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Sky Sharks is a 2020 German horror comedy film directed by Marc Fehse. It stars Naomi Grossman, Tony Todd, and Barbara Nedeljakova.

Synopsis
A geological team accidentally discovers during an expedition in Antarctica a Nazi laboratory from World War II that was kept hidden in the depths of the ice. In the laboratory a terrible secret weapon was hidden, which is awakened by accident: an army of genetically modified sharks with the ability to fly piloted by superhuman Nazi zombies will take to the skies, with terrible consequences for everything that crosses their path.

An elite military group consisting of 4 fallen US soldiers in Vietnam will face this threat to save the Earth from destruction.

Cast

 * Naomi Grossman as Natalie Rochefort.
 * Tony Todd as Major General Frost.
 * Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Michael Morel.
 * Lar Park-Lincoln as Sidney Scott.
 * Dave Sheridan as Kifo Mleta.
 * Amanda Bearse as Marjorie Phelps.
 * Robert LaSardo as Father Rodriguez.
 * Barbara Nedeljakova as Angelique.
 * Mick Garris as Dr Gage Creed.
 * Lynn Lowry as Mother Mary.
 * Travis Love as Pierre Colbert.
 * Michaela Schaffrath as Heidi Lönz.

Production
The film was officially announced in October 2014 by production companies Marctropolis-Film and Benfeghoul Productions, revealing that they would be returning to produce a new film following their cooperation with SPORES. Later, new details of the film were revealed, such as the first promotional poster and the synopsis, as well as that it would be directed by Marc Fehse and that the script would be in charge of AD Morel. The approximate budget for the film is 2.5 million euros.

The film was present at Cannes 2015, during which the first trailer for the film was shown. It was from that moment that the film became more popular with the public and the press, standing out for the surreal concept. During the festival itself it was also announced that the filming of the film would begin in January 2016 in Germany.

On May 12, 2015, a crowdfunding project was opened on Kickstarter with a goal of € 75,000. On June 15, the microfinance campaign ended successfully, raising €96,377 with the collaboration of 907 people.

On May 16, 2015 announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights of the film. In July 2016, the film entered the final phase of filming before moving on to post-production.

Marketing
The first official trailer for the film was presented on May 12, 2015 at the Cannes Film Festival and was simultaneously uploaded to YouTube. The trailer shows a passenger plane being attacked by Nazi zombies manning flying sharks. Subsequently, the same YouTube channel and on Vimeo have been added behind-the-scenes footage during filming and other promotional videos. A second trailer for the film was released on May 8, 2016.

During the Kickstarter microfinance campaign, rewards were offered to users who supported the film through donations such as t-shirts, shark figures, and even a graphic novel to serve as a prequel to the film.