Iron Sky Will Be Dark Science Fiction Comedy
The plot of the new film Iron Sky could be summed up very roughly in one sentence: "In 1945 the Nazis flee to space, colonize the dark side of the moon and, in 2018, launch a revenge attack on earth". Now just from reading a description like this, one might wonder what film producer would be crazy enough to get behind a dark science fiction/comedy like this.
The answer is not many, but that didn't stop the Finnish makers of the film from going ahead with it anyway. They managed to sell some German and Australian producers on the idea and round up 6.8 million euros in funding from traditional sources as well as 1 million euros from "crowd-sourcing" and online fund raising. The money has been spent on spectacular special effects that rival Hollywood's best, and the film's creators say they were inspired by Dr Strangelove, Independence Day, and Star Wars, among other classics.