If the kickstarter doesnt reach its goal, laser unicorns will make this film into a 30 minute free online movie and use it as their pitch to make fulllength features in the future. Wacky trailer for new action comedy kung fury released on. Starring alongside sandberg will be michael fassbender, arnold schwarzenegger, alexandra shipp and ralf moeller. Kung fury pits hitler against the greatest 80s action. In what sounds like a match made in 80s heaven, arnold schwarzenegger has joined the cast of kung fury, the featurelength followup to the cult 2015 short the terminator, predator and total. Kung fury 2 is an upcoming martial arts action comedy film directed by david sandberg, based on and serving as a sequel to his hit 2015 short film of the same name. A full length kung fury movie and possible franchise. Kung fury is an overthetop action comedy that has its foundation in 80s cop movies.
You can watch the film in full below, but be warned. Top 10 film and video kickstarter projects of all time. Kung fury could change the way we look at kickstarter. May 21, 2019 kung fury is a ridiculously overthetop short film that became an instant cult classic, racking up over 32 million views on youtube since it debuted in 2015. Feb 12, 2018 michael fassbender will star in david sandbergs actioncomedy kung fury, which sandberg will also star in and produce under his laser unicorns banner. Dec 27, 20 kung fury is part comedy, part action and from the looks of the trailer completely hilarious. Kung fury bluray oop cult david sandberg laser unicorns. With kung fury and david hasselhoff, culture reaches peak. Kung fury was released for free on youtube earlier this year by laser. We are super excited to announce that kung fury will debut thursday, may 28th at 22. It looks amazing and even with better effects than some american counterparts ehum. It pays homage to 1980s martial arts and police action films. Dec 26, 20 kickstarter 14 kung fury release schedule.
There are vikings, mutants, dinosaurs and nazis in this 80sinspired project. Kung fury is a 2015 englishlanguage swedish martial arts action comedy short film written and directed by david sandberg. Kung fury is an overthetop action comedy written and directed by david sandberg. Sandberg and his production team, laser unicorns, have started a kickstarter page in order to fund a 30minute short, with the hopes of turning kung fury into a feature film. The film was crowdfunded through kickstarter from december 20 to january 2014 with pledges.
Kung fury is part comedy, part action and from the looks of the trailer completely hilarious. The short film comes from swedish director david sandberg and features a title track sung by david hasselhoff. Over a year ago, a kickstarter campaign was launched to raise funding for a short film titled kung fury, the ultimate tribute to the cheesiest, most awesome action cinema of the 1980s. The true story behind david hasselhoffs bonkers true. An homage to the 80s, its nostalgiadriven trailer features everything from. David worked on the film for a more than a year with almost no budget but a strong vision, with the help of friends and family.
Kung fury decides to travel back in time, to nazi germany, in order to kill hitler and end the nazi empire once and for all. With kung fury and david hasselhoff, culture reaches. Theyre all central to the plot of an upcoming kickstarter funded short called kung fury from swedish starwriterdirector david. The true goal of the kickstarter is obvious enough, to get the funding to finish and make kung fury into a fulllength feature film. Its now on its way to being made into a fulllength feature film. Kung fury is a visually spectacular action comedy that has its foundation in 80s cop movies. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a message from our. Kung fury is a campy movie done in classic 80s overthetop action style that is currently crowdfunding on kickstarter, and the campaign is about to come to an end. How kung fury got over 20m hits through wordofmouth. Dec 27, 20 kung fury, an overthetop slice of 80s nostalgic action complete with adolf hitler, a norse god, vikings, a lamborghini, headbands, uzis, and even a nintendo power glove is the kind of visual. The wacky film stars arcaderobots, vikings and mutants.
Dec 27, 20 culture film news wacky trailer for new action comedy kung fury released on kickstarter. Jun 03, 2015 the halfhour kung fury played the cannes film festival last month, and was just released for free online last week. Kung fury is an overthetop 80s action comedy that was crowd funded through kickstarter. Youll recieve one of these props in the proper format. Culture film news wacky trailer for new action comedy kung fury released on kickstarter. The short film kung fury is a homage and a love letter to the 80s from the. A featurelength remakesequel of kung fury is in the works, and michael fassbender is set to produce and star in the film.
