Sony Footage’ Display Gems is releasing a sequel to Jalmari Helander’s gritty World Conflict II motion film Sisu, with the Finnish filmmaker returning to put in writing and direct. A November 21 theatrical launch this yr has been set.
Why doesn’t Lionsgate, which acquired U.S. on the movie out of 2022’s TIFF Midnight Insanity, deal with the sequel? Primarily Sony Footage Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Movies offered home and stored the remainder of the world (besides Finland) on the primary film which made $14M world, $7.2M of that stateside. Stage 6 opted to maintain world on half two.
Sisu follows an ex-soldier who discovers gold within the Lapland wilderness and tries to take the loot into town the place he clashes with a brutal SS officer and German troopers.
Stage 6 Movie’s SVP of artistic improvement and manufacturing, Eric Charles, oversaw the movie for the studio.
Jorma Tommila returns within the lead function, starring alongside Richard Brake and Stephen Lang.
Petri Jokiranta produced the movie via Subzero Movie Leisure, in affiliation with Good Chaos and Mike Goodridge. Gregory Ouanhon and Antonio Salas are EPs. The movie is backed by the Finnish Movie Basis, Movie Estonia, Enterprise Finland – Audiovisual Manufacturing Incentive, Movie Tampere, Viru Movie Fund and BNP Paribas – COFILOISIRS – with the help of the IFCIC.
Subzero Movie Leisure was established in 2012 by Jokiranta and Helander after the success of their earlier movie Uncommon Exports: A Christmas Story. Beneath their Subzero banner Jokiranta and Helander crew on high-concept style initiatives primarily for Helander to helm and Subzero to provide. 2015’s Huge Recreation from Helander starred Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Broadbent. It was the primary title produced beneath Subzero banner.
