to several motifs of post-war Esoteric Nazism, such as the Hollow Earth theory. The movie's title is most likely a reference to Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Coming Race (1871) that is commonly regarded as the origin of the so-called Vril myth. The film teaser features the Vril symbol that was designed by the Tempelhofgesellschaft in the 1990s.
Copyright dispute
In the summer of 2017 a number of original Iron Sky VFX artists filed a suit in Finland against Iron Sky Universe Oy and Blind Spot Pictures Oy. "The plaintiffs claim their creative contribution to the Iron Sky franchise is such that they should also be considered as joint copyright holders of the original movie."[12] In May 2018, the Finnish market court ruled that the artists have no copyright under sections 2, 6 and 46a of the Finnish copyright act in relation to Iron Sky and its material. [13] The court awarded copyright to a single artist in the case of a Japanese ship design used in the film, but ruled that the copyright for only that ship had legally transferred to Blind Spot Pictures (Despite the fact that Moral Rights are inalienable). In addition, the production companies filed a counterclaim asking the Finnish Market Courts to confirm that the VFX artists had no copyright in the films or in any material made by them and that the VFX artists had no right to use any material related to them. However, Finnish Market Courts rejected the production companies counterclaim. [14]
Reception
Released on 16th January in Helsinki Finland first reviews were not very kind. Pekka Ruissalo via Iltamakasiini ran with an article that did a round up of from media critics. [15]
Translated from Finnish:
"'Very terrible, bad movie' - 'Iron Sky: The Coming Race' got a full hit from critics."
Within the article were comments from critics such as:
"The sequel does not entertain or make you laugh. Not for a minute." Juho Typpö from Helsingin Sanomat.
"[...] does not even get the basics, like characters that go into a captivating level of interest." Jari Tapani Peltonen from V2.
"[...] the abundance of details and references embedded in the story threaten to turn against itself." Helinä Laajalahti from Muropaketti.
Perhaps the most scathing review came from Jonni Aromaa from Yle News.[16]
"'Iron Sky: The Coming Race' is actually one of the worst movies I have ever seen. And I've seen quite a few films."
"Right now I, wouldn't want to be in director Timo Vuorensolas' or producer Tero Kaukomas' boots. Last Wednesday, the sequel to 'Iron Sky' received its world premiere in Finland, and it is a likely flop. At least in Finland."
"Why on earth was the script written by the American Dalan Musson, a friend of Vuorensola? Really, wasn't anyone else available on the planet?"
References
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^ "Iron Sky sequel is set to be filmed with a record-breaking 17 million euro budget". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ Blind Spot plans prequel and sequel to Iron Sky 20 May 2012. Geoffrey Macnab. ScreenDaily
^ Vuorensola, Timo; Karinen, Kalle (photographer) (2 July 2013). Director's Update – From the Center of the Earth! (Web video). Croatia: Energia Productions. Event occurs at 01:50. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (5 February 2014). "Berlin: Dalan Musson to Write Sequel to 'Iron Sky' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ Roxborough, Scott (6 November 2014). "AFM: 'Iron Sky: The Coming Race' Launches Crowd Funding Campaign". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ Vuorensola, Timo (director) (22 November 2014). Message from a living legend – Support Iron Sky The Coming Race (Web video). Energia Productions. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ Vuorensola, Timo (director) (18 September 2015). Invest in Victory with Iron Sky Bonds! (Web video). Energia Productions. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ "Iron Sky: The Coming Race Updates". Indiegogo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Jo kolme vuotta sitten kuvattu Iron Sky 2 myöhästyy taas – ongelmien takana raha". Muropaketti. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Release Dates & Info". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ Roxborough, Scott (8 September 2017). "Animators File Copyright Suit Against 'Iron Sky' Producers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "MAO30218". Finnish Market Court (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ "MAO30218". IPR University Center (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ "iltamakasiini". iltamakasiini (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "Analyysi: Iron Sky -vitsi väljähti, eivätkä sitä pelasta ehkä edes kiinalaiset". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links
- Official website
Iron Sky: The Coming Race on IMDb