Michael fassbender to star in kung fury feature film. The best free movies on youtube may 2020 digital trends. Dec 27, 20 the first kung fury trailer for the kickstarter project, an 80sstyle action comedy about a cop that goes back in time. Pre pax east 2014 show and trailer part 36 duration. He wasnt discovered in film school or on a commercial shoot, but on kickstarter, where, in late 20 he posted a trailer for kung fury. Jun 02, 2015 but in the end, kung fury is a confection, and a rather cynical one at thata perfect argument for the kickstartertoyoutube model, which will reward projects that speak to the broadest online.
Kickstarted 80s action comedy short film kung fury. The story will focus on kung fury s universe with no real connection to the short movie other than the lead character. May 29, 2015 david sandberg and his laser unicorns production team has successfully created and released the ultimate 80sinspired action film kung fury. Kung fury is a 2015 englishlanguage swedish martial arts action comedy short film written. Kung fury refers to a film created by the studio laser unicorns and released on may 28th, 2015 free via youtube. The film is an outrageous halfhour mashup of all things cult and eighties. It features kung fury, a kung fu renegade cop who travels back in time to. Michael fassbender to star in kung fury for some reason film. Kung fury was funded mainly through a kickstarter campaign, where people from all around the world showed their support for this crazy project. May 28, 2015 the viral sensation was funded through kickstarter.
Kung fury is a ridiculously overthetop short film that became an instant cult classic, racking up over 32 million views on youtube since it debuted in 2015. With david sandberg, jorma taccone, steven chew, leopold nilsson. How kung fury went from a career hail mary to kickstarter. The film became popular due to its crowdpleasing nature and popular. Behold kung fury, the kickstarter funded tribute to 80s. The film stars sandberg in the title role, jorma taccone, leopold nilsson, and a cameo appearance by david hasselhoff. For good measure, the movie also features dinosaurs, kung fu nazis and a slew of special effects. Kung fu hitler, renegade cops and vikings star in kickstarter film kung fury.
In 1985, kung fury, the toughest martial artist cop in miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time kung fuhrer, a. Kung fury pits hitler against the greatest 80s action hero. Concurrently, kung fury has inspired other independent filmmakers to hop on the bandwagon and begin fundraising in a similar fashion, rather than compromise creative control through merging with larger production studios that have previously been the primary source of funding for. The viral sensation was funded through kickstarter. The team behind kung fury made sustained efforts to keep in touch with their backers on kickstarter. David sandberg from kickstarter by an extraordinary amalgamation of pure chance and divine intervention, the dedicated miami police detective kung fury is granted a set of unprecedented and outofthisworld martial. But in the end, kung fury is a confection, and a rather cynical one at thata perfect argument for the kickstarter toyoutube model, which will reward projects that speak to the broadest online. Since this film relies heavily on post production, we will have tons of digital sets and props from the film. Michael fassbender will star in david sandbergs actioncomedy kung fury, which sandberg will also star in and produce under his laser unicorns banner. Kung fury is an overthetop action comedy short film written and directed by david sandberg and funded by kickstarter. David hasselhoff true survivor from kung fury official. A sequel is already expected, and will probably gain funding through kickstarter again. Crazy eighties action movie debuts on youtube thanks to kickstarter funding.
Dec 28, 20 sandberg and his production team, laser unicorns, have started a kickstarter page in order to fund a 30minute short, with the hopes of turning kung fury into a feature film. Arnold schwarzenegger joins kung fury feature film. Michael fassbender to star in kung fury feature film variety. Actually, these disparate elements share another thing in common. They crowdfunded a b movie, that they showed at cannes, released for free online,that promotes a niche community,that promotes merchandise, that promotes a music video with davd hasselhoff, that promotes a video game on steam, that promotes their companys next venture. Without further ado, here are six kickstarter film campaigns that went from ideas to beloved movies with a little help from some everyday movie fans.
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