Jason Trost’s The FP was one of my favourite films of 2011.
The film sounds absolutely absurd when you try to describe it; it’s a classically-styled action set in a dystopian future filled with hilarious slang, gangs that fight each-other by facing off in ‘Beat-Beat Revelation’ matches (yep, it’s basically DDR), and of course, ducks.
But it’s pretty much impossible to watch it and not fall in love. The heart and soul emanating from The FP is a rare joy, and has led the myriad of friends that I’ve shown the film to fall in love with it just as I have. We even had Jason, Brandon, and Sarah Trost on Geekscape to discuss the film way back in the day.
Now, it’s finally getting a sequel: enter Beats of Rage: The FP Part II
What a freaking title.
An Indiegogo campaign for the sequel launch yesterday, and JTRO let us know just why it’s taken so long for a sequel to finally be official, and why he’s decided to try it now. Here’s just a few words from the heartfelt campaign:
Since THE FP, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do next with my career. Financially, THE FP was viewed as a failure. It wasn’t my big break, it wasn’t even a small break. So I’ve been forced to make a series of movies based on the piles of trash I’ve had available to me at the time, which have all served as great learning experiences, but I’m not truly proud of any of them in the way I am THE FP, because none of the others have been my dream movies. I’m sick of making movies I like, I want to get back into making movies I love and I know you love.
Things wrapped up nicely at the end of the first film, so what could the sequel be about? Well, The FP needs saving… again! Here’s the plot description:
In this ghetto ass fantasy, in order to save The FP once again… again, JTRO and KCDC must quest deep into The Wastes in order to compete in the ancient Beat-Beat tournament, “Beats of Rage.” JTRO travels deep into the realm of his birthplace where he must dig deeper than six feet to vanquish the self proclaimed lord of the Wastes, AK-47. Will JTRO fullfil KCDC’s prophecy? Will he be able to RENIG before it’s too late and save The FP from runnin’ dry once and for all?
How could you not want to see that?
This time around, JTRO and company are looking for a cool $100,000 to make Beats of Rage happen. Sure, it sounds like a lot (well, not if you compare it to the myriad of video game campaigns that are funded millions of dollars in just a few days), but this time around, Trost wants “to actually spend that money on the movie and give you guys something new, fresh and exciting. We want breathing room. The time to make the right choices. The ability to not have to rip half of the script pages out on set.'”
Sounds fair.
As always, there are plenty of sweet, sweet backer rewards up for grabs, including producer credits (you’ve always wanted to be a producer, haven’t you?), signed copies, ducks, posters, street cred, and way, way more.
So let’s make this happen! The campaign till has 59 days to go, and has made great progress in its first 24 hours. Take a look at the Beats of Rage: The FP Part II teaser trailer below, head here to back the project, and be sure to SHARE it with everyone you know. Everyone.
https://youtu.be/PFeQ2m3dF24
After watching that teaser, is anyone else planning a The FP re-watch this weekend?