Indonesia’s Falcon Pictures is producing a sequel and animated collection based mostly on its local-language remake of Korean drama Miracle In Cell No. 7, which was a success in Indonesia in 2022.
Falcon and the unique IP’s proprietor, Korean studio Contents Panda, held at an occasion immediately at Busan’s Asian Contents and Movie Market (ACFM) to speak concerning the undertaking, which is uncommon in that there was no sequel to the Korean unique movie.
The movie, which has additionally been remade in Turkey and the Philippines, is a couple of developmentally disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for homicide, who enlists hardened criminals to smuggle his daughter into jail so he can see her once more.
The Indonesian sequel, which continues the story of the daughter, once more stars Graciella Abigail however has a brand new director, Herwin Novianto, and author, Alim Sudio. Indonesian launch is scheduled for December 25, 2024. Daryl Wilson has directed the animated collection.
“We felt that the movie was not a full cease – when the daddy passes away on the finish of the movie, we wished to seek out out what occurs to the little woman who loses her father,” mentioned Falcon Photos Chief Government Officer HB Naveen. “One more reason for the sequel is the best way that the viewers in Indonesia reacted to the movie.”
The Korean unique was additionally a record-breaking hit in Korea, pulling in 12.8 million admissions in 2013. “It had apparent potential for remake because the story was a confirmed success in Korea, so was much less dangerous for the producer,” mentioned Contents Panda Government Vice President Danny Lee.
The primary Indonesian remake pulled in 5.85 million admissions in 2022, and presently ranks because the fifth highest-grossing native movie of all time on the Indonesian field workplace.
Novianto additionally just lately directed Falcon’s Kang Mak, an Indonesian remake of Thai hit Pee Mak, which is presently the third highest grossing movie of 2024 in Indonesia.
