“Metal City Mayhem” Promotional Poster
Get ready to bang some heads with Metal City Mayhem, a proposed action/comedy series by Dan Jackson and Savage Storm Studios.
Metal City Mayhem draws inspiration from cult classic films like Warriors and arcade favorites such as Double Dragon and River City Mayhem. It also fuses Hong Kong-influenced choreography with old-school, heavy metal pop culture.
In the tradition of Hobo With a Shotgun, Machete, and Black Dynamite – all of which started out as “fake” genre movie trailers for titles that didn’t exist yet – a 4-minute “concept trailer” for Metal City Mayhem is now available.
“The trailer was shot on a shoestring, over the course of many weekends and pizzas, all over the South Florida area. We employed guerilla film-making tactics, using ‘found locations,’ alleyways, parks, abandoned locations and other public areas as our backdrops,” says Jackson.
As stated on the project’s Kickstarter (now cancelled): consider the trailer a “rough draft.” With the help of some backers, Jackson promises the final product to be bigger, better, bolder and LOUDER.
Sounds like a blast!
Fun stuff. Nice to see some “old school” making a comeback.