Behold the Triumphant Cinematic Debut of Samppa Von Cyborg
First of all: No, it’s not the kid. Second: No, it’s possibly not his real name. Third: Yes, the trailer is supposed to be that wide — it was shot like that on purpose. This is Frame 137, which claims to be both cyberpunk and based on the works of Crow creator James O’Barr; I’ll have to trust it on that, but it sure does have a young kid beating up thugs and smoking and drinking and spitting fire at people, and that ain’t bad. I have no idea when or where this thing will actually air, but if I see any more footage, I’ll be sure to let you know — mostly because I’ve just declared myself president of the Samppa Von Cyborg fan club, and it turns out watching this movie is goal #1. Thanks to first officer D. Smith for the tip. (Via First Showing)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.