Zombitopia | |
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Directed by | Woo Ming Jin |
Written by | Woo Ming Jin Neesa Jamal |
Produced by | Woo Ming Jin Aron Koh Lim Ying Xian |
Starring | Shaheizy Sam Elvina Mohamad Bront Palarae Azman Hassan Sharifah Amani |
Cinematography | Lesly Leon Lee |
Edited by | Woo Ming Jin Yap Xhian Way Edmund Yeo |
Music by | Chapavich Temnitikul Wuttipon Phumcokrak |
Production companies | Greenlight Pictures Sunstrong Entertainment Lomo Pictures |
Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar (co-distributed with Skop Productions) |
Release date | 2 July 2021 (Malaysia) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Malaysia |
Language | Malay |
Budget | MYR 3 million |
Zombitopia or known as Zombietopia is a 2021 Malaysian Malay-language apocalyptic horror thriller film directed by Woo Ming Jin along written by himself with Neesa Jamal, starring Shaheizy Sam, Elvina Mohamad, Bront Palarae, Azman Hassan and Sharifah Amani.[1] The film revolves around a mysterious virus that causes infected humans to act violently, causing a zombie apocalypse.[2]
With the film being licensed with Skop Productions, the film was originally scheduled for released on 13 February 2020 but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the film released exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021.[3]
This film was initially scheduled for release in the local cinemas on 13 February 2020, which is one month before the COVID-19 pandemic begin in the country, but postponed then until the new date announced.[4][5] Over a year later, the film was released with the exclusive premiere as Hotstar Originals on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021.[3] An official trailer of the film spotted on Skop Productions YouTube channel on 21 January 2020[6] and on Disney+ Hotstar Malaysia YouTube channel on 4 May 2021.[7]