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While the video posted by New Zealand content creator MegaLag might have exposed the Honey scam, previously promoted by MrBeast—he isn’t the only one who seemed busy investigating the popular browser extension owned by PayPal. Apparently, even the number 3 highest earning YouTuber, Mark Fischbach aka Markiplier, had previously exposed the scam.

MrBeast in his ‘I Gave My 40,000,000th Subscriber 40 Cars’ video | image: YouTube

In a resurfaced video from 2019, YouTuber Markiplier can be seen expressing his doubts about Honey. But sadly, back then people didn’t seem to care about his opinions, which in recent few days have become insightful, especially after the browser extension faced allegations of “stealing money from content creators”.

YouTuber Markiplier’s prediction about Honey goes viral

Now that Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, Marques “Mkbhd” Brownlee, and Linus Sebastian are currently facing controversies over their previous promotion of Honey, an old clip from 2019 of YouTuber Mark Fischbach went viral,...

YouTuber and filmmaker, Markiplier (aka Mark Fischbach) was originally set to have a cameo role in 2023's Five Nights At Freddy's film, but didn't due to his commitments to the Iron Lung film. So, with Five Nights At Freddy's 2 now entering production, the YouTuber addressed the ongoing rumors about a potential appearance in this Blumhouse production. Spoiler alert, it doesn't sound good.

In 2019, The Edge of Sleep, the latest offering from Mark Fischbach, known to his 37 million YouTube subscribers as Markiplier, was pitched to every major platform in Hollywood.

By then, Edge of Sleep was already a popular podcast. In fact, it quickly became the biggest genre narrative podcast of all time, with some 6 million downloads and counting. And for the television adaptation, Markiplier would be reprising his role as a night watchman who attempts to survive a mysterious global crisis where anyone who goes to sleep dies. The podcast’s creators, Jake Emanuel and Willie Block, were on board to write and run the TV version, and Longlegs producer Brian Kavanaugh Jones was attached to produce. There would be six episodes, made on a relative shoestring budget, served up to a rapt audience that Markiplier has cultivated for more than a decade with a channel primarily focused on Let’s Play videos.

If your streaming service was the exclusive home to a TV series starring one of YouTube‘s longtime stars, wouldn’t you be promoting the heck out of it?

We think so, but Amazon apparently doesn’t agree. It picked up rights to The Edge of Sleep, a long-awaited, six-episode, live-action adaptation of Markiplier‘s scripted podcast starring the man himself, and so far has been pretty weird about advertising it.

Markiplier (aka Mark Fischbach) announced The Edge of Sleep would become a TV show way back in 2021. He would star and executive produce, with The Revenant producer New Regency serving as the project’s production studio and independent financier. In March 2023, Fischbach switched talent reps, signing with UTA, and the duo planned to take the then-fully-shot Edge of Sleep show out and shop it around to potential distribution outlets.

Well, they found one…but couldn’t say what it was.

A new series has joined Prime Video and it may have fallen under the radar that needs to be seen! We’re talking about the quiet addition of The Edge of Sleep, now streaming on Prime Video

Need to know more about it? Here’s why we recommend it as the must-watch series this coming weekend. And don’t worry, there are absolutely no spoilers in this post!

For starters, The Edge of Sleep is coming to us just in time for spooky season. Sure, we may already be halfway through October, but this is when it gets good. We save the best for last right? The scariest movies, biggest thrills, and best parties are always towards the end of October. If you’re looking for a new horror to add to your list, this one is it! The horror series is only six episodes, so it’s a fun and quick watch.

In one of the most befuddling streaming moves of the year, Prime Video has quietly added The Edge of Sleep, the long-awaited series from popular YouTube horror content creator Markiplier, to its library without promoting it. Fans were shocked to load up the second-largest streaming service in the world on Wednesday morning to discover all six episodes of The Edge of Sleep were now streaming on the platform, and had jumped to the #9 most popular project on the platform. The horror series has not been registered on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, but the show currently sits at a nearly-flawless 9.6 rating from 443 reviews from fans on IMDb. In addition to Markiplier, aka Mark Fischbach, himself starring as Dave Torres, The Edge of Sleep also features Lio Tipton, Eve Harlow, Franz Drameh, Lisa Durupt, Trezzo Mahorro, Patti Allan, Braden Overwater, and Luis Javier in supporting roles.

Warning: Spoilers for Five Nights at Freddy's!

