Iggy Pop film The Sandman set to fail to reach crowdfunding target
The movie has under 48 hours to raise $45,000
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The chances of seeing Iggy Pop star as the Sandman are looking less likely than ever before.
The rock star’s crowdfunded bid to make a horror film with Italian director Dario Argento is $45,000 short of reaching its goal with 48 hours to go.
The Sandman project has raised $119,147 of its $165,000 stated total on crowd-funding website indiegogo.com so far.
The film will tell the story of a young student who killed the Sandman years ago on Christmas Eve after witnessing the murder of his mother.
Iggy Pop and Argento promise the script will be “like none other”, with the rock star adding that the chance to work with the director would be “a dream come true”.
The pair are the latest celebrities to appeal to fans for money to support their project. In a description on their crowd-funding page, the duo said they needed to raise funds to make the film “their own way”.
Iggy Pop said: “Dario and I want to make the film that we want to make our own way, and that means going direct to the people who have responded to our work for all these years….If people are so excited about this movie, let’s get them involved.”
The film is part-funded through tax credits as a Canadian-German co-production, but the two state it is “not enough to make the film”.
Argento, whose previous horror films include Suspiria, Opera and Phenomena, said he was tired of “Christmas movies showing goodness”.
“I’d rather have a Christmas movie where there is strength, violence, horror. And this is what I am going to do,” he said.
If completed, The Sandman will be released next year in the run-up to Christmas.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments