Markiplier’s horror video game adaptation Iron Lung gets a popcorn bucket – and you can print your own!

Three years have gone by since we heard that content creator and entrepreneur Markiplier was directing, writing, starring in, and self-financing a horror film based on the video game Iron Lung, created by David Szymanski. Now, the finished film is finally ready to make its way out into the world. Following a Los Angeles premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown, Markiplier will be self-distributing the film, working directly with independent theaters across the country. Variety previously noted that, for the opening weekend of January 30 – February 1, he was aiming to get the film into 50 to 100 independent theaters. The movie has also secured a deal with Regal Cinemas, and our friends at Bloody Disgusting report that an Iron Lung popcorn bucket will be available from Regal! The 160-ounce bucket is available for $43.95 exclusively at THIS LINK… but if you’d rather 3D print your own using free files on Printables.com, you will be able to take your printed bucket to a Regal theatre to receive a free small popcorn during the opening weekend of Iron Lung.

A video of the popcorn bucket can be seen below. Regal worked with the film’s creature designer Molly Brown to come up with this collectible.

What is Iron Lung about?

Here’s the synopsis, straight from Markiplier: The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name — The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood.
Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition. Markiplier is joined in the cast by Caroline Rose Kaplan, Troy Baker, and Elsie Lovelock.

The filmmaker told Variety, “They said it shouldn’t be done. Not that it couldn’t be done, people have made movies before, just that it would be ‘woefully unwise’ to tackle writing, directing, acting and editing a movie myself. Showed them. My bathroom might be a render farm now but I can’t wait for people to see the blood, sweat, blood, tears, blood and blood that went into this movie from everyone involved.” He added that his film now holds the world record for “most blood in a horror movie. Or any movie for that matter.“

The trailer Markiplier put together for Iron Lung back in 2023 can be seen at the top of this article.

Are you a fan of Markiplier, and are you looking forward to seeing what he has done with Iron Lung while eating from the collectible popcorn bucket? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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