Markiplier's cameo in the Five Nights at Freddy's movie was cut due to scheduling conflicts, but this opens up the possibility for him to take on a bigger role in the sequel. Turning down the cameo allowed Markiplier to focus on his acting skills and potentially break into filmmaking, which could lead to future projects and opportunities. With the success of the first film and Markiplier's availability after his current project, there is a good chance he could be cast as a key video game character in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

After scrapping his cameo in the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, Markiplier has the potential to fill a much better role in the sequel. The film adaptation of the wildly popular video game series has finally arrived on the big screen. Five Nights at Freddy’s follows a night guard named Mike Schmidt,...

Director Emma Tammi strikes a delicate balance in adapting Five Nights at Freddy's, creating a PG-13 horror film that captures the essence of the beloved video game series without being psychologically damaging. Tammi credits Blumhouse Productions for supporting the film's unique blend of horror and genre-bending elements, allowing it to become the distinct experience it aspired to be. Tammi is hopeful about potential sequels, with the end of "Fnaf" weaving threads for further exploration.

It's within an eerie setting that director Emma Tammi orchestrates a chilling adaptation of the beloved video game series Five Nights at Freddy's, poised to capture both the hearts and fears of audiences this fall. In a recent conversation with Variety, Tammi revealed that a delicate balance was crucial in achieving a PG-13 rating — a mandate to create a gripping horror film without crossing into the psychologically damaging. Here, Tammi artfully harnesses the essence of the games' non-gory jump scares,...

The absence of YouTube sensation Markiplier in the Five Nights at Freddy's movie is a missed opportunity that has garnered significant attention. Markiplier's potential involvement in a sequel is highly anticipated by fans, as his deep connection with the gaming franchise could transition him into a more traditional entertainment sphere. Markiplier's near-miss with Five Nights at Freddy's represents the blurred lines between digital fame and movie stardom in today's evolving landscape.

The missed opportunity of YouTube sensation Markiplier's appearance in the newly released Five Nights at Freddy's movie has caught significant attention. This detail, buried beneath the film's opening weekend triumph, was recently unearthed by none other than MatPat, another YouTube heavyweight and participant in the cinematic project.

Despite the Five Nights at Freddy's film's successful launch, celebrated by fans far and wide, it was overshadowed by the could-have-been cameo of Mark Fischbach, or Markiplier to his many fans. The narrative behind his absence,...

Markiplier‘s directorial debut has moved one step closer to its theatrical release. The creator known for his gaming videos has shared a teaser trailer for Iron Lung, an adaptation of the video game of the same name.

Iron Lung is a horror game in which players encounter terrifying horrors within a subnautical environment. Markiplier (real name Mark Fischbach) played the game on his channel shortly after its release. His YouTube channel reaches more than 35 million subscribers, and it has picked up over 20 billion lifetime views to date.

In April of this year, Markiplier revealed that he would write, direct, and co-produce an Iron Lung film adaptation. The Ohio native is financing the picture out of his own pocket, with Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero serving as co-producers. The cast will include Markiplier himself as well as Caroline Rose Kaplan. Based on comments made by Iron Lung developer David Szymanski,...

From the mind of YouTube personality Mark Fischbach (better known online to his tens of millions of subscribers as Markiplier) comes Iron Lung, a claustrophobic sci-fi horror movie said to take place entirely on board a small submarine. Fischbach began his YouTube career in 2012, quickly finding his niche in video game play-throughs including popular franchises such as Five Nights at Freddy's (which is getting its own adaptation this year). In 2022, Fischbach uploaded a play-through of the immersive horror video game Iron Lung. Evidently, this game struck a chord with Fischbach, as it was announced in April 2023 that he will develop and star in a movie adaptation of the same. Here at Collider, we've gathered everything we know so far about Iron Lung into this helpful guide. Keep reading to find out all the details that have been revealed about this exciting new horror game adaptation.

It's time to take another dive into the blood ocean of Iron Lung. The film's writer, director, financier, and star Mark Fischbach, better known as the popular YouTuber Markiplier, released a new trailer that showcases the claustrophobic terror that awaits in the depths of his video game adaptation. The film is a dystopian sci-fi horror based on the indie title of the same name by David Szymanski which is all about exploring the crimson sea of a foreign moon in a tiny, cramped, and completely sealed submarine.

