Jeremiah Harm is a series from BOOM! Studios, and it looks like the company is working to get the tale turned into a motion pictures. At least that is what it looks like from this promo video released onto the Intardwebz.
This is a promo for the upcoming film Jeremiah Harm, from the people who brought you Iron Sky and Live Free or Die Hard. This is just a promo piece presenting the tone and style of the film, but it’s not material from the actual film. This promo was shot in Finland in Fall of 2012.
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Tero Kaukomaa and Timo Vuorensola, the Finnish filmmakers behind the cult hit “Iron Sky” are partnering with Arnold Rifkin’s Cheyenne Enterprises (“Live Free or Die Hard”) and Ross Richie’s BOOM! Studios (“2 Guns”) to bring the sci-fi action film “Jeremiah Harm” to the screen. Kaukomaa, Rifkin and Richie will produce with The Corniche Group, and “Iron Sky” director Vuorensola will direct.
“Jeremiah Harm” is a sci-fi action blast about an intergalactic bounty hunter sent on a mission to Earth to hunt down a band of space-faring criminals and the girl they kidnapped. Set in space and New York City, the film aims to hit the chords of 80’s & 90’s sci-fi action films.
“Jeremiah Harm” is based on a BOOM! Studios graphic novel of the same name written by industry veterans Keith Giffen and Alan Grant. Covers and character designs are by John Mueller featuring interior artwork from Rael Lyra and Rafael Albuquerque.
In addition, the filmmakers have announced that they will use a crowdsourcing model similar to the one used for “Iron Sky.” Through this, fans were able to play a major role in creating the fictional world of “Iron Sky” by contributing visuals and even joining the production in small roles and as extras.
Similarly, fans can go to www.jeremiahharm.com to create their own aliens for the world of “Jeremiah Harm.” By crowdsourcing the filmmakers search up to one million alien designs. The most creative creatures will find their way into the film itself.
“The Iron Sky team has paired with one of the most experienced producers, Arnold Rifkin,” said BOOM! Studios Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ross Richie. “And we are extremely excited about the crowdsourcing model the Finns are bringing to the mix.”
“Our online community was responsible for bringing ‘Iron Sky’ to life and we aim to continue where we left off with a similar model for ‘Jeremiah Harm,’” says producer Tero Kaukomaa. “This is a unique opportunity for thousands of artists, science geeks and film fans out there to contribute to the making of a new science fiction world, and we look forward to them joining us for the ride,” Kaukomaa says.
Vuorensola, who used crowdsourcing for both of his films “Star Wreck” and “Iron Sky” noted, “I believe crowdsourcing is the way of the future in audience engagement in films – both big and small ones – and it’s here to disrupt the way films are experienced. Film is no longer just the product that comes out of the pipeline in the end, but the whole process of filmmaking can be part of the fun as well.” “Also, we are inviting our community to follow our adventure in Hollywood and see what happens to a punch of freaks from Finland when they bum rush the United States” continues Vuorensola. “It should be a lot of fun and very interesting to watch!”
About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, three-time “Best Publisher” award-winning BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s “Hypernaturals,” new “Hellraiser” comics written by Clive Barker, and 20th Century Fox’s “Planet of the Apes.” BOOM!’s all ages imprint “KaBOOM!” publishes Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts,” Jim Davis’ “Garfield,” Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time,” and 20th Century Fox’s “Ice Age.”
About Cheyenne Enterprises LLC
Cheyenne Enterprises is a Los Angeles film and television production company created in 2000 by former talent agent Arnold Rifkin. Cheyenne has produced such feature films as “Bandits,” “Tears of the Sun,” “The Whole Ten Yards,” “Hostage,” “Sixteen Blocks,” “Just My Luck,” and “Live Free or Die Hard.” Their upcoming films in development include “Dominion: Dinosaurs Versus Aliens,” with Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct, “Coming of Rage” from the mind of Wes Craven who will direct and produce with Rifkin, and “Sacrifice,” which is set to begin production in February 2013. Cheyenne has also optioned the film rights for the “Soul Seekers” young adult book series by best-selling author Alyson Noel. In television, Cheyenne is in the fourth season of TruTV’s reality series “Full Throttle Saloon.”
