Spermageddon

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Spermageddon
Spermageddon poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Tommy Wirkola
  • Jesper Sundnes
  • Vegar Hoel
Produced by
  • Jørgen Storm Rosenberg
  • Kjetil Omberg
Edited byMartin Stoltz
Music byChristian Wibe
Production
companies
  • Qvisten Animation
  • 74 Entertainment
Distributed by SF Studios
Release dates
  • 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)(Annecy)
  • 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)(Norway)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Budget€3 million [1]

Spermageddon is a 2024 Norwegian adult computer-animated musical comedy film directed by Tommy Wirkola and Rasmus A. Sivertsen. The film consists of two plot lines, one focusing on a teenage couple having sex for the first time, and the other on Simon the Semen and his friends in quest for the Egg. [2] [3]

Contents

The film has been reported to be "in the veins of Sausage Party " and described by Wirkola as "both a road movie and an epic adventure ... much like Lord of the Rings ". [2] Producer Kjetil Omberg likened it to South Park and Checkered Ninja , saying it targets "elder kids and adults". [1]

Production

In June 2021, the production was reported to begin "in the fall". [1] It was in production as of May 2022. [4] In March 2024, Wirkola said the film was in post-production. [5]

Release

Spermageddon was being sold for local distributors at the Marché du Film of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival by the international sales agent Charades. [4] [6] It screened for prospective buyers at the 2024 edition. [7]

The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 10 June 2024, under its Midnight Specials section. [8] [9] It screened at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July 2024, [10] and is set to screen at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2024. [11]

It is set for release in the Nordics on 10 January 2025 by SF Studios, [12] and has been sold for the Adriatics, Austria, the Baltics, Bulgaria, the CIS, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Thailand. [12] [13]

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  8. ↑ "Annecy reveals the list of "gutsy" films part of its 2024 Midnight Specials". AnimationXpress. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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