First Look at ‘Sisu’ Sequel

Last November, I reported about a follow-up to 2023’s “Sisu,” which had just wrapped filming and was eyeing a 2025 premiere.

Sony Pictures' Screen Gems recently set up a release date. The sequel, “Sisu: Road to Revenge,” is scheduled to hit theaters on November 21, 2025. Its world premiere was just announced for Fantastic Fest in late September.

A first look image has now been released showing our disgruntled Nazi-killing hero, Aatami, driving a vehicle with a menacing look on his face. Here’s the plot synopsis for “Sisu: Road to Nowhere.”

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” 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) 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.

Jalmari Helander is returning as director, with Jorma Tommila once again stepping into the role of the seemingly unstoppable Aatami. Interestingly, while the original was filmed in Finland, production on the sequel shifted to Estonia this time around.

“Sisu,” which earned $14M globally, was made on a $6M budget. It has since spawned a following via streaming, especially on Netflix where the film was seen by millions of eyeballs. The sequel is reportedly operating on more than twice the budget of the original.

Set in 1944 during the waning days of World War II, the first film followed a former soldier who stumbles upon gold in the Finnish wilderness, only to be pursued by a group of ruthless Nazi soldiers led by an SS commander.

“Sisu” offered a deliberately over-the-top viewing experience; bleak humor with relentless action, often feeling like a 1940s-era Finnish take on “John Wick.” Much like Wick, Aatami proved nearly indestructible—surviving explosions, gunfire, hangings, and stabbings, always managing to rise again.

The film’s charm, if you want to call it that, lay in its creatively choreographed violence and the performance of 63-year-old Tommila, who played the grizzled, Nazi-slaying hero with minimal dialogue but maximum impact. I look forward to the continuation of this silly story.