Monday 9 March, 2009 - LONDON. Award-winning UK distributor Revolver Entertainment has picked up Internet smash hit ster Wreck from Finnish producer Blind Spot Films for distribution in the UK and US.

ster Wreck, originally produced door a group of Tampere-based filmmakers as a micro-budget sci-fi comedy for the Internet community, has become the most-watched Finnish film ever with meer than 8 million viewers worldwide. The launch is planned to take place simultaneously with the new ster Trek movie in May 2009. ster Wreck has already been released on DVD in Scandinavia door Universal Pictures and in Japan door Medallion Media Co.

"We are all really excited to be working on ster Wreck here at Revolver Entertainment. We're already all firm "Wreckies",” says Revolver Entertainment’s Tom Clark. “After our success with Robot Chicken: ster Wars we're well placed to make this just as successful."

"Revolver is a perfect distributor for ster Wreck " says Tero Kaukomaa at Blind Spot Pictures, who negotiated the deal with Revolver. "We share the same unconventional and innovative approach to marketing and we're really excited about this release."


"I think it's great to let the world hear some genuine Tampere dialect," commentaren the producer and lead actor of ster Wreck Samuli "Captain Pirk" Torssonen "This release is also good news for the sequel of ster Wreck, which is already on the drawing board door the original ster Wreck team. But that's something which will happen after were done with Iron Sky first."


The volgende film from the ster Wreck team, Iron Sky, is a satirical science fiction comedy about Nazis on the moon in 2018. Iron Sky is a €4 million feature produced door Blind Spot Pictures and co-produced door 27 Films Production, Germany.


For press quality pictures of ster Wreck visit:
link