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‘Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari’ – Horror Prequel Makes History as First Southeast Asia Production to Film for IMAX
Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari, a prequel to the record-breaking hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village that is itself set to make history in Southeast Asia.
Deadline reports, “Indonesia’s MD Pictures has announced that Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari is the first production in Southeast Asia to be filmed with IMAX-certified digital cameras.”
The film “will receive a wide Imax release across Indonesia on April 10, 2024 during the Eid holiday period. It will feature Imax-exclusive Expanded Aspect Ratio, with some scenes expanding to fill the entirety of the screen and maximizing the viewing experience.”
“The film is again set in a remote Indonesian village where a mysterious local entity is terrorizing the local population,” Deadline also details in today’s exclusive report.
Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata and Claresta Taufan star.
Christopher Tillman, Imax VP of International Development and Distribution, said: “We’re thrilled to collaborate with MD Pictures to bring the epic follow-up to the hit film KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village to Imax. Anticipation is at a fever pitch for this film, and we couldn’t be more excited to transport fans back to ‘desa penari’ for an unforgettable experience in Imax.”
KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village is the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history. You can watch the trailer for that movie below. Stay tuned for more from the prequel.
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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