sukabumiheadline.com – Movies ghost island which was produced by MVP (Multivision) Pictures is already in the shooting process. This horror film stars Taskya Namya and Bukie B Mansyur.
Apart from that, it also stars Samo Rafael, Cindy Nirmala, Hanna Hannon, Amanda Green, Patty Sandia, Verdy Soaliman, and Izabel Jahja, and is directed by Ferry Pei Irawan.
It is known that this film will start shooting on Sunday, February 25 2024, in Jakarta, Bogor and the Javana Spa area, Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java.
"There are three main filming locations, namely DDi Cidahu, Sukabumi, the still secret island, then in the city forest which is the Cibubur forest. then there is one house in Puncak (Bogor) and one in Jakarta. "Mostly at Puncak," said Ferry Pei, last Thursday (22/2/2023).
In this film, one cast, Taskya Namya, will play the character of Dara.
"The character is a child who wants to be free, No wants to be possessed by his mother. I have a really beautiful mother, so it's really fitting. Have friends," said Taskya Namya.
Taskya is happy to be able to play in ghost island because this is a horror film with an adventure theme. Moreover, in this film, he plays a normal human character, unlike previous films where he played a ghost character.
“Why do you want to play here because it's horror adventure, we enter the forest, the island and I'm here as a normal human. I happy also because some cast and the crew I know closely," he said.
Meanwhile producer Amrit Punjabi said, the film ghost island optimistic that it will become an iconic film with a fresh story presentation.
“The important thing is that we try to explore the side that already exists. This is a tribute, this has nothing to do with the previous ones. What hasn't been shown yet, about friends. "We have tried a horror story with added human elements," said Amrit.
"I think it will become iconic in time, not iconic because the cast already acts so well. "There are also cast members who debuted in this film (who could become famous)," said Amrit.
Synopsis ghost island
ghost island (2024) tells the story of a party on a ship. However, the ship was stranded and experienced a series of supernatural terrors.
A rebellious teenager tries to get off the island and risks his life so he can meet his mother—whom he has been ignoring.
“ghost island is Intellectual Property (IP) who was quite big in his time and also one of the biggest stars started their career here," said Amrit Punjabi, producer of Pulau Hantu.
“Of course this [film] is the latest version of ghost island and nothing to do from ghost island ago. The players are all new, the story and style Even if it's new, only the IP is old because it is brands quite strong," he added.
Amrit hopes film ghost island the new version could provide a different color for horror films in Indonesia.
Leave the sexy horror offerings behind
Horror film fans may be familiar with this because franchise film ghost island was popular at the time: ghost island (2007), ghost island 2 (2008), and Ghost Island 3 (2012).
“At that time (2007-2012), Indonesian horror films still used sexy horror elements. However, now it's different. "The audience's interests are different," explained Amrit.
“I want this film to focus on the story and the horror [elements]. "I don't want the audience to think about sexy things, because that's not the point of the film," added Amrit.
For information, ghost island It is planned to be released in April 2024.