Sisu: Road to Revenge

Sisu: Road to Revenge
Directed byJalmari Helander
Written byJalmari Helander
Produced by
  • Petri Jokiranta
  • Mike Goodridge
Starring
CinematographyMika Orasmaa
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 2025 (2025-09) (Fantastic Fest)
  • 22 October 2025 (2025-10-22) (Finland)
  • 21 November 2025 (2025-11-21) (United States)
CountriesFinland
United States
Languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Budget$12.2 million[2]

Sisu: Road to Revenge is an upcoming action film written and directed by Jalmari Helander that serves as a sequel to the 2022 film Sisu. Jorma Tommila reprises his role as Aatami Korpi, with Stephen Lang and Richard Brake joining the cast.[3]

Sisu: Road to Revenge is produced by Petri Jokiranta and Mike Goodridge for Subzero Film Entertainment and Good Chaos respectively with Eric Charles’ overseeing for Sony’s Stage 6 Films.[4] The film's budget is over €11 million. Unlike the previous film, which was set in Lapland, filming took place in Estonia.[3][5]

The film is slated to premiere at the Fantastic Fest on September 2025, and is scheduled for a theatrical release in Finland on October 22, 2025, followed by the United States on November 21.[6][7]

Premise

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila), "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor, while the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang) comes back hellbent on finishing the job.[3][8]

Production

In an interview with the Finnish News Agency in March 2023, Helander expressed interest in a sequel to Sisu if the film proved successful at the American box office.[9] In another interview in May 2023, Helander stated, "I have an idea of what would happen next...Maybe somebody needs [Aatami Korpi's] skills again but let's see."[10] In December 2023, Jorma Tommila also expressed interest in returning as protagonist Aatami Korpi for a sequel.[11] That same month, Helander confirmed that he would return as director for the sequel,[12] with Finnish Film Foundation initially granting a financial support of €50,000.[13] Later, the amount of support increased to €1 million and the budget for the entire film was announced at around €11 million.[2]

In March 2024, it was announced that filming of the sequel would begin in late summer and it was estimated that the film would premiere in less than two years.[5] Filming for the sequel was completed in late 2024.[14][15] In April 2025, it was revealed that Sony Pictures' Screen Gems had replaced Lionsgate as the domestic distributor to the sequel after its sister company Stage 6 Films opted to retain worldwide rights outside Finland, with Stephen Lang and Richard Brake joining the cast.[16] The film is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on November 21, 2025.[1][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (25 April 2025). "Sony's Screen Gems Sets Fall Theatrical Release For 'Sisu' Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Mattila, Ilkka (29 April 2025). "Sisu-elokuvan budjetti kaksinkertaistuu kakkososassa: "On ollut hyvin rahaa tehdä"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Mukherjee, Krittika (15 August 2025). "Sisu 2: Everything We Know About the Best Nazi Killing Movie Sequel". fandomwire.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2025-04-25). "Sony's Screen Gems Sets Fall Theatrical Release For 'Sisu' Sequel". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  5. ^ a b Kukko-Liedes, Pirkko (19 March 2024). "Suomalaisen hittielokuvan jatko-osaa kuvataan kesällä – Sisun Aatami Korpi ei kuitenkaan palaa Lappiin". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ Grobar, Matt (2025-08-14). "Fantastic Fest Lineup: 'Black Phone 2,' 'Sisu: Road To Revenge,' ' Shelby Oaks,' 'Primate,' 'Vicious' & More Set For 20th Anniversary Edition". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  7. ^ Coman, Monica (12 August 2025). "1 of the Best Recent Action Films With 94% RT Score Is Heading to Hulu Soon". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  8. ^ Klein, Brennan (14 August 2025). "Sisu 2 Release Date & Title Confirmed Following $14M WW2 Sleeper Hit". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  9. ^ ""Jos Sisu menestyy USA:ssa, voi jatko-osa tulla piankin" – Juuri nyt Jalmari Helander on kuitenkin tekemässä uutta scifi-elokuvaa" ["If Sisu is successful in the USA, the sequel can come soon"; right now, however, Jalmari Helander is making a new sci-fi film]. Muropaketti.fi (in Finnish). 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ^ Murray, Emily (26 May 2023). "Sisu director already has a sequel idea for his epic action film". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. ^ Haavisto, Antti (4 December 2023). "Sisu-elokuvan tähti Jorma Tommila ei haikaile rooleihin ulkomaille, mutta leffan kakkososa kiinnostaisi: "En hetkeäkään miettisi"". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Nyt se vahvistui: Sisu 2 on tekeillä – Jalmari Helander palaa ohjaajaksi". Muropaketti (in Finnish). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ^ Kuivasmäki, Ulla (29 December 2023). "Sisu 2 -elokuva saanut tukea Suomen elokuvasäätiöltä". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. ^ Ruimy, Jordan (9 November 2024). "'Sisu 2' Has Already Been Shot". World of Reel. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  15. ^ Fuge, Jonathan (16 March 2025). "Action Thriller 'Sisu' Is Set to Stream Free This Month". MovieWeb. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Sony levittää suomalaisen Sisu-menestyselokuvan jatko-osan maailmanlaajuisesti" (in Finnish). SF Studios. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  17. ^ Kay, Jeremy (26 April 2025). "Sony Pictures to release Jalmari Helander's 'Sisu' sequel in November". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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