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Welcome to the latest edition of our regular crowdfunding feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. In this edition we’re taking a look at a new movie campaigns, and a cyberpunk graphic novel sequel…

Hawk The Hunter

Fans of cult movie Hawk the Slayer will be offered the chance to appear as extras in the long-awaited sequel, Hawk the Hunter, in their new crowdfunding campaign, which kicked off at the end of last month. Writer/director Terry Marcel, iconic rock musician Rick Wakeman and premier games and comic book publishing company Rebellion have joined forces for a crowdfunding campaign to finance the sequel.

Launching the Kickstarter last week at the Frightfest screening of Hawk the Slayer, Marcel called on fans to help raise the final 20% of the budget to make the sequel.

What do Barbara Crampton, Rick Wakeman, James Cosmo, Toyah Willcox, Neil Marshall and Bernard Rose have in common? They’re all set to make an appearance at this years London Film4 Frightfest!

Scream Queen legend Barbara Crampton (pictured above) is Film4 FrightFest’s special guest icon, appearing in no less than four films in this year’s line-up. She stars in We Are Still Here, Road Games and Sun Choke plus makes a cameo appearance in Tales of Halloween. Not only will Barbara be introducing all her films, she’ll also be talking about her amazing career during a special interview event, hosted by Alan Jones, on Sun 30th August at 9.15pm.

Says the legend herself:

To say that I am overjoyed, excited and eager to attend FrightFest as a guest is putting it mildly. This festival has been on my radar for some time and to be included and...

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(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #91

Win Percentage: 64%

Times Ranked: 16606

Top-20 Rankings: 109

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn

Starring: James McAvoy • Michael Fassbender • Kevin Bacon • Jennifer Lawrence • Rose Byrne

Genres: Action • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Fantasy • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Action

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Hanna

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #570

Win Percentage: 60%

Times Ranked: 5675

Top-20 Rankings: 19

Directed By: Joe Wright

Starring: Saoirse Ronan • Eric Bana • Cate Blanchett • Tom Hollander • Olivia Williams

Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Crime • Crime Thriller • Hitman / Assassin Film • Mystery • Thriller

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Everything Must Go

(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #5694

Win Percentage: 53%

Times Ranked: 854

Top-20 Rankings: 2

Directed By: Dan Rush

Starring: Will Ferrell • Rebecca Hall • Laura Dern • Michael Peña • Stephen Root

Genres: Comedy Drama • Drama

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Last Night

(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #7377

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