Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom Of Finland, became a bit of a gay legend with his illustrations of often leather-clad men with massive bulges engaging in all manner of homoerotic shenanigans. While his imagery is instantly recognisable to many, not many know anything about the man himself – other than the fact he comes from Finland.

Now a new movie, TOM, is coming to tell us more about the man, and the first trailer has  arrived, which is essentially a lengthy clip from the film, showing Tom trying to get through airport security. It’s not a traditional trailer as the movie hasn’t been filmed yet. Instead the promo is designed to drum up interest and hopefully secure funding and distribution rights.

The plan is to shot TOM next year, for release in 2015. You can find out more about the movie on its Facebook page.

And if you’re interested in Tom Of Finland, take a look at his Wikipedia entry. [Read more…]