Watch The Rad New Trailer For TURBO KID!

From its short film inception in 2011 to its subsequent development and production in the last four years, R.K.S.S. Collective directing trio Anouk Whissell, François Simard and Yoann-Karl Whissell have made sheer headway in the festival circuit with their new retro-powered sci-fi action epic, Turbo Kid. From Sundance and SXSW to Fantaspoa and Neuchatel, the new film sets a tone for a niche long keen on nostalgic tropes with dazzling special effects and much of them being delightfully practical between costume design and the visbly gory action sequences.

There's a certain genius to this kind of filmmaking though, and not a lot of filmmakers can do this as much as they may try. That said, Turbo Kid certainly lends itself the cult status it is being given by many who have seen it, including the charmed critics lucky to catch this one in earlier screenings, and when you have a majority that approving, it's pretty much fair to cast skepticism aside. No, a film like this obviously isn't for everyone, but I'm sure Epic Pictures Group hopes everyone goes and sees this movie in the next two months when it releases on August 23, 2015 on VoD and in limited theaters. Hell, bring a friend or several!

SYNOPSIS:

In a post-apocalyptic future a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl. From horror masterminds Ant Timpson (The ABCs Of Death 1 & 2, Housebound) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun).

Actress Laurence Leboeuf and cult favorite thesp Michael Ironside join lead actor Munro Chambers in this hyper-dazzling epic laden with violence, lazers, desert warfare and a bustling soundtrack from Le Matos. Watch the new trailer below!

TURBO KID Gets A New Red-Band Clip

Falling short of its entry into the 2012 horror anthology, The ABC's Of Death, didnt prove to be an impediment at all for the folks over at Montreal-based film group, Road Kill Super Star. Their gore-filled 2011 post-apocalyptic short, T Is For Turbo, certainly had its appeal enough for the company to move forward with a feature film production late last year now in the form of Turbo Kid with ABC's Of Death producer Ant Timpson and Hobo With A Shotgun helmer Jason Eisener also producing.

SYNOPSIS:

In a post-apocalyptic parallel future of 1997, an orphaned teenager called The Kid (Munro Chambers) scavenges the Wasteland searching for relics from a better time - the 1980s. During one of his expeditions he meets Apple (Laurence Leboeuf), a mysterious girl with a rather large secret. As their relationship deepens, they accidentally run afoul of Zeus (Michael Ironside), the self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland who now controls the world most precious commodity: fresh water. When Zeus' gang kidnaps Apple, The Kid joins forces with Frederick (Aaron Jeffrey), the laconic leader of the legendary Arm-Wrestling Clan. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbo-charged weapon, The Kid must fulfill his ultimate destiny: destroy Zeus, avenge his parents' death, and get the girl of his dreams.

IGN (via Twitchfilm) has a brand new clip from the film as it makes its way to the Sundance film festival before getting its initial release in Canada and the U.S. Edwin Wright and Romano Orzari also star.

Watch the clip below, and for good measure, check out the original shortfilm in the player just beneath with the old cast.