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Following our exclusive featurette from last week, Entertainment One has provided us with another behind-the-scenes video for Iron Sky, arriving on Blu-ray and DVD October 2. Watch as producer Tero Kaukomaa discusses his initial reactions to writer-director Timo Vuorensola's script, and how he thought they would need $100 million to make this movie.

Iron Sky - There Was a Story Featurette

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During the following 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis constructed a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers. Their plan: travel back to Earth and re-colonize the planet. And in the not-too-distant future, mankind's greatest enemy is no longer history as the Reich strikes back in this eagerly-anticipated worldwide box office phenomenon which has enjoyed a U.S. theatrical release in over 75 markets,...

They have watched our planet.

They have studied our culture.

They have identified our weaknesses.

And they have waited 70 years for revenge.

Isn’t that one of the best tags ever? Especially when the movie itself is described as Inglorious Basterds meets Spaceballs (brilliant!). This movie is the one and only Iron Sky, a film directed by Timo Vuorensola from Entertainment One, featuring Nazis in Space!

The future cult classic follows the fourth Reich in their attempt for vengeance upon America and invades store shelves tomorrow, October 2nd. You can purchase the Blu-ray for $24.98 (Amazon Blu-Ray) and the DVD for $19.98 (Amazon DVD) Or you can participate in our Blu-ray Giveaway right here!

All you need to do is leave a comment on This Post expressing your enthusiasm for this movie and/or letting us know why you want to win! We have 3 (Three!) of these bad boys to give away,...

Entertainment One has provided us with an exclusive featurette from Iron Sky, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD October 2. Timo Vuorensola directs this outlandish comedy about a group of Nazis who have been hiding out on the moon for 70 years, and return to Earth to get their revenge. Go behind-the-scenes with visual effects supervisor Samuli Torssonen to learn how they achieved over 1,000 special effects shots, along with footage from the set.

Iron Sky - Exclusive Making of Featurette

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During the following 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis constructed a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers. Their plan: travel back to Earth and re-colonize the planet. And in the not-too-distant future, mankind's greatest enemy is no longer history as the Reich strikes back in...

They have watched our planet. They have studied our culture. They have identified our weaknesses. They have waited 70 years for revenge. It's Inglourious Basterds meets Spaceballs as The Reich Strikes Back in an epic sci-fi comedy and worldwide box office phenomenon Iron Sky.

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During the following 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis constructed a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers. Their plan: travel back to Earth and re-colonize the planet. And in the not-too-distant future, mankind's greatest enemy is no longer history as the Reich strikes back in this eagerly-anticipated worldwide box office phenomenon which has enjoyed a U.S. theatrical release in over 75 markets, and makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut October 2 from Entertainment One.

When American astronaut James Washington (Christopher Kirby...

Blind Spot Pictures has given us a exclusive clip to their upcoming sci-fi comedy Iron Sky. The film is set during WW2, where a secret Nazi space program evades being destroyed by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. Watch as American astronaut James Washington (Christopher Kirby) almost gets killed when Nazi officers Klaus Adler (G&#246tz Otto) and Renate Richter (Julia Dietze) steal a street gang's Volkswagen bus.

Iron Sky Exclusive: "Und Klein Bus"

Iron Sky was released July 25th, 2012 and stars Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Tilo Prückner, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Udo Kier, Kym Jackson. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola.

Entertainment One is getting ready to unleash Iron Sky this summer. clickHere to visit the Tugg page for updates on upcoming screenings, and to request a screening in your own hometown! Before checking out this crazy cult oddity in a theater near you, first check out our awesome contest. We're giving away flying saucer frisbees, mousepads, pens, and t-shirts from this sci-fi action comedy, directed by Timo Vuorensola. Continue reading for details on how you could win today!

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In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded...

Entertainment One has released a music video and eight new photos from Iron Sky, director Timo Vuorensola's sci-fi comedy about Nazi soldiers making their glorious return to Earth after spending the past 70 years on the moon. Check out the music video for Laibach's song "Under the Iron Sky," along with the photos. The movie doesn't have a release date set, although fans can clickHere to visit the Tugg page to request a screening in your hometown.

Iron Sky - Under the Iron Sky Music Video

Iron Sky comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Tilo Prückner, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Udo Kier, Kym Jackson. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola.

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers... and now they're coming back to claim Earth for their own. First stop, Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, CA!

Catch the hot Iron Sky army girls marching in full formation for photo ops in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter and outside the Convention Center Concourse on Saturday, July 14th from 8:30am to 7:00pm!

