‘Malbatt: Misi Bakara’ will receive a release comparable with Hollywood blockbusters.
Malaysian action drama Malbatt: Misi Bakara, offering an alternative perspective on the incident that inspired Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, is set for a local theatrical release on a level normally reserved for Hollywood blockbusters.
Distributed by Gsc Movies, the film will open in more than 150 cinemas across Malaysia on August 24, a week ahead of Malaysia’s Independence Day on August 31. It represents a significant release for a local feature in the country, which usually favours major US titles. It will also receive a day-and-date release in Singapore through Clover Films.
Malaysian action drama Malbatt: Misi Bakara, offering an alternative perspective on the incident that inspired Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, is set for a local theatrical release on a level normally reserved for Hollywood blockbusters.
Distributed by Gsc Movies, the film will open in more than 150 cinemas across Malaysia on August 24, a week ahead of Malaysia’s Independence Day on August 31. It represents a significant release for a local feature in the country, which usually favours major US titles. It will also receive a day-and-date release in Singapore through Clover Films.
- 8/23/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Streamer has multi-year agreements with leading Malaysian studios, including Skop Productions and Primeworks Studios.
The Walt Disney Company is rolling out its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service in Malaysia on June 1, with a wide range of local and other Asian content to complement its Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic brands.
As part of the local content offering, the service has entered into a series of multi-year agreements with leading Malaysian studios, including Skop Productions, Revolution Media Films, Primeworks Studios, Wau Animation, Act 2 Pictures, Les’ Copaque Production and Red Films, among others.
The agreements mean that some Malaysian...
The Walt Disney Company is rolling out its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service in Malaysia on June 1, with a wide range of local and other Asian content to complement its Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic brands.
As part of the local content offering, the service has entered into a series of multi-year agreements with leading Malaysian studios, including Skop Productions, Revolution Media Films, Primeworks Studios, Wau Animation, Act 2 Pictures, Les’ Copaque Production and Red Films, among others.
The agreements mean that some Malaysian...
- 5/4/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is bringing to light fresh blocs of world cinema, streaming straight into our living rooms, and lately Malaysian filmmaking has been on the rise. Today’s world-renowned Malaysian stars include distinguished actress Michelle Yeoh and the Malaysian-born British actor Henry Golding. Netflix already offers a dozen recent movies, as well as over three times as many TV dramas, including two from the next up-and-coming Malaysian leading man, Hairul Azreen.
A national Taekwondo champion, Azreen is tall, dashing, and seriously shredded with a body built for action. Now 32, he started acting in 2008, starring in well over a dozen Malaysia TV series over the first decade of his career. He broke into movies in 2011 with a comedy feature titled Senario The Movie Ops Pocot. However, it’s action where Azreen really shines.
Azreen garnered worldwide attention when his last two films, Paskal and Wira, were picked up by Netflix. Paskal is...
A national Taekwondo champion, Azreen is tall, dashing, and seriously shredded with a body built for action. Now 32, he started acting in 2008, starring in well over a dozen Malaysia TV series over the first decade of his career. He broke into movies in 2011 with a comedy feature titled Senario The Movie Ops Pocot. However, it’s action where Azreen really shines.
Azreen garnered worldwide attention when his last two films, Paskal and Wira, were picked up by Netflix. Paskal is...
- 8/6/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
It seems like the new center of martial arts movies has shifted a bit towards the West, and currently resides in the Asean countries, as films like “The Raid” (Indonesia), “Jailbreak” (Cambodia), “Buybust” (Philippines) etc. prove. This time, it was Malaysia’s turn to produce an entry in the category, with the creators of “Wira” approaching their project in the nominal way, giving the martial arts direction to Yayan Ruhian, who, after his success in “The Raid” has moved to Hollywood, being part of productions like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “John Wick 3”. Furthermore, casting Dain Said in the role of the main villain was definitely a good decision, with the veteran director inducing the film with a sense that could be easily perceived as cult.
Hassan, who abandoned his family to join the army when he was young, returns to his hometown, only to find everything in shambles.
Hassan, who abandoned his family to join the army when he was young, returns to his hometown, only to find everything in shambles.
- 6/25/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The hottest fight scenes are coming out of Southeast Asia right now. And fresh off the boat is the Malaysian actioner Wira, now available on Netflix and starring a bright young martial star named Hairul Azreen. The Southeastern charge into martial arts movies began in 2011 with the Indonesian breakout film, The Raid: Redemption. The sequel, The Raid 2, picked up the action right where the first film left off and a new vision for ultraviolence was born. Fight choregraphy turned visceral, merciless, and totally awesome.
The Raid films introduced the world to fight scene game-changers Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, who rose to such cult status in stunt person circles that they scored superfluous cameos in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Now Malaysia, which is just across the ocean from the Indonesian islands, is picking up the martial mantle with its own keen take on cinema. Wira tapped Ruhian as...
The Raid films introduced the world to fight scene game-changers Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, who rose to such cult status in stunt person circles that they scored superfluous cameos in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Now Malaysia, which is just across the ocean from the Indonesian islands, is picking up the martial mantle with its own keen take on cinema. Wira tapped Ruhian as...
- 6/17/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
Global streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Malaysian action film “Wira,” which had a successful South East Asian theatrical career last year.
Directed by Adrian Teh, and featuring Hairul Azreen and Yayan Ruhian, action stars from Malaysia and Indonesia, the film follows a man whose return home from the army coincides with plans to rescue his family from the clutches of an evil gangster (played by filmmaker and actor Dain Iskandar Said). When the plan goes wrong troubles mount.
The film was co-produced by Multimedia Entertainment, Act 2 Pictures, Golden Screen Cinemas, Astro Shaw and Primeworks Studios. It was widely released in more than 100 cinemas across Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia.
Netflix will make it available globally from June 15. Subtitles will be limited to English and Malay.
“ ‘Wira’ combines unique aspects of storyline, cinematography, and mixed talents from both Malaysia and Indonesia,” said Steven Lim, producer and director at Multimedia Entertainment.
Directed by Adrian Teh, and featuring Hairul Azreen and Yayan Ruhian, action stars from Malaysia and Indonesia, the film follows a man whose return home from the army coincides with plans to rescue his family from the clutches of an evil gangster (played by filmmaker and actor Dain Iskandar Said). When the plan goes wrong troubles mount.
The film was co-produced by Multimedia Entertainment, Act 2 Pictures, Golden Screen Cinemas, Astro Shaw and Primeworks Studios. It was widely released in more than 100 cinemas across Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia.
Netflix will make it available globally from June 15. Subtitles will be limited to English and Malay.
“ ‘Wira’ combines unique aspects of storyline, cinematography, and mixed talents from both Malaysia and Indonesia,” said Steven Lim, producer and director at Multimedia Entertainment.
- 6/10/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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