Small Soldiers | War for the Nekron 

Very cool trailer. New, but nostalgic at the same time. Attention to detail is amazing, from the background set pieces, to the way the characters move like real action figures come to life. A lot of variety in the figures too, my personal favourite is the winged Necronite with the glowing claw and little minion creatures. Toys didn't seem this cool when I was a child, lol. And it's impressive how much emotion is brought out of "plastic" faces. I could tell there was some serious history between the two main characters on the first watch. And THEN I paused and read the back of the packaging in the box. Serious kudos to the team behind this. Excellent work. Comadran Studios seems to be a games company, so no movie, but will be interesting to see what style of game this turns out to be.

I am so glad people haven’t forgotten Small Soldiers. It still remains one of my favorite childhood movies

That ninja that came out of the cop car was insane. The idea of the sword sheath turning into a gun is amazing

I really do hope this gets a greenlight. This new style and motion would do the original justice.

The sadness in his eyes when she refuses to see him as someone equal!!! The emotion conveyed in just a tilt of the head!!!! This is just incredible 🤩!!!

I love how you guys kept the idea of the monsters/"bad guys" being ironically more human than the "good guys". That's one of the things i loved a lot about Small Soldiers

That moment when the necronite leader placed his hand on the soldier's, just to be attacked through the glass and the Necronite leader gave her a sad look, almost like saying "I'm sorry it has to be this way". Its amazing what can be expressed with so little facial expressions.

The one small soldier with the katana was smooth af with the transition

I like the small touches in this proof of concept trailer. Like on the box for the main Necronite guy says that he is Ray’s brother (Ray is the pov toy in the trailer) and kinda explains what happened to him.

Makes me want a Small Soldiers 2 movie more than a game.

The way they actually move like toys is incredible. I can tell that was no easy feat, the rigging is honestly impressive.

Would love to see this turned into a Small Soldiers sequel! Maybe even do some call backs to some of the original cast and creatures from the 1st!

Small Soldiers is so underrated and it’s so amazing to see this concept being honourable to the original yet unique to itself. But also, Ooooh there some tension between the Nekron leader and Ray that I am alll here for, I really want to see that explored in detail.

At 1:42, the Necronite box says: Khadenn Emissary of the Necronites; Leader of the Necron Army. Formerly known as Caden Cannon, a proud member of the Empire, he fought against the Necronites alongside his sister Ray. After receiving a fatal wound...his sister saved his life in the Necron pits, even though this meant he would be reborn as a Necronite and become her sworn enemy. Touched by the ungraspable knowledge of the Necron mind, and with a...experience in battle, Khadenn was chosen as a leader o the army and...determined to end this war against the Empire and his sister. The only way to stop the war is... TO WIN!

You've made all of us old chaps that loved Small Soldiers as kids, and grew up with it in the back of our memories like a forgotten box of beloved toys in the attic, *_very_* happy with this! The sheer love and animation skill involved to make it feel exactly in the spirit of the original movie... dear god. "Proof of concept" and it's already a work of art.

Imagine playing with your bionicle and the thing came to life and start fighting each other

I absolutely love how even the art style of the characters on the box arts and cardboard standees matches the original movie

3:05 I felt SO relieved to see a moment like this. The Small Soldiers movie was a favorite of mine as a kid, and one of the coolest things about it was the way it subverted the old trope of “humans versus monsters.” The “monsters” were intelligent creatures with depth who just wanted to live in peace, while the “heroic soldiers” were villains hellbent on destroying them just for being different. I was worried this new entry was going to forget/ignore those roots and go with the much more cliched “humans and monsters fight each other, waaaaghh!” I’m glad to see the people making this haven’t forgotten the nuance that made the original great.

The one Nekronite that spread their wings and then little dudes came out as sort of shields was dope as hell.

Whatever this is: TV Series, movie, game, shorts, TOY LINE; as a fan of the original, I'm there, and bringing my kids.

I've always wanted a sequel to our day in age. Brought back some happy memories

The closest I've ever seen CGI look like stop motion. The weight and jerkiness of the movements is really well done.

I freaking love that they move like barnaby dixon puppets than like stop motion. Its so "lifelike" and just wonderfully believable

How am i just now finding this!??. Im a fan of the original film and i am LOVING everything about this. The same menacing monster "villains" being more in need of running and the soldier "heroes" being the aggressors. The motion is so good and yet still feels like toys moving. Im keeping this in my feed

The animation, the lighting, design, everything looks absolutely incredible!! This is amazing

I was thoroughly convinced that this was stop motion animation! I’m absolutely blown away by the detail and subtlety in the animation!!!

