Iron Lung (film) explained

Iron Lung
Director:Mark Fischbach
Screenplay:Mark Fischbach
Cinematography:Philip Roy
Editing:Marc Schneider
Music:Andrew Hulshult
Country:United States
Language:English

Iron Lung is an upcoming American science fiction horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Mark Fischbach in his feature directorial debut. It is an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name by David Szymanski.

Premise

Set in a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a poorly-constructed midget submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".[1]

Cast

Production

Development

On February 16, 2023, David Szymanski jokingly announced on Twitter that Mark Fischbach and Seán McLoughlin (known by their online usernames Markiplier and Jacksepticeye, respectively) would be starring in a film adaptation of the game Iron Lung which Fischbach and McLoughlin both played, with a soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult, slated for a summer release.[2] In an interview with Variety on March 8, 2023, Fischbach confirmed he was directing, writing, and acting for a film, but did not state what it was.[3] On May 7, 2023, McLoughlin confirmed on Twitter that he would be in the film.[4]

Pre-production

Szymanski has assisted with the script and pre-production of the film, and is also set to have a cameo in the film.[5] Andrew Hulshult was also confirmed to be scoring the film.[6]

Filming and post-production

On April 21, 2023, Fischbach officially announced a film adaptation of Iron Lung with the release of a teaser trailer.[7] [8] Additionally, Deadline Hollywood reported that Fischbach was also self-financing the film, co-starring with Caroline Rose Kaplan, and producing with Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero; filming had already commenced in Austin, Texas.[9] Szymanski confirmed the film is intended for a theatrical release,[10] marking the film as Fischbach's first theatrical film; he previously directed and wrote the YouTube Original interactive films A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022). During production, Fischbach confirmed that Iron Lung will contain the most fake blood of any horror film, beating 2013 film Evil Dead's 50000usgal;[11] during filming, he went to the hospital due to getting too much fake blood in his eyes.[12] On April 29, Fischbach announced on his YouTube channel that filming had been completed, marking the beginning of the editing and post-production process.[13]

In July 2023, Fischbach revealed that he is a member of SAG-AFTRA, and that the production of Iron Lung would be delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[14] [15]

On October 14, 2023, Fischbach published the official trailer of the movie on his YouTube channel.[16] [17] On October 16, in a livestream on his YouTube channel, he stated that he had turned down a role in Five Nights at Freddy's in order to produce Iron Lung, due to the two films having conflicting schedules.[18] In June 2024, Fischbach announced that the film was "officially done", and that he was in the process of discussing the film's release.[19]

