The Legend of the Winds
Icelandic Title: LÓA – Goðsögn vindanna
This independent sequel to Ploey 1, is in development as of fall 2023. It is expected to enter production in Q4 of 2024 with local premiere in 2026.
Ploey 2 Synopsis
According to a legend, Plovers are the couriers of spring and without them summer won’t come to the northern hemisphere. When the world is threatened with an endless winter a young idealistic plover gathers a company of feathered misfits to foil the plans of the evil Ice Queen. Ploveria abandons her boyfriend and their comfortable life in the south to head north in the fellowship with her new friends to take on the Ice Queen and her fearsome army of ravens, with the aim of securing the arrival of spring and to fulfil an ancient legend.
About the production
First drafts of the Screenplay were written by late Director Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson with Ottó Geir Borg, who took over for the unexpected parting of Árni. With Ottó taking a new post with the Icelandic Film Fund, Gunnar Karlsson took over writing alongside his role as the Director of the Film.
The film will be a co-production with VIVI-Films in Brussels in Belgium and Playmaker of Munich will again handle world-sales. This film has already been reserved for most major markets, following the success of Ploey 1.
