SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS: REGEN Bangs Out A Feature Film, Post-Production Underway As Crowdfunding Begins

Indie production label Whirlwind Action has been a bookmark for me long before I started writing this platform twelve years ago. I’ve proudly covered their work ever since with in-house director and performer Micah Brock then cranking out the finale to his hit weberies series, Slug Street Scrappers, in 2013, before releasing in the summer a year later.

Brock had plans over the years for other projects as well, but only recently took to his latest endeavor, Slug Street Scrappers: Regen, initially billed as a new series continuing the original. That was in 2022, and Brock has since evolved his earlier vision into feature film fruition with post-production underway, as well as a new Indiegogo campaign to keep the movie afloat.

The first several installments of Slug Street Scrappers headlined a bevy of then-burgeoning indie action and stunt talent under the stewardship of Brock and series cohort Shaun Charney. Such performers included Jesse Graff, Katelyn Brooke, Andy Le and Brian Le, Tess Kielhamer, Jimmy Chhiu, and loads more to name a few.

The series takes its cues from hit 1v1 and side-scrolling fighting video games of yesteryear, chronicling the interwoven drama between a cadre of badass fighters, all competing in a street tournament to claim the coveted title of “toughest in town”. Brock is reprising his role as the pompous love-to-hate protagonist, Bruiser Bom-Bash, as will Charney in the role of Ryuken Kazama.

Slug Street Scrappers: Regen is the long awaited feature film sequel to the first series. It takes place over 20 years after the end of the first competition, with the Clark Corporation starting up an all new Slug Street Scrappers tournament for unknown reasons. And their long-time enemy, the Kazama Corporation… has taken notice.

This one’s been a long time coming. I was surprised to see a teaser revealed back in 2022 for something new thinking Brock already closed the book on this concept, so to see him build on it further is pretty fascinating. Plus, it gives way for today’s online action fandom to set their eyes on the kind of content that helped proliferate this platform back in its heyday.

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