So What's the Deal With Iron Lung?

"If you've recently found yourself looking at box-office figures and asking, "What is Iron Lung?," you're not alone; you're probably just born before the year 2000. YouTuber Markiplier (real name Mark Fischbach) has made his feature-writing and -directing debut with the sci-fi horror film, an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name. He's also the movie's star and, for much of its unwieldy runtime, the only actor onscreen."

"Based on the 2022 video game by David Szymanski, Iron Lung takes place far in the future, after an apocalyptic event known as the Quiet Rapture has caused the disappearance of all of the stars, with only a paltry number of humans on space stations left as survivors. Fischbach plays Simon, a convict forced to pilot a submarine - the titular "iron lung" - deep into a moon's ocean of humanblood."

Mark Fischbach, known as YouTuber Markiplier, wrote, directed, and stars in Iron Lung, a self-financed sci-fi horror film adapted from the 2022 game. The film features Fischbach largely alone onscreen as Simon, a convict piloting a submarine called the iron lung through a moon's ocean of human blood after an apocalyptic Quiet Rapture. The production is a first-time feature effort for Fischbach and represents his debut in big-screen acting. The movie's niche appeal among existing fans translated into surprising mainstream box-office success, grossing more than $18 million without a distributor.

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