Schwarzenegger. Hitler. Dinosaurs. They’re actually the one three phrases you’d want on a poster to place butts in seats. You in all probability already found out this isn’t a documentary however slightly Kung Fury 2, the deliberate feature-length sequel to David Sandberg’s insane 2015 quick. But it surely appears extremely unlikely that we’ll ever get to see the film, as some shady dealing and lawsuits have saved Kung Fury 2 from being accomplished.
So far as who Sandberg says must be taking blame, all eyes are on Creasun Leisure, who agreed to foot nearly all of Kung Fury 2’s funds, a large chunk of which ($10 million) would have been devoted to the visible results. As Sandberg put it, “As soon as we began attending to VFX, issues began to actually decelerate — and issues grew to become a bit bizarre. After which it turned out that our Chinese language financier had mainly stopped all funds.”
Even after lawsuits, Creasun has apparently by no means paid their portion, which is why Kung Fury 2 – which completed filming again in 2020 – is on indefinite hiatus and nonetheless in authorized limbo. For Sandberg, it’s that type of blocking and allegedly false claims which might be hurting the film and followers dying to see it. “They simply type of stonewalled each single try to unravel the problem. And it was simply actually heartbreaking for me as an artist who’s labored on this for years. And there are such a lot of individuals who have poured their hearts into this, and I really feel tremendous horrible for them.” For now, probably the most we ever acquired was a sizzle reel which leaked on-line and was shortly eliminated.
The unique Kung Fury notably debuted on the 68th Cannes Movie Competition, screening through the quick movie portion of the Administrators’ Fortnight. And whereas Kung Fury 2 is giving extra complications than Sandberg wants, he nonetheless fondly appears again on his days on the Palais and the joy main as much as it. “I’ve such fond reminiscences of that point, not solely of Cannes, however the entire course of main as much as it…The eagerness of it was within the DNA of the venture. Everybody who labored on it shared the fervour…I used to be so f*cking nervous, however when it began taking part in individuals had been laughing so loud that I couldn’t hear what was happening. In order that was actually reassuring.”
Right here’s hoping David Sandberg can get financing – and who wouldn’t need to put cash into this? – for Kung Fury 2 and motion lovers can get what’s going to very doubtless be the best film ever made.