The long-awaited cinematic adaptation of "Five Nights at Freddy's" is due out on October 27, 2023, and fan speculation is well underway. Is Matthew Lillard's Steve Raglan actually franchise baddie, William Afton? Is Elizabeth Lail's Vanessa going to be revealed as the villainous Vanny? And what's the deal with Mary Stuart Masterson's Aunt Jane? As heads swirl with questions and theories, fans can at least take solace in knowing ahead of time that "FNaF" will proudly feature cameos from some of the most popular gamers responsible for helping introduce Scott Cawthon's creepy survival game featuring possessed animatronics to the masses.

As has been confirmed by the trailer and from public acknowledgments, YouTubers 8-Bit Ryan, Baz, Razzbowski, FusionZGamer, and Dawko are all shown on Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria's "Employee of the Month" board. However, the biggest cameo appearance comes from CoryxKenshin, who plays the role of a cab driver.

Mark Fischbach, more commonly known as Markiplier, is arguably one of the most beloved YouTube personalities still working today. Originally joining the platform in 2012, he quickly rose to prominence through his walkthroughs of various horror games, garnering a following comprised of millions of people.

Now, more than a decade later, Markiplier is taking the director's chair in his own self-financed feature film. Keeping in touch with his roots, it'll be an adaptation of yet another indie horror game. However, it's a certain indie game with plenty of feature-film potential.

Iron Lung, initially developed by David Szymanski of Dusk and Squirrel Stapler fame, will be the subject of Markiplier's feature film. Originally a low-budget horror title that focused on using the player's imaginations against them, the game's surrounding lore offers a fascinating world to explore in a multimedia franchise.

After all, wouldn't you want to see a movie about exploring an...

From the mind of YouTube personality Mark Fischbach (better known online to his tens of millions of subscribers as Markiplier) comes Iron Lung, a claustrophobic sci-fi horror movie said to take place entirely on board a small submarine. Fischbach began his YouTube career in 2012, quickly finding his niche in video game play-throughs including popular franchises such as Five Nights at Freddy's (which is getting its own adaptation this year). In 2022, Fischbach uploaded a play-through of the immersive horror video game Iron Lung. Evidentially, this game struck a chord with Fischbach, as it was announced in April 2023 that he will develop and star in a movie adaptation of the same.

Markiplier is ready for his close-up. The gamer (real name Mark Fischbach) is set to direct and star in a Hollywood adaptation of the horror video game Iron Lung.

To get Iron Lung onto the big screen, Fischbach will wear many hats. According to Deadline, the Ohio native — who reaches more than 34 million subscribers on his namesake YouTube channel — will finance the feature out of his own pocket. He will adapt a script he wrote himself and will serve as one of the film’s three producers, alongside Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero. As if that wasn’t enough work already, Fischbach will direct the Iron Lung project and star in it alongside Caroline Rose Kaplan.

Iron Lung is a scare-filled game developed by David Syzmanski, who was also behind the 2018 title Dusk. Fischbach played Iron Lung on his channel a year ago, and he is now working alongside Szymanski...

The indie horror game Iron Lung is getting a feature film adaptation from popular content creator Markiplier, with Deadline reporting that he’ll both direct and star in the upcoming film.

Markiplier also wrote the script for the movie, which is now in production.

Watch the teaser trailer for the Iron Lung movie below.

David Szymanski created the Iron Lung video game, which was named by Bloody Disgusting as one of the Best Indie Horror Video Games You Might’ve Missed in 2022.

Luiz H.C. raved in that article, “Inherently claustrophobic and with only a few inches of metal separating you from a watery grave, submarines are undoubtedly horrifying. Of course, leave it to Dave Szymanski to make the diving experience that much more terrifying by forcing players to rely on obsolete technology to navigate the briny depths.”

He added, “The charming retro graphics and Doom 64 inspired soundtrack are also a huge bonus,...

Exclusive: Content creator and entrepreneur Markiplier has entered production in Austin, TX, on Iron Lung, a new horror film that he’s starring in and directing from his own script.

Details as to the plot of the film also starring Caroline Rose Kaplan (The Plot Against America), which Markiplier is self-financing, are under wraps. But it’s based on the bestselling 2022 submarine horror game of the same name, created by David Szymanski. Markiplier is joined as a producer on the project by Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero.

Markiplier in Iron Lung

Boasting a reach of over 69 Million across his digital platforms including YouTube, where he started over 10 years ago, Markiplier took slot #11 on Forbes’ list of the Top Creators of 2022, also being named by the publication as one of the year’s top five highest-paid YouTube stars. The content creator, otherwise known as Mark Fischbach, currently hosts the popular podcasts Distractible,...

