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Malaysian powerhouse Astro Shaw has joined forces with Sympatico, the newly minted production label from Double Vision’s Min Lim and Argo Films’ Richard Johns, as the outfit commences production on its debut feature “Mojo.”

The romantic comedy, which began lensing this week in Malaysia’s picturesque Perlis region, marks a significant milestone in cross-cultural collaboration between Southeast Asian and British filmmaking talents.

Indonesian heartthrob Adipati Dolken (“Shadow Strays”) makes his Malaysian film debut as Adi, starring opposite local sensation Mimi Lana (“The Experts”) in this tale of urban ambition meeting rural charm – with a social media-famous bovine thrown into the mix. The story follows Adi, a corporate climber at Moo Magic Farms who turns a distinctive cow named Mojo into a viral sensation while pursuing aggressive rural farm acquisitions. His plans take an unexpected turn when he encounters a resistant farming community and its determined inhabitants, including Ayu (Lana...

“Gun Honey”, the new 4-part graphic novel launching in September 2021 by Charles Ardai, the Edgar and Shamus award winning author and co-founder of Hard Case Crime, is being developed for television by Piller/Segan, producers of “Private Eyes”, “Haven”, “Greek”, “Wildfire”, and “The Dead Zone”, and Malaysia-based Double Vision, the production arm of the Vision New Media Group and the award-winning producers behind the acclaimed Asian adaptation of “The Bridge”.

Featuring interior art by Malaysian illustrator Ang Hor Kheng as well as two covers by legendary movie poster painter Robert McGinnis (creator of the posters for the original James Bond films), “Gun Honey” tells the story of Singapore-born weapons expert Joanna Tan, the best in the world at providing her clients with the perfect weapon at the perfect moment. When her new assignment leads to the escape of a brutal criminal from a high-security prison, Joanna is forced to track...