Uwe Boll needs “Your” help with ‘Blackout’

Infamous German b-movie filmmaker Uwe Boll has discovered a new method for financing his movies. Boll will go to the Internet to enlist “co-producers” on his next movie called ‘Blackout’. Each “investor” would make a contribution of $49 (33 euros).

‘Blackout’ is a terrorist disaster movie, making it the second with a terrorist-theme. Boll hopes to attain a budget of $18.5 million, which he plans to obtain in $50 increments from his fans. [Does he have this many fans?] Contributions can be made on the website at TheBlackoutFilm.com, which will launch on March 31, 2009.

Any “co-producers” who do offer their financial support are promised a special Limited Edition DVD, plus will have a chance to win a visit to the set. So, what happens if he doesn’t get the amount of money he wants?

If the planned budget is not reached by then, but at least 43% of the desired cash has been collected, Boll may elect to make the movie with a smaller budget. If not, he says he will return most of the cash to investors. The site claims that at least 27 euros ($40) from each payment will be returned should the film not get made. — HR

Uwe Boll is currently making his apocalyptic thriller called ‘The Storm’ starring Lauren Holly and Luke Perry. This concept of financing a movie through fan contributions is nothing new. Filmmaker Charles Band has been doing this already with his (much cooler) line of genre films. What do you think? Will Boll get the funding he wants, or will he have to settle? Will we be shocked to see how much support he gets?

[source: Hollywood Reporter]