Tweet your photo with the Iron Sky babe army #IronSky #ComicCon #Sdcc and come visit the film's official booth on the convention floor to claim your prize! Prove you found our army by showing us your photo on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and win some sweet Iron Sky swag!

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In the last moments of World War II,...

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers... and now they're coming back to claim Earth for their own. First stop, Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, CA!

Catch the hot Iron Sky army girls marching in full formation for photo ops in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter and outside the Convention Center Concourse on Saturday, July 14th from 8:30am to 7:00pm!

Tweet your photo with the Iron Sky babe army #IronSky #ComicCon #Sdcc and come visit the film's official booth on the convention floor to claim your prize! Prove you found our army by showing us your photo on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and win some sweet Iron Sky swag!

Synopsis:

In the last moments of World War II,...

The second trailer has been released for Iron Sky, director Timo Vuorensola's upcoming sci-fi comedy which doesn't have a release date set. Julia Dietze and G&#246tz Otto star as two Nazi soldiers who return to Earth after spending the past 70 years in exile on the moon. The production is also teaming with Tugg, where fans can request a screening in their hometown. Check out the video to explore this outrageous tale that combines fantasy with history.

Iron Sky - Trailer 2

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

When American astronaut James Washington (Christopher Kirby) puts down his Lunar Lander a bit too close to the secret Nazi base, the Moon F&#252hrer...

Iron Sky hits UK cinemas today and today only! To mark it’s release and so you can see what sort of thing to expect from the movie, Revolver have sent us this exclusive clip from the movie which may surprise you when you see it. I think I expected something rather more serious that what we have below but it looks like a sci-fi Naked Gun movie which, to be honest, can’t be bad can it?! Following it’s day in cinemas, it’ll hit DVD, Blu-ray and download sites 28th May and you can pre-order your copy here.

Iron Sky is directed by Timo Vuorensolaand stars Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Tilo Prückner, Peta Sergeant and Stephanie Paul.

You can see the trailer for the movie which came out over a year ago here.

Blind Spot Pictures has released the first four minutes of Iron Sky, which is set for release in theaters April 4. Udo Kier, Christopher Kirby, G&#246tz Otto, and Julia Dietze star in director Timo Vuorensola's sci-fi comedy, which centers on a group of Nazi's who return to Earth after spending the past 70 years on the moon. Take a look at the opening moments of Iron Sky.

Iron Sky: First Four Minutes

Iron Sky comes to theaters April 4th, 2012 and stars Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Tilo Prückner, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Udo Kier, Kym Jackson. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola.

Sound On Sight will once again be covering the SXSW Film Festival this year, making it our second time attending. We’ve already posted news that 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas fest taking place March 9-17, including 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. Now the fest has announced their “Midnighters” line-up which includes Sundance premieres V/H/S and Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s Intruders, Paco Plaza’s [Rec] ³ Genesis, Timo Vuorensola’s Iron Sky… to name a few.

The 2012 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 9 – 17th. Here is the complete Midnighters line-up:

The Aggression Scale

Director: Steven C. Miller, Screenwriter: Ben Powell

4 hitmen + $500,000 of stolen cash + 1 family = War

Cast: Fabianne Therese, Ryan Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)

Citadel (Ireland, Scotland)

Director/Screenwriter: Ciarán Foy...

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the highly anticipated features in its Midnighters section, as well as the complete short films lineup, which will debut at this year’s Festival from March 9-17, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

The eleven films announced in the 2012 Midnighters program include a feast of titles that promise to rouse, haunt, and thrill the eager SXSW late-night audiences with an eclectic mix of thrills from genre filmmakers at the top of their game.

“Though our regular program already includes a healthy sampling of genre fare, the Midnighters section highlights those that go a bit crazier, gorier, and all-around balls out-ier,” said SXSW Senior Programmer and Operations Manager Jarod Neece. “This year's program includes both veteran names with anticipated follow-ups and fresh discoveries with new voices and charts otherworldly, insane territories that breathe new life into horror conventions.”

The SXSW Film Festival will open on Friday,...

Following the announcement of the majority of South by Southwest’s 2012 line-up including Cabin in the Woods, 21 Jump Street, The Raid and Casa de mi Padre, the midnight section has been unveiled today. Most notably there is V/H/S, a horror anthology we enjoyed at Sundance (review here), as well as Clive Owen-starring Intruders and the third film in the [Rec] quadrilogy. The nazi space movie Iron Sky is also part of line-up and a “super secret” screening. Check out the midnight premieres below for the fest kicking off on March 9th and head over to the official site for the shorts announcement, including a new one from Don Hertzfeldt.

