Bloom announced today that Academy Award NomineeMichael Fassbender(X-Men: First Class,Alien: Covenant,Steve Jobs) will star in David Sandberg’s action-comedyKung Fury, which Sandberg will also star in and produce under his Laser Unicorns' banner, alongside Fassbender. David Hasselhoff (Baywatch,Knight Rider) will also join the cast following his role in the original short filmKung Fury, which was a Kickstarter record-breaking success, was selected for Cannes Directors Fortnight and has gained over 40 million views worldwide. The feature, which will be a sequel to the original short, is lensing this summer.
David Katzenberg, Seth Grahame-Smith and Aaron Schmidt will produce under their KatzSmith Productions banner, following their enormous success withIT, which grossed over $700 million worldwide, becoming thelargest grossing horror filmof all time as of last year. Philip Westgren of B-Reel Films and Conor McCaughan will also produce. Pelle Strandberg is executive producing on behalf of Laser Unicorns. Bloom will handle international sales and introduce the film to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival. Endeavor Content and CAA will handle North American sales.
It’s 1985, the best year ever. Miami is kept safe under the watchful eye ofKung Fury, the greatest damn cop of all time. Kung Fury’s Thundercops are the ultimate police force assembled from across history to defeat the villainous Kung Fuhrer,Adolf Hitler. After the tragic death of a Thundercop causes the group to disband, a mysterious villain emerges from the shadows to aid in the Fuhrer’s quest to attain the ultimate weapon. Kung Fury must travel space and time itself to save his friends, defend the prestigious Miami Kung Fu Academy, and defeat evil once and for all.
Fassbender is a two-timeAcademy Award Nomineefor his roles in Danny Boyle’sSteve Jobsalongside Kate Winslet and Steve McQueen’s critically acclaimed12 Years a Slave. He can most recently be seen in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thrillerAlien: Covenantfor Twentieth Century Fox. Hasselhoff is best known for playingMitch Buchannonon NBC’sBaywatchand for his lead role on the Primetime Emmy Nominated seriesKnight Rider.
Fassbender is represented by CAA and Troika. Hasselhoff is represented by ICM Partners. Sandberg is represented by WME and Voyage and attorney Alan Sacks at Frankfurt Kurnit. Katzsmith is represented by WME. Bloom’s diversified slate includes: Scott Cooper’sHostileswhich is currently in theaters and starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi; Bill Holderman’sBook Clubstarring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Candice Bergen which Paramount Pictures will release; Paul Weitz’sBel Cantostarring Julianne Moore; Jake Scott’sThe Burning Woman, starring Christina Hendricks and Sienna Miller; Zhang Yimou’sShadow; Matthew Heineman’sA Private Warstarring Rosamund Pike; S. Craig Zahler’sDragged Across Concretestarring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn which will be released by Lionsgate;Strangers: Prey at Nightfrom Johnannes Roberts; Andrea Di Stefano’sThree Seconds, starring Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, and Clive Owen; and Victor Levin’sDestination Weddingstarring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder.
Bloom recently entered into a first-look deal with filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross' Crazyrose banner, where they will partner on film, TV and documentaries. This deal gives Bloom a strategic film & TV partner to enter into the original content and production space. In Berlin, Bloom will also be selling Yuval Adler’sThe Operativeand Sam Levinson’sAssassination Nation.
