EXCLUSIVE: Shudder has acquired Mike Wiluan’s historic horror movie Orang Ikan (often known as Monster Island) for North America, UK, Eire, Australia and New Zealand launch.
SC Movies Worldwide dealt with gross sales for the WWII-set movie, which received its world premiere final 12 months on the Tokyo Worldwide Movie Competition, within the Gala Choice.
The Singapore-Indonesia-Japan-UK co-production stars Japanese actor Dean Fujioka (Fullmetal Alchemist) and British actor Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Nice & Small).
Partially impressed by Malay folklore in addition to the traditional 1954 movie Creature from the Black Lagoon, Orang Ikan opens in 1942 and follows a Japanese ship transporting prisoners of battle (POWs) to occupied territories for slave labour. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a abandoned island, and shortly uncover that they’re being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan. Each the soldier and POW notice that they need to work collectively to outlive the unknown, regardless of their variations.
“I’m very proud to have Shudder current the movie in territories which have a wealthy historical past and appreciation for creature movies,” stated writer-director Wiluan. “The ‘Fish Man’ folklore is a globally recognised phenomenon that has loved a number of re-incarnations. Orang Ikan is a pan-Asian interpretation of the style that additionally questions the character of humanity throughout instances of battle.”
Wiluan beforehand co-produced Loopy Wealthy Asians, and produced Losmen Melati in addition to Buffalo Boys, amongst others.
Orang Ikan is produced by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo (Spirit World) and Tan Fong Cheng (Ramen Store) at Zhao Wei Movies alongside Freddie Yeo (Westworld, Loopy Wealthy Asians) at Infinite Studios and Fumie Suzuki Lancaster (Gensan Punch) of SC Movies.
Lancaster added: “We have been thrilled to work with such a proficient and acclaimed workforce. The movie has nice nail-biting stress from starting to finish mixed with loads of sudden emotional twists. We imagine Orang Ikan has nice potential, and we’re assured that audiences around the globe can be simply as excited.”
Different titles on the SC Movies slate for Cannes this 12 months embody animation Jungle Beat 2: The Previous, new footage from animated function Lady within the Clouds, live-action function Develop and psychological thriller Breeder.