The Aggression Scale

Director: Steven C. Miller, Screenwriter: Ben Powell

4 hitmen + $500,000 of stolen cash + 1 family = War

Cast: Fabianne Therese, Ryan Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)

Citadel (Ireland,...

The first trailer and poster have been released for the sci-fi comedy Iron Sky, which will be released in theaters April 4. Click on the video player below for your first look at this sci-fi comedy starring Udo Kier, Christopher Kirby, and G&#246tz Otto. You can also take a look at the one-sheet below this trailer.

Click to watch Iron Sky Trailer!

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

When American astronaut James Washington (Christopher Kirby) puts down his Lunar Lander a bit too close to the secret Nazi base, the Moon F&#252hrer (Udo Kier) decides the glorious moment of retaking the Earth has arrived sooner than expected. Washington claims the mission is...

SXSW announced today the lineups for their Midnighters and Shorts programs. The Midnighters section pulls together a batch of genre-heavy world premieres, including Spanish found-footage horror sequel [Rec] ³ Genesis and dark comedy Girls Against Boys, as well as proven festival favorites V/H/S and John Dies at the End.

The shorts program meanwhile is as extensive as ever, featuring 135 selections including works from James M. Johnson, Jeremiah Zagar, Bill Plympton, Dustin Guy Defa, and Josh and Benny Safdie (who present their Sundance Jury Prize winner The Black Balloon.)

The full lineups:

Midnighters

Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.

The Aggression Scale

Director: Steven C. Miller, Screenwriter: Ben Powell

4 hitmen + $500,000 of stolen cash + 1 family = War

Cast: Fabianne Therese, Ryan Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)

Citadel (Ireland, Scotland)

Director/Screenwriter: Ciarán Foy...

Iron Sky, the Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi black comedy about Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon, has released its promo trailer online. The trailer is still work-in-progress and it was released on the film project’s Iron Sky Sneak Peek web service to give the fans a glimpse of what the live action in the film will look like, and to get comments and suggestions for finishing up the promo trailer.

“We opened Iron Sky Sneak Peek when we started shooting Iron Sky last November as both a service for fans and a crowd funding channel. A subscription costs a minimum of one euro, but those who want to support us can pay more”,

says Timo Vuorensola, the director of Iron Sky.

“The basic idea of the service is to give the internet audience a chance to see how the first five minutes of Iron Sky are made, starting from...

Iron Sky, the Finnish-Australian-German sci-fi movie about Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon, has begun the Australian part of their shoot at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.

Iron Sky is breaking new ground with its wide ranging collaboration with the fans and the Internet community. This community has contributed ideas and creative talent for the film, as well as funds via purchasing merchandise and support kits, and by actually investing in the film. Iron Sky is aiming to gather one million euros from its fan community as contributions and investments.

Iron Sky has a budget of 6.8 million euros. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola, and the Australian and New Zealander cast includes Peta Sergeant (Satisfaction), Christopher Kirby (The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Daybreakers, Space: Above and Beyond) and Stephanie Paul (Separation City, Film School Confidential). The German cast includes Julia Dietze (1½ Ritter), Götz Otto (Schindler’s List, Downfall), Udo Kier (Dogville,...

The creators of Iron Sky have revealed the identity of the third member of the main cast of Iron Sky, the science fiction black comedy about Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon. Christopher Kirby, whose previous work in sci-fi includes The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Quantum Leap, Daybreakers and Space: Above and Beyond, will join Julia Dietze (1/2 Ritter) and Götz Otto (Tomorrow Never Dies, Schindler’s List, The Downfall) in the main cast of the movie.

In the world of Iron Sky Nazis went to the Moon in 1945 – and in 2018 they are coming back. The film is an independent Finnish-German-Australian co-production and is known for its wide ranging co-operation with fans and the internet community.

Christopher Kirby

Kirby’s character is James Washington, the first African-American astronaut on the Moon. Washington is part of the the first manned moon flight since the 70’s, which stumbles into the Moon Nazis – specifically,...

Despite the bizarre awesomeness of the whole thing, I laid off posting the first teaser for Iron Sky, mainly because, well, it's a trailer for a movie that doesn't exist. But then again, it's not like that stopped me before, so what the hell.

The story of Iron Sky is a weird one. The film is a low-brow, high-concept one about a secret Nazi base on the moon that's been hidden since WWII, and now the Nazis are back in force and invading the earth. And, I have to admit, that sounds pretty awesome if handled with a tongue in cheek... though not too much so. The trailers are mainly pre-production production footage, shot basically in an effort to garner funding, which the film is apparently sorely lacking. In fact, the second trailer concludes with a solicitation for money.

