The Finnish superhero film, Rendel, is getting a sequel! A sequel has been confirmed with Raven Banner Entertainment back on board to release the film. The original film follows a man blinded by his desire for revenge and hatred seeking revenge and fighting against VALA, a huge criminal organization. Rendel 2 will be shot in early 2019, and director …
Raven Banner has picked up the worldwide sales rights (excluding Scandinavia) to Finland’s first superhero movie, Rendel, directed by newcomer, Jesse Haaja.
In the vein of The Punisher and Spawn, Rendel is a stylized gritty anti-hero story about a vigilante seeking revenge against the criminal organization known as VALA.
Co-Managing Partners Michael Paszt and James Fler stated that Rendel is a one of a kind super hero film made for fans by fans.
Producer, Miika J. Norvanto added, “We’re thrilled to be continuing our relationship with Raven Banner. Their marketing strategy on our previous film, Bunny The Killer Thing, was spot on, and we knew they’d be a perfect fit for Rendel.”
Rendel is based on Haaja’s own creation, a comic character who has already gained tens of thousands of followers and enthusiasts from all around the world. The film’s first teaser has also racked up over three million views in its initial launch this spring.
The deal was negotiated between Paszt and Fler for Raven Banner with producers, Norvanto of Black Lion Pictures, Timo Puustinen and Trevor Morgan Doyle of Frozen Flame Pictures and Rendel creator/director, Haaja.
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Check out new cast additions to the Finnish superhero movie Rendel as filming continues.
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THE SHOOT OF FINNISH SUPERHERO FILM RENDEL CONTINUES
The final shooting period for Rendel started on Wednesday night in Mikkeli, the home town of the Finnish superhero. Aerial footage of the city’s skyline was shot for various parts of the film. On Saturday the film crew will be shooting in snowy Puolanka at one of the highest waterfalls in Finland, Hepoköngäs. The next two weeks of the shoot will continue with the most action-packed scenes in Kajaani. These scenes will include international stars.
The new cast members for the film are Johnny Vivash from the United Kingdom, Canadian-Finnish professional wrestler Michael ‘StarBuck’ Majalahti, and Michael Hall from the United States.
Johnny Vivash will be playing Radek and bring extra power to the previously announced international assassin squad. Finding the most suitable face and appearance took some time but the perfect match was found. The director of Rendel, Jesse Haaja is excited about directing Vivash next week.
“Finding the perfect actor to play Radek was not an easy task,” Haaha said. “The role is very important in the storyline and it requires a certain looks from the actor. Johnny had something that really convinced me.”
Vivash will be arriving in Finland next week for five days of shooting.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the cast as of Rendel, this exquisite dark, revenge thriller,” Vivash said. “I am hugely looking forward to shooting in Finland and working with this brilliant cast and crew.”
The most internationally renowned Finnish wrestler Michael ‘StarBuck’ Majalahti will be bringing impressive energy to the film playing Jimmy. He was also part of the demo shoot for Rendel in 2014. StarBuck has won the European, Finnish, and Italian championships in wrestling in his wrestling career that has lasted more than 20 years. At the moment he is one of the top wrestlers of all-around classic American style in Europe. He also stars in a Finnish documentary film Spandex Sapiens (2015) directed by Oskari Pastila.
The director Haaja was hoping to get Majalahti to the feature length film after seeing him acting and performing stunts in the demo.
“Michael has basically been involved in the production from the beginning. It is an honour to get this wrestling legend to star in the film and the role of Jimmy is perfect for him,” Haaja said.
StarBuck is thankful for the bad guy’s role offered by the director.
“I am stoked to be a part of Finland’s first-ever superhero movie! I’ve been a heel in pro wrestling all across the world over the past 22 years, and I know how to pull that role off in spades. Let the punishment begin!” Majalahti offered.
Rendel will be played by Kris Gummerus. Other cast includes Bianca Bradey, Sheila Shah, Michael Hall, Rami Rusinen, Renne Korppila, Alina Tomnikov, Aake Kalliala and Matti Onnismaa. The film will be shot about 50 days in total and finish in 2016.
Rendel is based on the comic character created by Finnish director and producer Jesse Haaja. In the movie the masked vigilante Rendel seeks revenge and fights against the notorious VALA criminal organization. Rendel’s journey from a social media hit into a full grown superhero movie has already gained tens of thousands of followers and Rendel enthusiasts from all around the world.
Rendel is produced by Haaja & Arwo Design, Black Lion Pictures and Frozen Flame Pictures.
Keep in touch with “Rendel” on Facebook and RendelMovie.com.
Rendel Teaser Trailer:
Watch a new teaser trailer above for the first Scandinavian superhero movie, Rendel.
Production on Rendel was recenly relaunched due to an increased budget from Black Lion Pictures and Frozen Flame Pictures.