I'm glad to see the "bloodthirsty military industrial complex war criminal psychopaths vs misunderstood emotionally complex monsters" dichotomy be faithfully preserved in this reboot

The fact that I can't tell if this is stop motion or computer animation shows just how much of a good job you did on this. Holy hell, subscribed!

Yes fabulous, but that sword holster rifle third arm is the chef's kiss of this for me.

This is astonishing. I never expected Small Soldiers to come back or to look this good.

I like how the Necrons design looks generally more opposing like these guys could be seen as a threat over their cuddly forefathers. And the leader has a cool stoic vibe to him

Absolutely amazing. I would actually buy these if they were made and honestly either a film or series needs to be made now. I loved watching the film as a kid and still do. I used to own archer and major chip hazard. This franchise could definitely be remade with todays technology and havig the real fans direct it. It would make a fortune and merchandising would be insane.

Holy crap that looks AMAZING! I love how the movement looks so realistically toy-like. The overall look too, almost vhs style. Absolutely fantastic!

ngl, they could make an entire toy franchise off these guys, and I as a grown man, would absolutely buy them.

Feels like an honest sequel for a new generation. 100% worthy of Small Soldiers

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST A TOY. Props to all the animators! 1998 just called, y’all can stay as long as you like!

I loved this, and I love the small callbacks to the originals.

"Are you scared?... we're all scared..... you'd have to be CRAZY not to be scared." 🔥🙏

I think the major difference between Toy Story and Small Soldiers is that in Toy Story, the toys know they're toys and their identity is in their relationship to each other and to their owners. What makes Small Soldiers special is that the toys are born with a narrative that they follow, despite being toys. The earnestness, in spite of the silliness, is what makes Small Soldiers compelling.

Small Soldiers was one of those films from my childhood that i first fell in love with and still holds a special place in my heart. I had all the figures and every piece of merchandise they put out, sadly the film didn't do too well when it first came out and it has been forgotten by many. Your production is amazing and makes me what to see more. I like how you incorporate science fiction into the characters; before it was classic military versus medieval monsters. Now it's space soldiers versus aliens. I would imagine the female leader of the commando elite is somehow related to Chip hazard. She inherited his love for violence, destruction, and eliminating any enemy "scum." The leader of the aliens, who was supposed to be the villain of the series, doesn't want to fight and has something of a pacifist mentality. Towards the end, I believe he has feelings for her, which he has learned thanks to the new chips that are in all of them. He doesn't want to fight her but when she fires her toy gun at him, you can see the disappointment and heartbreak on his face.

Not a single word spoken and it's ten times more intense and interesting than everything Star Wars has put out since 2015 COMBINED.

I love the switch towards the end of seeing the necronites as the good guys just trying to escape and the ruthless pursuit by the commander lady. Also the hint of a lost kinship that these two factions once had.

The thing that made the Commando Elite so terrifying and deadly in the first movie, was their inventiveness. 🛠 All who have seen the movie will remember the scenes of their vehicles with nail guns and flamethrowers made from household hardware and chemicals. Not to mention Chip Hazard’s helicopter. And easily most terrifying of all, them figuring out how to make copies of their own X-1000 chips in order to implant them into an army of Frankenstein Barbie dolls. I hope that we get to see some of this inventiveness in this new movie. It looks great from this proof of concept. 🎥

4:47 I love that you can see spiritual references to the original Commando Elite Starting Far left it looks like theres references to; Link Static, Brick Bazooka with the heavy armored form. Butch Meathook with the sniper, Nick Nitro to the Right of him and to the far right the face bears resemblance or inspiration to Kip Killigan. With the obvious Chip Hazard reference in the leader. You can tell the designs were inspired by the original characters but still distinct and creative on their own.

I'm 23 and I want all these as action figures. Makes me so nostalgic about the OG movie. I hope this gets funded and made into a long-form project

I LOVE the small bit of lore we got on the back of his box, knowing that he is ray's brother makes that moment so much more impactful

Haven't heard anything about Small Soldiers in almost 20 years-good to see this franchise getting some fan love again.

This really honors the movie and makes me want a sequel.

If this becomes a movie. I would be very interested in buying it. Looks badass as hell and reminds me of 90s movie quality.

