Robbie and Stephen Amell Have Raised The Most Money For Any Crowdfunded Film In 2016

04/26/2016 03:48 pm EDT

Robbie and Stephen Amell's Code 8 crowdfunding campaign was a rousing success. With over $1.7 million from over 20,000 backers on Indiegogo, the platform says it's the highest-crowdfunded movie of 2016.

The campaign, to make a full-length feature based upon a short that they developed and Robbie Amell starred in, had an original goal of just $200,000. The shoot is planned for 2017, starring Robbie and Stephen Amell, Aaron Abrams, Chad Donella, and Alfred Rubin Thompson. Jeff Chan will direct, and co-wrote the script with Chris Pare.

The movie features a world where people who have special powers mostly live in poverty, and turn to lives of crime. The police fight back with a robotic superforce to fight the super-powered criminals.

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