
Barunson E & A's Zona Merah: Dead City Pitches at Cannes
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Barunson E & A, the Korean company behind Parasite, is now handling international sales for Zona Merah: Dead City, a feature film adaptation of the popular Indonesian horror series. The movie, co-directed by the original creators, features most of the original cast and new faces. Principal photography began in April and will continue through May. Screenplay Films, with hits like Wait Until I Make It and Joko Anwars Gundala, is also involved. At Cannes, Barunson will pitch Zona Merah: Dead City alongside Thailands Inherit and Anwars Ghost In The Cell. Both companies are excited about this natural evolution in the zombie genre, perfectly timed as Indonesias genre scene goes global.
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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Barunson E & A's Zona Merah: Dead City Pitches at Cannes. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 28, I'm Cory with the Story. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Barnes and ENA, the Korean company that brought us the Oscar-winning parasite, is now taking on international sales for Zona Mera, Dead City. This is a feature film adaptation of the hit Indonesian horror series, Zona Mera, produced by screenplay films and co-directed by the original. Creators, Siddhartha Tata, and Fahar Martha Santosa. The movie keeps most of the original cast, like Agnini Hake, and Luke Mansardi, while adding fresh faces such as Luna Maya and Brian Demani. Principal photography kicked off on April 7, and runs all the way through May 20, 20-26, with Tata scripting and Santosa handling story. To keep things consistent, the original Zona Mera series, followed a woman hunting for her brother Amida Zambiaubrik, racking up over 34 million views on video, and sparking a big jump in new subscribers for the platform. Screenplay films has a strong track record too, with hits like Wait Until I Make It, currently
the second-highest grossing film of 20-26, in Indonesia, and Joko Anwar's Gundala from Toronto. At Khan, Berunson will pitch Zona Mera, Dead City alongside Thailand's Inherit and Anwar's Ghost in the Cell, which is nearing 2 million. Admissions back home. Fenders from both companies are hyped, calling it a natural evolution that amps up the stakes in a darkening Zombie world, perfectly timed as. Indonesia's genre scene goes global.
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