As someone born in the 90's that grew up watching Small Soldiers, this was an awesome production you made. The nostalgia is real. I love the spin off modern take. Would love to see a full film!

I just want to say, this is one of the best ways I've seen an old concept rebooted to breathe new life into it and utilize modern affordabilities and technology without it being lazy nostalgia bait or disrespectful to its source material. The designs of all the characters are all great, you can look at them all and instantly tell them apart individually and which side they're on and it feels as if a bit if their personalities all show through in how theyre presented as well. Props to the animators for really bringing them to life and getting that accross as well, they look alive while still feeling plastic and somewhat stiff in movement for their lack of joints. If someone told me a short trailer for a game based off a fondly remembered yet mostly forgotten cult classic movie I saw when I was eight, would drop in 2023 that would not only completely recaptivate my interest, but actually got me excited for the future of the franchise, I'd have called you crazy. Bravo.

Holy shit this was amazing. Those character designs just never stopped! Each one of them looked so thoroughly put together and memorable! I love it

I can't help but hope to see them in toy stores！

this is so well done. The Nick Nitro homage was 10/10

I’m actually super impressed and happy that they kept the spirit of the movie alive for this, the monsterous toys were originally planned for being a peaceful race by the toys creator, but the company wanted a generic “humans good monsters evil” toy line and made the human army side who relentlessly hunts them down

If all toy commercials were this good I would buy them ALL!! It's actually kind of a shame that you don't see more commercials with this quality, we KNOW they have the money.

Saw this movie when I was a kid and 30yrs later I'm watching it with my kid and yes we need a sequel

I'm honestly surprised to see Small Soldiers make a return I never thought to see that I'm at a lost for words.

The sword gun at 4:26 is probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

this was phenominal! Amazing job to all who were involved making this. Should be extremely proud!!! Cant wait to see more in the future.

The lighting really does a lot for this and really makes it feel like the original. Really hope this gets picked up.

Crazy how so much emotion is conveyed without having any dialogue, also this whole scene 3:40 is just too badass.

Oh man, the nostalgia The thing I love about this most is that it seems to have kept the spirit of the original in tact

I still remember the old Small Soldiers movie. I love what you are doing here!

I remember Small Soldiers back when I was a kid, it was a really fun movie.

This was really incredible. So much emotion without any dialogue at all and some genuinely great character design. I'm not sure what comes of this, but I'm a fan already.

Love how the neceonites are given a more “human” portrayal, especially in how he held his hand up to the glass to the female warrior. Excited to see how this turns out.

This needs to be a full movie released in theaters.

Man this takes me back to the original movie from the 90s, I saw small soldiers on cable a lot growing up and this put me in a super nostalgic mood to watch it again

Whoever designed these characters, your not payin them enough! The design is so intricate, every character is full of life, unique, and just by looking, i can already imagine the voices they would have, their personalities, you have shown us an entire backstorys worth in 5 minutes with no speech. Keep pushing this, its such a fantastic idea.

"There will be NO MERCY" That was awesome, I got goosebumps

Small soldiers was my favourite movie, they look exacltly like the comando Elite, same lighting even, amazing!!!!!!!

Props to them for managing to capture the way they move almost perfectly

Small Soldiers was a childhood favorite of mine. It is unreal to see a sequel after 25 years! You guys have already done an amazing job just with this proof of concept.

I always loved Small Soldiers, even to this day. If this doesn't show we need another Small Soldiers, I don't know what does.

this looks like a toy ad but a good one wish ads were this good i might actually tolerate then

I hope they intertwine this with the small soldiers trading cards and bring those back also !

I loved the original Small soldiers, these creators perfectly captured the charm of the film, and injected a dose of Sci-Fi crazy. With no words and only about 5 min, you can tell that war is all that is known to these beings, even though they just found consciousness. Only one among their number knows the concept of compassion, Emissary Khadenn leader of the Nekron army. Is that compassion based on the preprogramed backstory where there are still feelings for his 'sister' Ray, or do they alone know truth of their nature. Or to use the words of Sheriff Woody: "You... are... a... toy! You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear! You're a...You're an action figure! You are a child's plaything!" This is so impressive - just the look on Ray Razor's face... it was that of a static plastic mold, and to my eye I could see no movement or even a change, but I could feel the unseen teeth grit in rage, and understand the smirk of revenge anticipated. I do not know if it is just good writing, a masterful move of direction or art of CGI I have not seen performed before (or the full triple threat, plenty of kudos to go around). Only note I have is that it looks like your going for 'Nekron' in the title and promo, but in the film it is all listed as 'Necron' If your sticking with K, I would have all the footage be updated to have an ill placed 'K' sticker put on all the instances of Necron.... as the legal department came running down at the 12 hour after all the boxes and promo materials were printed, with a ' Cease and Desist Letter' from Games Workshop. ("Necro is a Greek prefix, are you telling me they own Greek?" "I am telling you that their Lawyers can argue they do, long enough to delay release of of the toy line, and then our company will be financially Necro")

