We guarantee you haven't seen a movie like Apocalypse Clown before, and we've got an exclusive first-look clip to mark its upcoming UK release, which you can watch above.
The new movie centres on a trio of clowns — Bobo (After Life star David Earl), Pepe (Fionn Foley) and Funzo (Natalie Palamides) — who think they've been given time to shine when the country is plunged into darkness by a major solar flare.
Before that happens, though, they must fend off two vengeful human statues, which they battle at the funeral of international clown master Jean DuCoque. As we see in the clip, the fight ends with them in jail.
It's early days for their potential "clown troupe slash fight club", as Funzo puts it, and an argument breaks out between Funzo and Pepe, who believes Funzo might have "gone scary".
But Bobo, who has decided to call it a day on clowning, thinks it's all worthless anyway: "The world doesn't need clowns anymore. We're fax machines. We're travel agents. We're obsolete."
The solar flare that hits while they're in jail could change everything for them though.
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Together with ex-TV clown The Great Alphonso (Ivan Kaye) and clickbait reporter Jenny Malone (Amy De Bhrún), the trio head cross-country to bring joy to the masses — assuming they can avoid those human statues, anyway.
Apocalypse Clown was directed by George Kane and written by Shane O'Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox, also known as the comedy band Dead Cat Bounce.
"As a fan, I miss the days of the out-there, joke-packed big-screen comedy and Apocalypse Clown is ruthlessly devoted to making audiences laugh," Kane explained of his new movie.
"It's blessed with a wonderful cast who fully committed to bringing these loveably twisted weirdos to life, and it demands to be seen with a crowd. It's unhinged, unpredictable and if it's not the greatest dystopian Irish clown comedy ever made, it's definitely Top 5..."
Apocalypse Clown will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on September 1.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