“Thanks to the increased budget we’re now able to do things we couldn’t include in our original plans. To be honest, almost everything has changed since first pre-production,” Jesse Haaja, the director and creator of Rendel, said in a statement. “The only thing that remains untouched is the original story: Rendel will still be a dark tale of a man blinded by vengeance.”
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Rendel is a comic character created by the director Jesse Haaja 17 years ago in Finland. Now, over a decade after the first sketches, the masked avenger Rendel is about to hit the cinemas. Rendel will be the first Finnish superhero movie ever.
Rendel has a 2016 release date starring Kris Gummerus, Rami Rusinen, Matti Onnismaa, Alina Tomnikov, Aake Kalliala, Sami Huhtala, Marko Pesonen and Minna Nevanoja.
Keep in touch with Rendel on Facebook and RendelMovie.com.
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Check out a batch of new images for the first Scandinavian superhero movie, Rendel, as filming has now reached the halfway point.
After 3 weeks of intense filming, Jesse Haaja, the director and creator of Rendel, is more than happy with the material.
“At this point of the production, the biggest positive thing is the high visual quality we’ve been able to achieve,” says Haaja.
Before filming started, the movie received a remarkable boost in its production budget by the entry of Black Lion Pictures and Frozen Flame Pictures. As a result, basically the whole project was rebooted.
“Thanks to the increased budget we’re now able to do things we couldn’t include in our original plans,” Haaja said. “To be honest, almost everything has changed. The only thing that remains untouched is the original story: Rendel will still be a dark tale of a man blinded by revenge. This is also the reason why we’ve removed the previously released teaser material from the web. The old material simply does not represent the quality of the upcoming movie anymore. Things are going to look so much better.”
We can expect to see new the Rendel material at the beginning of 2016.
“Rendel” has a 2016 release date.
Keep in touch with “Rendel” on Facebook and RendelMovie.com.
Update: The new Rendel teaser can be found here.
Check out a new teaser above for the Finnish superhero movie Rendel.
The filmmakers recently attended the Cannes Film Festival and also launched a crowd-sourcing campaign at IndieGoGo where fans can help fund the movie to get a Rendel action figure, mask, an appearance in the film and lots more.
“Since we are already in, we want to be fully in. This means we’ll be doing everything we can to get people involved and make this film look and feel like something very special,” director Jesse Haaja said.
Campaign manager Emma Iives added: “With this money we will make the film look better and more intensive. Crowdfunding brakes down the traditional production model which matches perfectly with a rebel like Rendel. We are now giving power directly to the viewers – they are the reason we are making the film in the first place.”
Rendel is a story of a man blinded by revenge and hatred and has a 2016 release date starring Kris Gummerus as Rendel; Matti Onnismaa as Mr. Erola; Rami Rusinen as Rotikka; Alina Tomnikov as Marla; Minttu Tamskias Anette, and Roosamaria Mäkinenas Enni.
Keep up to date on Renel at rendelmovie.com and facebook.com/rendelproject.
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Check out a cool looking set pic above from the set of Finland’s first superhero movie, Rendel.
Rendel is a Finnish comic character created by director Jesse Haaja, which is a story of a man blinded by revenge and hatred.
Rendel has a March 27, 2017 release starring Kris Gummerus as Rendel; Matti Onnismaa as Mr. Erola; Rami Rusinen as Rotikka; Alina Tomnikov as Marla; Minttu Tamskias Anette, and Roosamaria Mäkinenas Enni.
Check out the trailer below if you haven’t seen it yet.
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Check out the trailer for the Finnish superhero movie, Rendel.
Rendel is a Finnish comic character created by director Jesse Haaja, which is a story of a man blinded by revenge and hatred.
The film has a March 27, 2017 release starring Kris Gummerus as Rendel; Matti Onnismaa as Mr. Erola; Rami Rusinen as Rotikka; Alina Tomnikov as Marla; Minttu Tamskias Anette, and Roosamaria Mäkinenas Enni.
For more information and to keep up-to-date, head on over to the official Rendel website: RendelMovie.com.
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Update: An updated teaser and images have been released for Rendel as the film has received an increased budget.
Check out the teaser trailer for Rendel, the masked avenger from Finland.
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Rendel is a comic character created by the Director Jesse Haaja 15 years ago. Now, over a decade after the first sketches, the masked avenger is about to get his own full-length movie.
The Rendel movie will be a story of a man blinded by his desire for a revenge and hatred. Even though Rendel can be considered as a super hero, he is somewhat darker than the traditional representatives of the genre. The movie will take place in the fictionalized version of a Finnish city, Mikkeli.
Who said that there are no masked avengers in Finland? We say, that you just haven’t seen one yet.
Stay in touch with the movie on Facebook and RendelMovie.com.
Rendel has a 2017 release.
