"Batman: Dead End" Documentary Kickstarter

If you got to attend San Diego ComiCon in 2003, you had the chance to be one of the first people to view “Batman: Dead End” (If you’ve not had the chance to watch it, here is the best quality link I could come across on YouTube), a short film (8 min long). Avoiding spoilers, here’s the tease: Batman, Joker, Aliens (yes, Sigourney Weaver’s besties), and Predators. The geeks loved it and the short became a hit. Maybe he will elaborate on the story if we over fund him! He has moved on to bigger things but, we can dream. A decade has passed and Sandy Collora, the man behind it all, wants to make a 10 year retrospective documentary about the film.

In the video on the Kickstarter page, Collora explains that the documentary will include behind the scenes and delete footage as well as insights into why he did the project. Then, there will be additional info on the aftermath of the project and the ups and downs for the cast and crew. He also mentions in the video, the loss of two “Batman: Dead End” team members and that has suffered a stroke. On the up side of those downs, the short became so popular that there are licensed toys available and talk of a sequel. Collora also mentions that one of the cast members has won an Academy Award.

The Kickstarter prizes include (quoted from the page):

• Pledge $10 or more - A screen credit at the end of the film, in the special thanks section and an email from all of us, expressing our heartfelt thanks and gratitude, containing a link to where you can download the film, and a digital copy of the commemorative postcard. Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
• Pledge $50 or more - Screen credit, the DVD of the film, 'Batman Dead End" postcard (signed by director Sandy Collora and Batman himself, Clark Bartram), a full color, 8x10 'Batman Dead End' movie still, also signed by director Sandy Collora and Clark Bartram plus a 'BDE; The First Ten Years' commemorative T-shirt. Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
• Pledge $100 or more - Screen credit, the DVD of the film, the signed postcard, a signed movie still, the 'BDE; The First Ten Years' T-shirt and an original pencil sketch of a character from the film, by director Sandy Collora. Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
• Pledge $250 or more - Screen credit, the DVD, the signed postcard and still, the original sketch, the T-shirt, and a limited edition, commemorative 1/3 scale, cold cast bronze, Batman bust, sculpted by director Sandy Collora, specifically for the ten year anniversary of the film. Estimated delivery: Sep 2013

Check out the full list ($25 level and the $500 and up to $1500 levels) on their Kickstarter page and support this project.