SXSW: eOne buys Nazi-space thriller 'Iron Sky'

Nazi-space pic 'Iron Sky' opened recently in Germany and can play at SXSW at night time this Saturday.Entertainment You have scooped United States distribution privileges to Nazi-moon-colony-escapee thriller ''Iron Sky'' from Stealth Media Group prior to its U.S. bow at South By Southwest this Saturday night time, the organization introduced Thursday.Directed by Timo Vuorensolam and created by Blind Place Pictures, ''Iron Sky'' world preemed recently in Berlin. Its group of followers produced by an earlier crowd-source funding campaign has produced 6.5 million sights from the pic's trailer. ''We are pleased to become dealing with eOne who've been behind this film right from the start and which we feel is a phenomenon and be a cult hit,'' stated Michael L. B. Cowan, joint Boss of Stealth, that has offices in L.A. and London.Dylan Wiley, eOne Films U.S. veep of theatrical marketing and distribution, calls the Finland-Germany-Austrlia copro the ''Citizen Kane'' of Nazis-in-space movies. ''We could not become more thrilled to create ('Iron Sky') to United States audiences, where its devoted and rabid group of followers has already been demanding the film,'' added Wiley, who needs a spring theatrical release in U.S. and Canada. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com