Markiplier Confirms IRON LUNG Home Release Is Imminent and Still 100% Independent "From Start to Finish"
After a surprisingly strong theatrical run, the indie sci-fi horror fil Iron Lung is gearing up for an at-home release, and it’s happening sooner than you might think. Even more importantly, its creator is sticking to his guns and keeping the whole thing independent.
During a recent livestream, Markiplier, also known as Mark Fischbach, confirmed that Iron Lung is leaving theaters soon. From there, the focus shifts to getting the movie into fans’ hands at home.
"It's going to be in theaters another week, but we're still getting the wheels turning for you to get it at home. The whole translation thing is going to take some doing… But as far as getting it ready and packaged up for a home release, DVD, Blu-ray, and having it be purchasable, that is all underway."
The timing lines up with the film’s impressive box office performance. Iron Lung debuted in theaters on January 30 and pulled in more than $20 million on a roughly $3 million budget.
That kind of return is wild for a bleak, long, and boring movie built around isolation, dread, and an ocean made entirely of blood. Based on Fischbach’s comments, the theatrical run should wrap up around Valentine’s Day weekend, putting a home release not far behind once everything is packaged and ready.
What makes this release especially interesting is that Fischbach isn’t handing the film off to a studio or distributor now that it’s proven itself. He’s staying fully independent and clearly proud of it.
"We're still doing it independently from start to finish," added Fischbach. "This project will be independent the whole way through, and I think that's pretty cool."
That is pretty impressive. That independence has been part of Iron Lung’s identity from day one. Fischbach self-financed the movie, wrote and directed it himself, and handled marketing directly through his own massive social platforms. No studio safety net, no corporate filter, just a creator pushing a passion project straight to the audience.
The film itself puts Fischbach in the lead role as a convict sealed inside a rusted submarine, forced to explore a blood-filled ocean on a distant, post-apocalyptic moon.
The story draws from the 2022 indie horror game of the same name, translating its claustrophobic tension into a feature-length descent into anxiety and fear.
With Iron Lung leaving theaters soon and a home release locked in, horror fans are about to get another chance to experience one of the most unexpected genre hits of the year, or fall alseep trying.