Exclusive: Spotify is continuing its move to ramp up its video podcasts business.

The streaming service has struck a deal with creator Markiplier to exclusively host the video episodes of his Distractible and Go! My Favorite Sports Team podcasts.

The move comes as the Daniel Ek-led company has been growing its video content, launching video podcasts in 180 markets last year. Popular video podcasts on the service include Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy and Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain.

The deal was announced at Spotify’s Stream On event and video episodes of both shows are available from today. Stream On included a set of other announcements, including an extensive makeover of the Spotify app and the reaching of the milestone of 500 million monthly active users.

It’s been a busy March for Markiplier, otherwise known as Mark Fischbach, the creator who has over 60M followers across social media,...

Exclusive: Markiplier, otherwise known as Mark Fischbach, the creator who has over 60M followers across social media, has signed with UTA.

The agency has signed Markiplier and his newly formed global content company in all areas.

It will help him build his business across publishing, film, television, brand partnerships, digital and audio, identify new IP for film and TV, launch products and partner with emerging and established voices.

He was previously repped by WME.

The move comes as Markiplier and UTA prepare to take out a fully shot television series, based on his The Edge of Sleep podcast.

As Deadline revealed in 20201, Markiplier signed up to star in and exec produce a TV series based on his QCode podcast, created by Reunion writers Jake Emanuel and Willie Block. Analeight Tipton and Eve Harlow also star.

The thriller, which follows a night watchman who finishes his shift at work to discover...

YouTube’s so-called “himbo-in-chief” has launched the subscription his admirers have been waiting for. Mark Fischbach, the gamer known to 34 million subscribers as Markiplier, caused a sitewide crash when he delivered a gallery of “tasteful nudes” to a brand-new OnlyFans account.

The saga of Fischbach’s OnlyFans has been a months-long affair. In October, the beloved creator promised to share some naughty pics so long as his admirers met his conditions. All they needed to do was boost his podcasts to the top of the charts and support the documentary Markiplier From North Korea, which tells the story of Fischbach’s mother.

After the film’s release, all of the conditions were satisfied, and so the OnlyFans That Was Promised arrived. It didn’t take long before Fischbach’s fans delivered a rush of traffic so great that it flooded the platform’s servers.

…really guys? pic.twitter.com/74XVt...

Mark Fischbach and his mother are ready to share their journey with the world. The YouTube gamer is all set to premiere Markiplier from North Korea, a documentary that will have its first screening via events platform Moment on November 13.

To gather footage for his film, Fischbach traveled with his mother — who has been given the sobriquet Momiplier — to the Korean peninsula. He learned the local language so that he could converse with his family members. To see the results of those conversations, you’ll need to tune into Moment at 9 Pm Et on the 13th. To whet his fans’ collective appetite, Fischbach shared a brief clip from the film on his YouTube channel (which reaches 33.9 million subscribers).

Fischbach and Momiplier — whose real name is Sunok Frank — will co-host a Q&a session that will follow the film’s premiere. “I wrote my family life stories not only to share...

For the first time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is splitting kids’ programming into its own show. The inaugural Children’s and Family Emmys will take place across two days in December, and YouTube will be rooting for the two nominated shows it distributed.

One of those YouTube Originals is In Space with Markiplier. The two-part series, which employed a choose-your-own-adventure format, arrived on YouTube Kids in April. Its titular star, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, negotiated a sequence of interstellar perils with the help of his trusty crew (i.e. viewers like you).

In Space‘s conceit earned it a nomination in the Outstanding Interactive Media category at the Children’s and Family Emmys. The show’s star pointed out the nod on Twitter.

Guys… I think In Space with Markiplier got nominated for an Emmy… pic.twitter.com/x5cdGvNHwz

— Mark (@markiplier) November 2, 2022

The other nominee...

Markiplier, real name Mark Fischbach, is one of the most successful and popular YouTube content creators to date. He started his YouTube journey in 2012 as a player of horror games and a decade later, he's expanded into more fields of content for his viewers such as doing product reviews and high-budget skits. While he's undergone some lifestyle changes, Markiplier is still the same charitable goofball many viewers first knew him as in his humble beginnings.

