We have another crowdfunding success story. Actor Stephen Amell, best known for his role in the ‘Arrow‘ TV series, and his cousin Robbie Amell will be able to create their sci-fi feature ‘Code 8,’ thanks to over 20,000 backers on their Indiegogo campaign.
Their original goal was $200,000, but they quickly passed that and ended up with a shocking total of $1,722,409. It’s the highest-crowdfunded film of 2016 on any platform, according to Indiegogo. The successful campaign included a 10-minute short film, which certainly helped convince people to contribute.
But the synopsis might have been enough by itself…
“Instead of being billionaire superheroes, most ‘specials’ live in poverty and resort to crime, forcing the police to become more militarized. The story follows a young man with special powers (Robbie Amell) struggling to find work as a day laborer. After a dispute over payment, he finds himself in a confrontation with a police officer (Sung Kang) and the autonomous robots backing him up.”
The movie is scheduled to begin filming early next year. It’ll star both Robbie and Stephen, Aaron Abrams and Chad Donella. Jeff Chan will direct from a script he wrote with Chris Pare.
Some of the special offers on the Indiegogo page included an executive producer credit for $50,000 and a ticket for one of the premieres for $1,250.
