It has been 10 years since a John Ajvide Lindqvist story was transferred to the big screen. The author of Let the right one in co-wrote the screenplay to the new feature Border where trolls and mysticism meets realism. In 2008, Let the right one in became a massive global hit. Not only did the…
It came from Finland – to invade you! It Came From the Desert is the latest schlock retro horror comedy from the country that brought you evil Santas and killer bunnies. Some horror movie concepts are traditional, some are original, and then there are the crazy-ass twisted ones. It Came From the Desert belongs in the latter category,…
A story outline for Iron Sky 2 has been posted on a film financing website, where the film is described as “Iron Sky meets Jurassic Park meets Indiana Jones“. The Finns are crazy! We previously reported on all the known facts and plans for the sequel to the 2012 Finnish hit movie, and there were…
Nordic genre movies invade Cannes again! Film producers from the Nordic region have joined forces to market and sell Nordic horror, sci-fi and fantasy at the world’s most famous and important film festival in France. For the second time, Nordic genre films are promoted in Cannes in a joint presentation. Billed “the Nordic genre invasion”…
You have heard about a sequel to Iron Sky, but the plot outline has been kept secret until now, and to go with it we have collected all the facts and statements we could find about the next Finnish Nazi sci-fi spoof in one place! Not surprisingly, the indie hit Iron Sky will get a…
Nordic genre movies are invading Cannes! Six film producers from the region have joined forces to market and sell Nordic horror, sci-fi and fantasy at the world’s most famous and important film festival in Cannes, France. Billed ‘the Nordic genre invasion’ as a marketing gimmick, possibly referring to the Vikings who once raped and burnt…
Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy directed by Timo Vuorensola with CG supervised by Samuli Torssonen. The film is created in the wake of the cult series Star Wreck which parodies a litle US series of a similar name. By Paul Hellard After the completion of the zero budget Star Wreck parody series…
Finland’s space Nazis are finally here to show us what they are good for. But can the fact that they eat a lot of sauerkraut be a good sign? One of the most anticipated non-Hollywood genre films of the last few years is Iron Sky, a science fiction comedy that has been in development since…
The upcoming Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi comedy Iron Sky has been ripped off by Chinese game developers, and is assisted by Apple to profit from it. The fan funded film under the direction of Timo Vuorensola from Finland may get in serious trouble as a result. Fan funding is a new and internet based way of financing…
Finland is perhaps more known for vodka drinking knife fights in saunas (or mobile phones, great design and licorice) than science fiction films, but coming up is Iron Sky, about Nazis hidden on the Moon and not being content with that anymore. During World War 2, Nazi engineers built a spaceship in the Antarctic which…
A new mockumentary about trolls is coming from Norway in October, entitled Trolljegeren in its original language. The producers claim that trolls exist, but wether the movie can be taken seriously when several comediens are in it, remains to be seen. The story in the fictional documentary – a mockumentary – is about three media…
www.NordicFantasy.info 