A visually intense, bat-shit crazy, high-octane 10-minute sizzle reel for “Kung Fury 2” has been leaked, revealing Arnold Schwarzenegger as a gun-toting President, and Michael Fassbender as a mullet-sporting police officer in the vein of Martin Riggs from the Lethal Weapon series.
Originally a 2015 crowd-funded 30-minute short-film by Swedish filmmaker David Sandberg, who also starred as Kung Fury, a supernaturally-imbued martial arts-kicking police officer, the 31-minute was a throwback to the 80s action films and arcade video games, with over-the-top action and green screen special effects.
Hailed by audiences who embraced the visual gags, intentionally old-fashioned visual effects, bad acting and nonsensical plot, the online short has since garnered over 40 million views and plans were made to create a full-length movie sequel. Production started in 2018 and while it was completed in 2024, release of the film, starring Schwarzenegger, Fassbender, and David Hasselhoff did not proceed due to legal issues with the film’s financiers.
Over the weekend, the 10-minute reel, which reveals the new characters for the sequel, and much of the film’s narrative was leaked online and while it has been taken down, copies started popping up everywhere.
The film’s director and lead actor, David Sandberg, has told Variety that the sizzle reel contains spoilers for the film, unfinished visual effects and was never intended for public consumption. Footage shows the return of Adolf Hitler (Jorma Taccone) aka Kung Führer, an army of sci-fi rejects as new characters, a plot twist, and the return of Hasselhoff as Hoff 9000, a member of Fury’s team who transforms into a car ala K.I.T.T from TV’s Knight Rider that saw Hasselhoff as the lead.
“I hope at least people can see the passion that we poured into the movie, the world deserves to see it as it was meant to be seen. This movie has been held hostage for the past 5 years but I promise to keep fighting for it and make sure this film gets the chance it truly deserves.”
Hsals needs more space in his house, and more money in his bank account to pay for all the toys, collectibles and other geek related items that companies are churning out. Free-time? Girlfriend? Who’s got time for those?
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