Because he has created a large amount of content over a long period of time, there are many memes of Markiplier that put a spin on his exaggerated reactions and silly moments from his YouTube channel. These jokes have evolved just as Mark has, with some being more prevalent than others. Many of these memes majorly come from Reddit, from the r/Markiplier subreddit.

Markiplier's First Channel My first Markiplier meme from Markiplier

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Exclusive: Mystery podcast series, The Edge of Sleep, starring and produced by Mark Fischbach (aka Markiplier), will return for a second season.

Coming later this year, The Edge Of Sleep season 2 will see Dave Torres living thousands of miles from home as a stranger in a strange land. In the heart of the jungle, he must learn to fight the mysterious nightmare that has ravaged the world.

Created by Jake Emanuel and Willie Block, The Edge Of Sleep stars and is produced by U.S. YouTuber Markiplier. As we previously revealed, QCode and New Regency have partnered to adapt the series for TV. Markiplier is set to star in and executive-produce the TV series with Emanuel and Block serving as writers/showrunners.

Series creators Jake Emanuel and Willie Block wrote the upcoming ensemble comedy film Reunion for Artists Road, starring Lil Rel Howery, Jillian Bell, and Billy Magnussen. They are...

When Donald Glover’s stunning starter home in the sleepy Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada Flintridge first hit the market in February, the listing attracted substantial publicity from Dirt and other outlets. One of the deep-pocketed folks who caught wind of the sale was Mark Fischbach, the 31-year-old gaming YouTuber better known as Markiplier. Fischbach quickly won the keys to the place, paying exactly $4 million — $15,000 over the asking price — for the estate.

Of course, it’s no surprise that Fischbach can afford to afford to pay millions for a home; he’s one of the most successful YouTubers of all time, with upwards of 15 billion lifetime video views, 29 million subscribers, and a widely reported $35 million net worth. It’s a big come up for the Hawaii-born University of Cincinnati dropout, the son of an American Army veteran and a Korean mother, who grew up poor in the Cincinnati suburbs.

When Donald Glover’s stunning starter home in the sleepy Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada Flintridge first hit the market in February, the listing attracted substantial publicity from Dirt and other outlets. One of the deep-pocketed folks who caught wind of the sale was Mark Fischbach, the 31-year-old gaming YouTuber better known as Markiplier. Fischbach quickly won the keys to the place, paying exactly $4 million — $15,000 over the asking price — for the estate.

Of course, it’s no surprise that Fischbach can afford to afford to pay millions for a home; he’s one of the most successful YouTubers of all time,...

When Donald Glover’s stunning starter home in the sleepy Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada Flintridge first hit the market in February, the listing attracted substantial publicity from Dirt and other outlets. One of the deep-pocketed folks who caught wind of the sale was Mark Fischbach, the 31-year-old gaming YouTuber better known as Markiplier. Fischbach quickly won the keys to the place, paying exactly $4 million — $15,000 over the asking price — for the estate.

Of course, it’s no surprise that Fischbach can afford to afford to pay millions for a home; he’s one of the most successful YouTubers of all time,...

Exclusive: Popular YouTuber Mark Fischbach, aka Markiplier, is set to star in, and executive produce The Edge of Sleep, a TV series based on his QCode podcast of the same name created by Chozen writers Jake Emanuel and Willie Block.

In addition to Markiplier, who will reprise his role from the original podcast, Analeigh Tipton and Eve Harlow (Next) will also star.

The post-apocalyptic mystery-thriller will follow a night watchman who finishes his shift at work to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died. He and a band of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of the terrifying global epidemic before they too fall asleep.

The Revenant and The Beast Must Die producer New Regency will serve as the studio and independently finance the under-the-radar project. Corey Adams will direct all eps, with filming set to begin next month in Kamloops,...

Podcast content studio Qcode, known for adapting series with A-list talent for film and TV, raised $6.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Sonos with participation by C Ventures.

Qcode, in LA, is a leading destination for fiction and immersive storytelling in the podcast space. It’s released eight scripted podcasts at No.1 in the fiction category and top 10 overall on the Apple Podcast Chart and said additional investment will help it scale up to more than 15 originals a year across genres and in partnership with talent, production and media companies.

Former CAA agent Rob Herting launched the podcaster in 2019 with production company Automatik and management firm Grandview. “We started Qcode … to give more autonomy to creators and artists in building new and original stories,” he said.

Partner Sonos, of Santa Barbara, is an innovator in wireless home audio. “From the beginning, we’ve been committed to delivering a great listening experience,...