Iron Sky The Coming Race, a sequel to the 2012 cult hit Iron Sky, is marching towards the 2015 production, eyeing 2016 release. Today, November 6th, the filmmakers have launched a 4 minute promo of the upcoming film, featuring Adolf Hitler riding a dinosaur in the Hollow Earth. The promo spearheads a crowd funding campaign, which – if successful – has a record-breaking total $10 million, to be raised over the period of 18 months. So far, the company Iron Sky Universe has raised in the previous two successful rounds $519 000. The next phase, opening today on IndieGoGo and lasting for 45 days, is focused on the pre-production of the sequel, and aims to raise minimum of $500 000 from the worldwide fanbase.

The producers, Iron Sky Universe from Finland and 27 Films Production from Germany have secured Finnish Film Foundation, HessenInvestFilm and Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg and will bring 40 % of the budget as soft money into the $ 15 million production budget. The remaining 60 % will be raised from crowdfunding and if necessary from presales and equity. “The main rule in Iron Sky The Coming Race financing is to maintain the control how the film will be distributed. I learnt a big lesson with first Iron Sky when half of the world had to wait for the film and had no other change than to pirate it. This we can’t allow to happen again.” Producer Tero Kaukomaa comments.

The producers are pre-selling the film directly to the fans who are potentially also engaged with Iron Sky through various collaboration opportunities of the film production process.

The casting is also underway. In addition to returning actors from part one – mainly Udo Kier (Melancholia, Armageddon, Blade) and Julia Dietze (11⁄2 Ritter, Bullet), new international names are added to the team. First announcement is Canadian comedian and actor Tom Green (Charlie’s Angels, Road Trip, Freddy Got Fingered).

Director Timo Vuorensola comments the casting; “I knew there’s a place for great comedians in the next film, and Tom’s name came up in discussions. His raunchy, unapologetic approach fits well with what we’re doing here, and I’m excited to get shooting with Tom. Also, the role as a charismatic cult leader on the Dark Side of the Moon is delicious comedy material.”

Iron Sky is crowdfunding at IndieGoGo: http://igg.me/at/thecomingrace

The promo is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLaf5qj8cs

Iron Sky on social media: http://facebook.com/ironsky http://twitter.com/ironskyfilm http://youtube.com/ironskyuniverse http://instagram.com/ironskyfilm

Pressphotos and other material http://www.ironsky.net/press

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About IRON SKY
IRON SKY UNIVERSE is a new production company focusing solely on expanding the Iron Sky franchise and developing online platforms for audience engagement. It’s producing now sequel to Iron Sky titled Iron Sky The Coming Race, and is currently working also with a multi-season TV series Iron Sky - Houston, we have a problem! The company is owned by Tero Kaukomaa and Timo Vuorensola from Finland, plus over 500 shareholders from over 30 countries, who brought in over 330.000 $ in exchange for about 10 % of the company during the 1st funding round for the company May 2014.

IRON SKY THE COMING RACE is a sequel to Iron Sky, bringing the Center of the Earth as a new stage to the story. The film is in pre-production and will be shot with estimated 15 million $ budget in 2015, to be released in 2016. The Film is currently set as a Finnish - German co-production and will be produced by Tero Kaukomaa as the delegate producer (Iron Sky Universe) from Finland and Oliver Damian (27 Film Productions) from Germany. So far announced cast are Julia Dietze, Stephanie Paul and Udo Kier, all returning from first Iron Sky and Tom Green.

IRON SKY (the 1st film) is a dark science fiction comedy that takes place in the year 2018, when the Nazis, who fled the Earth to the dark side of the Moon in 1945, return to claim the Earth. The film is Finnish- German-Australian co-production with a budget of 8 million euros (11 million $). It’s directed by Timo Vuorensola and produced by Tero Kaukomaa (Blind Spot Pictures), Samuli Torssonen (visual effects producer, Energia), Oliver Damian (27 Films Production), Cathy & Mark Overett (New Holland Pictures), and San Fu Maltha as the executive producer. The cast includes Julia Dietze (1 1⁄2 Knights, Bullet, Killing Frank), Götz Otto (Schindler’s List, The Downfall), Christopher Kirby (The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Daybreakers, Space: Above and Beyond), Udo Kier (Ace Ventura, Independence Day, Dancer in the Dark), Peta Sergeant (Satisfaction), Stephanie Paul (Separation City, Film School Confidential) and Tilo Prückner (The Neverending Story,The Counterfeiters), and the screenplay is written by Michael Kalesniko (Private Parts) and Timo Vuorensola, based on a story by acclaimed sci-fi writer Johanna Sinisalo (Nebula Award nominee 2009, Finlandia 2000) and on an original idea from Jarmo Puskala (Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning). The film was completed in February 2012 and released at Berlinale 2012 in Panorama program. The film has been distributed theatrically to over 60 countries, and even more on BluRay and DVD. Film won the Silver Méliès -award and Audience Award at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the AACTA (“Australian Oscar”) for best visual effects, Jussi-award (“Finnish Oscar”) for
 best production design, and several audience awards in festivals around the world. It was in official selection in such film festivals as Berlinale, Moscow Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Sofia International Film Festival and Sitges Film Festival. World sales is handled by Stealth Media Group.