Iron Sky fans win battle with distributor

The UK distributor of the Nazis-on-the-moon film Iron Sky have bowed to pressure from  thousands of fans and decided to extend its run at some cinemas after initially saying that it would only be on general release for one day (today) before going straight to DVD (see earlier blog below).

After the climbdown by Revolver, the producer and director of the Finnish movie, Tero Kaukomaa and Timo Vuorensola, said today: "Our thanks goes to all of you out there! You've made your voices heard, and your demands have been met. It's great news for us, for Iron Sky, and especially for everyone who has been out there waiting for years for this film to reach the big screens.

"More than that, this is a wonderful show of force of the people, and a great proof that having a big community backing you up makes you stronger when somebody is trying to walk over you."

More than 850,000 people have seen the film in the six weeks it has been on release throughout Europe and it garnered critical praise when it was screened at the Berlin Film Festival.

After its general one-day screening today at selected Picturehouses and Showcases, as well as many independent cinemas, Iron Sky will continue to be shown at

The Prince Charles Cinema, London; the Picturehouses at Stratford East; Belmont Aberdeen; Exeter; the Duke of York's, Brighton; and the Showcases at: Coventry; Derby; Leicester; Glasgow East; and Cardiff Nantgarw.