‘Feel-Good’ Raunch-Fest ‘Spermageddon’ Scooped Up by Telepool, Square One Entertainment: ‘The Funniest Animation We Have Ever Seen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga The “Spermageddon” is coming. Leading indie sales agent Charades has closed deals with Telepool and Square One Entertainment for rights to the CG-animated film for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Co-directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen and “Dead Snow” helmer Tommy Wirkola, it’s premiering at Annecy this week. “When my colleague Michael Müllner and I acquired ‘Spermageddon,’ on paper, we expected a weighty documentary on the declining male fertility rates globally,” admitted Al Munteanu of Square One Entertainment. “Sperm counts around the world have halved over the past 50 years, the biggest causes of deterioration being pollution, smoking, and age.
Some experts call this phenomenon ‘spermageddon’: an armageddon of male fertility. Too late did we realize that this film was, in fact, not Tommy Wirkola’s documentary, but the funniest animation movie we have ever seen.” “Now, as we cannot stop laughing, we need to rejig our marketing plan.” “Spermageddon” had previously sold to Youplanet Pictures (Spain), MCF Megacom (Adriatics & Bulgaria), Film Europe (Czech Republic & Slovakia), Prorom Distribution (Hungary & Romania), Exponenta (CIS), Acme Film (Baltics), Creative Century Entertainment (Taiwan), Shinesaeng Ad.Venture (Thailand), Shaw Organization (Singapore) and SF Studio (Nordics & Iceland).
Its Nordic release is set for January 10, 2025. The raunchy proposition, featuring musical numbers and a whole lot of chatty sperm cells, focuses on a young couple experiencing their first time.
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