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With Vincenzo Natali's Splice getting a wide theatrical release and Jason Eisner's Hobo With A Shotgun in production, Canadian genre cinema is experiencing a much needed renaissance and the wonderfully deranged and insanely talented folks behind the filmmaking collective of Astron-6 are definitely part of the throng.
Futuristic cityscapes! Wartime melodrama! A remorseful scientist! Boxing! Gunfights! Stop-animated robot monster!!! From the team that brought us Lazer Ghosts 2 and Fireman comes, come and behold the teaser trailer for Steve Kostanski's upcoming feature MANBORG! (And yes, this isn't just a trailer parody!)
Typical of Astron-6, the pulpy tone expertly recaptures the genre fare of the late 80s and the technical artistry and art-direction is impeccable as usual; Kostanski, in particular, is a latter-day Rob Bottin when it comes to FX work and MANBORG is shaping up to feature some of his most impressive work to date.
Sweet! Why can't this stuff be on SyFy (See-Fee)...