Markiplier says he isn't rushing his next project, and next time he doesn't need to star

After winning big at the box office with his directorial debut Iron Lung, YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Markiplier is taking a break from the movie scene. When asked for a timeframe in a Deadline interview, Markiplier (real name Mark Fischbach) said, "I wish I could.

And that’s not even me being coy. I owe my wife a few dinners and vacations before jumping into the next project." He added that he already has ideas and options for what comes next. "When it comes to the next thing, I already have ideas. I usually know what I want to do before I’m done with the previous project.

And now I actually have options," he said. Markiplier also wants Iron Lung to be available to buy digitally and for home viewing as soon as possible, and plans to keep the release independent — even considering handling Blu-ray production himself. "I might have to buy a bunch of Blu-ray burners and start burning Blu-rays on my own and shipping them out, manually, start an online store," he said.

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