The previous holder of the record was “Incredibles 2,” which made approximately RM21.7 million in local cinemas. It now stands as the highest-grossing local animated film in Malaysian cinema. It was well received by the fans, especially in its own country as it grossed around RM25 million in just three weeks. The original Malay-language version is simultaneously released last March in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Executive producer Burhanuddin Radzi ensures that their latest masterpiece could follow the same quality of the international animated films and also elevate the standards of Malaysia’s animation industry. Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris is tagged as the most expensive Malaysian film in history reaching almost RM 20 million ($4.84 million USD) and roughly took five years for the entire production crew to finish this animated sequel.
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But we wanted to do our best, because our aim is to release a high-quality film, which would be the pride of our nation.If you have kids and have a Disney channel on TV at home, most probably you already stumbled on one of the daily episodes of “Upin & Ipin.” Well, there is a good news for you and your kids as Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris is set to be screened this August 28 in Philippine cinemas.
“We are not certain if we can make back the money we invested. He also mentioned that apart from the RM 3 million it got from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Les’ Copaque coughed up its own money to make up the high cost. Now, we have 140 experts who are more than ready (for the next venture) … Our next project won’t take five years,” he added. “We started out with 30 people working on this film. “Also we are still finalizing the music we are going to Boston to utilise its orchestra there (with our compositions),” said Burhanuddin. “We did our English dubbing in Los Angeles for the international release. “We do not have a rendering facility here (a process to generate a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model).
“But the deals with China, Taiwan and Japan are still under negotiation as it’s tough to penetrate these markets,” he shared.ĭespite the efforts to use only local talents, the company had to seek help outside Malaysia in its effort to produce an international level film. He is looking at releasing the film outside of Malaysia – starting with Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia, followed by China, Taiwan and Japan. If Shrek could encompass all the Western fairy tale characters, why can’t we do it with characters from our folklore? The challenge is, we have to make sure these characters can stand on its own within the story for those who are not familiar with our folklore,” said Burhanuddin. “We have always tried to incorporate an original storyline that highlights our own culture. One of the daggers is a magical item, which opens a portal that transports the gang to Inderaloka where Raja Bersiong is hatching an evil plan that will ruin the peaceful life at this fantastical land.
There, they find a bunch of old stuff including a number of keris (Malay dagger). Read also: Upin and Ipin, tiny boys with a huge audience The film starts with the two mischievous five-year-old boys – joined by their friends – helping Atuk to clean his messy shed. In this case, characters from Malaysian folklore such as Bawang Merah, Bawang Putih, Raja Bersiong and Pak Belalang are in the main plot of Keris Siamang Tunggal. As per the production company’s blueprint, the latest Upin and Ipin film boasts of all things Malaysian.
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