Strange, eh?

Here's the official synopsis:

Iron Sky is a scifi...

Back in March we brought you some production photos and behind the scenes video from the production of Iron Sky. The film is being created by Blind Spot Pictures and Energia Productions, who have just released the first footage from the film. The footage was filmed in Tampere, Finland back in March and then edited into teaser format.

Check it out below!

Iron Sky Teaser 2 – The First Footage

The Story of Iron Sky

Towards the end of World War II the staff of SS officer Hans Kammler made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity. From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late ‘45 to found the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the dark side of the Moon. This base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right.

Now it’s 2018, the...

Time for our yearly update on the progress of the Outer Space Nazi's.  Some new footage, some bombastic music, and of course the obligatory swastika space station.  Yes you are still excited about this (see our extensive archives on this project.)  You know it to be true.

(via Quiet Earth and Opium)

Towards the end of World War II, in 1945, the SS officer Hans Kammler's staff made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity research. From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late '45, and they founded the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the so-called dark side of the Moon. The purpose of this base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right.

[A quick update on this from Cannes, where the director showed me an in-progress version of the trailer before it went online. First, for those of you skeptical whether the film will ever happen, they are going into production in September. This is a real movie, it's cast, they have the large majority of the budget and all of the cast in place. It's happening. Second, this particular footage comes from a test shoot originally intended to test their workflow from shooting on green screen through to finished product. It was originally intended for internal viewing only but came out so well that they decided to release it to the masses. Third, the 'Give Us Your Money' line at the end of the teaser isn't really a joke. To make up the small remaining shortfall in their budget, the producers are giving fans the chance to directly invest in the film, at minimum increments of one thousand Euros. Investment at different levels brings different benefits. Read the press release below and follow the links for more info. - Todd.]

Blind Spot Pictures and Energia Productions have released the first footage from their upcoming science fiction movie Iron Sky.

In 1945, the Nazis went to the moon. In 2018, they’re coming back. But you won’t have to wait that long to see them try to take over the world once again, as Nazis are wont to do. Timo Vuorensola’s “Iron Sky”, a sci-fi action/comedy is headed your way in 2010, but since it’s a Finnish/German production, you’re probably looking at an import DVD release here, folks. Check out the film’s very stylish first trailer. I love the music, and the visuals are pretty incredible, though you don’t get the sense this is a comedy. Then again, it’s about Nazis from the moon so what else could it be? The Nazis set up a secret base on the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018. Starring Udo Kier, Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, and Tilo Prückner. Timo Vuorensola,...

Motion posters are the latest cool gimmick in online film advertising and we've got one for you here that you might not have seen before. It is for an independent science fiction film, Iron Sky, that yours truly has been tracking for some time.

Iron Sky is being produced in Finland by Energia Productions. Energia was started by the makers of the Star Wreck series of Star Trek spoofs. The most recent such film, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, is reckoned to be Finland's most successful film because it has been legally downloaded from the Internet more than 8 million times. A special edition was recently released on DVD in Britain.

Energia's new film is a departure from the Star Wreck series. In the plot of Iron Sky it is 2018 and a group of Nazis that escaped to the Moon at the end of the Second World War are planning a triumphant return.

You may have heard of Nazi Zombies, but you have you heard of Lunar Nazis?!

Prepare yourselves, for this is going to be awesome: Iron Sky is a Finnish film from the folks who created the Star Trek spoof, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning and is described as a dark science fiction comedy that plays with Finland’s history of being oppressed by Sweden, Russia and the Nazis.

The story of the film, as described but its official website goes as follows:

Towards the end of World War II the staff of SS officer Hans Kammler made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity.

From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late ‘45 to found the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the dark side of the Moon. This base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right.

About a half hour ago a press release hit my email box from Finnish production company, Blind Spot Pictures. On the surface the project they're touting looked to be the next installment of the growing Nazi Horror/Nazi Zombie trend. In reality, it's much more impressive. Iron Sky is a cross-genre project with the tagline "In 1945 the Nazis fled to the moon. In 2018 they are coming back!" Sounds a tad silly (in a good way) and for a second my Starlog sensor went off and I almost posted this there. Once you see the video below, I think you'll understand why I felt that not sharing this on Fango would be a disservice to all that rocks. It's like the first time that Worst Case Scenario teaser hit the web - only better.

What initially hooked me was the "motion poster" that appears on the splash page for their 2009 Cannes...