BoBoiBoy: The Movie

BoBoiBoy: The Movie

Malaysian theatrical poster
Directed by Nizam Razak
Written by Nizam Razak
Anas Abdul Aziz
Starring Nur Fathiah Diaz
Anas Abdul Aziz
Dzubir Mohamed Zakaria
Azman Zulkiply
Nur Sarah Alisya
Yap Ee Jean
Music by Yuri Wong
Production
company
Distributed by Primeworks Studios
Release dates
  • March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03) (Malaysia)
  • April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) (Indonesia)
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Country Malaysia
Language Malay
Budget RM5 million[2]

BoBoiBoy: The Movie is the upcoming Malaysian animation movie that is expected to be available in cinemas in March 3, 2016 in Malaysian cinemas[1][3] and April 13, 2016 in Indonesian cinemas.[4] This is the first film of Animonsta Studios and BoBoiBoy.

Storyline

BoBoiBoy embarks on a theatrical adventure with his first feature film BoBoiBoy: The Movie. The movie brings BoBoiBoy and his friends on an adventure on a mysterious island that houses an ancient Sfera Kuasa older than Ochobot with untold powers. BoBoiBoy will meet his toughest foe yet, an alien treasure hunter who is looking to harness the power from this Sfera Kuasa for his own greedy needs. It's now a race between BoBoiBoy and the aliens to reach this Sfera Kuasa and unlock the new powers. Experience an exotic new place, never before seen villains and a new power from BoBoiBoy.[3]

Nizam Razak said in a statement that this movie is not a continuation of the BoBoiBoy TV series.[5] He also stated that this movie will be embedded with more action and comedy than the TV series.[2]

Synopsis

A group of alien treasure hunters named The Tengkotak has arrived on earth and kidnapped Ochobot in order to use him to locate an ancient and powerful “Sfera Kuasa” hiding on earth. BoBoiBoy and his super friends must now race against time to save Ochobot and uncover the secrets behind the “Sfera Kuasa”. Their journey will take them on an adventure filled with action, comedy, and beautiful locales.[3]

Characters

Production

Nizam Razak stated that this movie costed RM5 million, and he described it as the "big value". The movie was made in two years time.[2] The process of inserting actor voice was started since the movie started its production until it finished in end 2015. Animonsta Studios targets RM25 million for this movie.[6] This movie gains support from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), and Malaysia Animation Creative Content Centre (MAC3).

Promotion

Animonsta Studios announced in June 2013 that the project Power Sphere was expected for release in 2014. The project announced featured Klamkabot and BoBoiBoy with fire power.[7] Then, the project was delayed to the end of 2015, where Animonsta Studios released their first video of the movie, BoBoiBoy: The Movie official teaser on YouTube in February 2015.[8] After 7 months, Animonsta Studios released the official trailer of the movie on YouTube, which has stated that the movie will be in cinemas on 2016.[9] The trailer also shows the involvement of the movie with Bunkface, one of the most well-known band in Malaysia and two Hot FM radio DJ's, Fara Fauzana and AG.

In December 21, 2015, Animonsta Studios has officially announced the show date for Malaysian cinemas in their official Facebook account which is March 3, 2016. The showing date for Indonesian cinemas was announced in December 30, 2015 which is April 13, 2016. In February 2016, Animonsta Studios released their second official trailer in YouTube.

Animonsta Studios will promote this movie in 2016 Tokyo Anime Award Festival in March 2016. They are in a discussion to bring this movie to Kazakhstan.[5] There are also some plans to bring this movie to nearby countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia which are expressing their interest in this movie.[6]

Future Plans

After the movie, there are plans to make another two BoBoiBoy films, and Nizam Razak stated that they already have their ideas on the second movie.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "BoBoiBoy's Official Facebook Post" Facebook. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nizam Razak percaya kekuatan BoBoiBoy" Sinar Harian. January 30, 2016. Retrieved in February 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Website" Retrieved on November 17, 2015. The countdown shown in the website leads to date March 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "BoBoiBoy's Official Facebook Post" Facebook. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lebih hebat, beremosi di pawagam" Harian Metro. January 30, 2016. Retrieved in February 10, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "BoBoiBoy: The Movie sasar kutip RM25j" Berita Harian. February 2, 2016. Retrieved in February 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "BoBoiBoy Power Sphere Annoucing Website" Animonsta Studios. June, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Teaser" YouTube. February 16, 2015. Retrieved on November 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Trailer #1" YouTube. September 25, 2015. Retrieved on November 17, 2015.

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