Full Moon Features, headed by B-Movie master Charles Band, is gearing up for a new installment of the long-runningย Puppet Master series. Entitledย Puppet Master: Axis Termination, the new film would be the conclusion ofย theย Puppet Masterย “Axis” series that began withย Puppet Master: Axis of Evil in 2010. It was followed withย Axis Rising in 2012. The full announcement can be foundย on Full Moon’s Facebook page, but fans can expect an IndieGoGo campaign starting next week to raise funds forย Axis Termination.
Theย series releasedย its first installment in 1989, no doubt riding the coattails of the other killer toy franchise –ย Child’s Play. Whereas Chucky and theย Child’s Play franchise achieved a pretty high level of mainstream success, theย Puppet Master franchise boasts itself as the “most successful independent direct to video horror franchise of all time.” The “Axis” trilogy takes place during World War II and features many of the original puppets battling Nazis (both of the human and puppet variety). The Nazi puppets, just like the series mainstays, are uniquely themed and have names like Blitzkrieg, Bombshell, and Kamikaze.
Although Full Moon Features have had other direct to video franchises, such asย Subspecies, Killjoy,ย andย The Gingerdead Man (the first one starred Gary Busey), theย Puppet Master franchise has always been their most well-knownย franchise.ย Puppet Master: Axis Termination will be the eleventh film in the series, and will be directed by Charles Band himself. Even though fundraising has not even begun through Indiegogo yet, the film is expected to be released in early 2016. For now, Full Moon Features has released a sneak peak at a movie poster for Axis Termination. Check it out below:
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