Release

Iron Lung is planned for a theatrical release.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolinsky . David . April 21, 2023 . Markiplier Takes Lead Role, Director's Chair In Iron Lung Horror Film Adaptation . April 21, 2023 . . May 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512165629/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/markiplier-takes-lead-role-directors-chair-in-iron-lung-horror-film-adaptation/1100-6513471/ . live .
  2. 1626023240479956994. DUSKdev. This summer. Starring Markiplier as John Iron Lung and Jacksepticeye as The Fish. Soundtrack by @AndrewHulshult. David. Szymanski. David Szymanski. 16 February 2023. 24 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421174908/https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1626023240479956994. 21 April 2023. live.
  3. Web site: Seo . Rachel . March 8, 2023 . YouTube Gaming Star Markiplier Signs Exclusive Video Podcast Partnership with Spotify . April 23, 2023 . . April 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205814/https://variety.com/2023/digital/tech/markiplier-spotify-podcast-partnership-five-nights-at-freddys-1235547022/ . live .
  4. 1655249816102871041. Jacksepticeye. I am in it but not as a voice.. Seán. McLoughlin. Jacksepticeye. 7 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Myers . Maddy . April 21, 2023 . Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game Iron Lung . April 21, 2023 . . April 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429222147/https://www.polygon.com/23693132/markiplier-movie-film-iron-lung-game-david-szymanski-twitter . live .
  6. Web site: Brunner . Raven . April 21, 2023 . Iron Lung: YouTuber Markiplier Releases Scary Trailer For Video Game Adaptation . April 21, 2023 . . May 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520015024/https://decider.com/2023/04/21/iron-lung-youtuber-markiplier-scary-trailer-video-game-adaptation/ . live .
  7. Web site: Handley . Zoey . April 21, 2023 . Iron Lung is being adapted to film by Markiplier . April 21, 2023 . . October 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231017165442/https://www.destructoid.com/iron-lung-is-being-adapted-to-film-by-markiplier/ . live .
  8. News: Blake . Vikki . 2023-04-22 . Markiplier is set to finance, write, and star in a movie adaptation of indie horror, Iron Lung . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713160339/https://www.eurogamer.net/markiplier-is-set-to-finance-write-and-star-in-a-movie-adaptation-of-indie-horror-iron-lung . July 13, 2023 . 2023-07-16 . . en.
  9. Web site: Grobar . Matt . April 21, 2023 . Markiplier To Star In & Direct Horror Film Iron Lung From His Own Script; Self-Financed Feature Adapts David Szymanski Video Game . April 21, 2023 . . April 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421164813/https://deadline.com/2023/04/markiplier-to-star-in-direct-horror-film-iron-lung-from-his-own-script-1235333152/ . live .
  10. 1649455014807568398. DUSKdev. And for those of you asking, yes this is intended as a theatrical feature!. David. Szymanski. David Szymanski. 21 April 2023. 23 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423220001/https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1649455014807568398. 23 April 2023. live.
  11. Web site: Duthie . Alex . 2023-07-12 . Markiplier Teases His Horror Movie 'Iron Lung' Is Set To Break Records . 2023-09-09 . CoveredGeekly . en-GB . October 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231024031913/https://coveredgeekly.com/markiplier-teases-his-horror-movie-iron-lung-is-set-to-break-records/ . live .
  12. Web site: Arias . Jackie . 2023-07-02 . Markiplier Explains Why He Was in the Hospital on His Birthday . 2023-09-09 . Game Rant . en . November 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231127095851/https://gamerant.com/markiplier-hospital-birthday-red-eyes-why/ . live .
  13. Web site: Dick . Jeremy . 2023-04-29 . Markiplier Wraps Filming on Directorial Debut Film Iron Lung . 2023-08-23 . MovieWeb . en . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507004545/https://movieweb.com/markiplier-wraps-filming-iron-lung/ . live .
  14. Web site: Dodgson . Lindsay . July 19, 2023 . YouTube superstar Markiplier said he supports striking actors, but joked that he doesn't know how it works being 'on strike' against himself . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712132517/https://www.businessinsider.com/markiplier-shows-solidarity-with-sag-says-he-is-on-strike-2023-7 . July 12, 2024 . 2023-08-20 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: Banerjee . Upasana . 2023-07-17 . 'I'm on Strike Everybody!' - Markiplier Drops the Revelation of Participating in the Screen Actors Guild Strike . 2023-08-23 . EssentiallySports . November 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129131241/https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-im-on-strike-everybody-markiplier-drops-the-revelation-of-participating-in-the-screen-actors-guild-strike/ . live .
  16. Web site: Onder . Cade . October 14, 2023 . Iron Lung Movie Gets First Teaser From Markiplier . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126215757/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/iron-lung-movie-teaser-trailer-markiplier/ . November 26, 2023 . 2023-10-15 . . en.
  17. Web site: Yin-Poole . Wesley . 2023-10-18 . YouTube Star Markiplier Reveals Blood-Drenched Teaser for His Upcoming Film, Iron Lung . 2023-10-21 . IGN . en . October 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028120301/https://www.ign.com/articles/youtube-star-markiplier-reveals-blood-drenched-teaser-for-his-upcoming-film-iron-lung . live .
  18. Web site: Yin-Poole . Wesley . 2023-10-17 . Markiplier Reveals Why He Had to Turn Down Role in Five Nights at Freddy's Movie . 2023-10-18 . IGN . en . October 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018233719/https://www.ign.com/articles/markiplier-reveals-why-he-had-to-turn-down-role-in-five-nights-at-freddys-movie . live .
  19. Web site: Glaze . Virginia . 2024-06-20 . Markiplier says Iron Lung movie is 'officially done' in massive progress update . 2024-08-01 . . en.

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