What ifJohn Wickwas a lonely prospector during World War II? Such is the intriguing question posed by one of the most underrated (and most gloriously violent)actionmovies of the last few years. And we now have our first look at the highly anticipated (and hopefully just as savage) sequel.
Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, the Finnish action thrillerSisuwas released back in 2022 and starsJorma Tommilaas Aatami Korpi alongside Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, and Onni Tommila. The brutal and bloody action outing follows a mysterious lone prospector who, after being robbed by a group of Nazi soldiers during the last days of World War II, must wage a one-man war of his own.
Falling somewhere between Rambo and John Wick, but with some skills of his own, Tommila’s mysteriousaction hero has all the makings of a genre icon, with the sequel hopefully cementing him as such. The firstSisuwas met with rave reviews upon release and currently stands strong at 94% from critics and 88% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Praised by the former for being “deliriously gory” and for its success in providing “bloody satisfaction to action aficionados,” and by the latter for being a “gory grindhouse good time” as well as revealing “what it might look like if John Wick went up against Nazis,” the slowly emergingSisufranchise is surely destined to become a cult action classic.
Sisu 2, which has now been officially titledSisu: Road to Revenge, is all set to debut at Fantastic Fest 2025 in Septemberbefore hitting theaters in November, with the first look image (which you can check out below) having now been unleashed. Showing Jorma Tommila back behind the wheel and literally onthe titular road to revenge, the action hero looks as grubby and determined as ever as he once again demonstrates his particular set of skills and cuts a bloody path through some Nazi (and Red Army) scum.
Sisu: Road to Revengewill once again be helmed by Jalmari Helander, and addsAvatarstarStephen Langto the fray as the main villain of the piece. Alongside the first look image, the official synopsis forSisu: Road to Revengehas also now been released, and you may check it out below…
“SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is a wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit SISU. Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang from DON’T BREATHE) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues - a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces.”