The necronite designs are baller. I love the one whose wings are actually her minions.

If this ever gets a Kickstarter I, and I can bet a lot of other people, would go all in on funding this so it can be real.

im rewatching small soldiers this instant, this movie gave me sooo much childhood memories and sparked my passion to start collecting things as a hobby and the reason why i came to love warhammer 40k

The style is absolutely perfect. Its smooth yet still has a realistic "choppy charm" like from Small Soldiers.

Okay, everyone who worked on this trailer/proof of concept? All of you should be extraordinarily proud of yourselves. This was freaking incredible. Small Soldiers was a huge part of my childhood, and seeing it brought back like this is fantastic. I love how you've reconfigured the aesthetics to match up to a more team-shooter style, I think it fits really well. The new commandos, in particular, are wonderfully designed. I also love how you animated the characters. The weight of them feels really appropriate for an action figure. And the slightly jerky movements look amazing, it's great attention to detail. I genuinely hope this succeeds, this looks so promising. And, yes, if these end up on a shelf somewhere, damn straight I'm buying them.

love the old movie, a little before my time but i grew up watching it on VHS in the 2000s. And i love this short film too, looks great and the music score stands out as amazing

This is very engaging, even though it has no voices/talking. It’s like “show, no tell” concept (is this on purpose?), it makes me want to see more, and want to know what will happen next.

As an animator and 3D artist, this literally blows me away. Incredibly well done, shot, animated, rendered. Everything is film quality. Great job! Would definitely pay for the whole family to see this one. Would love to see a deep dive into how y'all did this, what rig your used, what rendering engine was used. FANTASTIC!

Please let this get made. And please tell me they’ll be able to have actual action figures of these characters made too. I’d buy the whole set in a heartbeat!

something that i noticed after rewatching is that that the two main characters the leaders for each of the factions are brother and sister At 0:35 you ntices on the box that this girl is names Ray and at 1:41 we can see the Necronites leader if you read the backstory you see it mention him fitting along side his sister Ray!

If ya'll haven't considered making movies, you need to seriously consider it for the future. THIS is quality and lightyears above and beyond most if not all of what Hollywood can vomit up lately. No dialog, yet it speaks deeply, meaningfully, and volumes, in less than 5 minutes. Keep your team of writers and creators. Keep them happy, and make more stuff like this. You could all be one of the catalysts that overturns the current Dark Age of the entertainment industry.

Small soldiers was my favorite movie as a kid. This short film had me smiling the entire time. It’s so well made and the animation is amazing. Fantastic work! Hit me right in the nostalgia.

I’m watching this an unhealthy amount of times

1.7 million views in a month is nothing to scoff at, because I can see this thriving on its own even if it was separate from the original film. That's how persuasive this is. A Stellar work of art.

To whomever made this. Please, make an entire film. This is, by far, one of the most beautiful videos for Small Soldiers, I've seen. The details, how they still believe their weapons are real, even though they are toys. How the Necronites seem more human in nature. It's vividly epic. Made me wanna rewatch the original Small Soldiers. Love it. Keep it up. 😁

this is immaculate, I have watched this 5 times now I'm just in awe at how well designed this all is already. Bravo

I almost forgot its a fa film! I'm a grown man getting goosebumps. This could be a RU-vid series. If I'm not jumping the gun.

I love the ideas. It makes me want to buy those toy even if i'm not a kid anymore.

OMG you absolutely MUST make this into a feature length. The team behind this is INSANELY talented, you can just tell and instantly understand how much effort was put into this. What do we need to do to get more of this? Tell us and we'll make it happen! ❤❤❤❤❤

This brought me back. I instantly recognised who these new soldiers are based on such as Nick and Brick. Just hit me right in the memory box

i LOVE the design for the main character so much omgggg

I used to have the action figures for small soldiers. This was sick.