Ejen Ali The Movie (Malaysian film)
It is the first film made by WAU Animation, based on their TV animation series, Ejen Ali. It is directed by Usamah Zaid Yasin and co-written by Usamah himself, Shafiq Isa and Fuad Md Din.
It is released simultaneously in 3 countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei on 28 November 2019, and in Indonesia on 1 January 2020.
| Ejen Ali The Movie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Usamah Zaid Yasin |
| Written by | Usamah Zaid Yasin Shafiq Isa Fuad Md Din |
| Based on | Ejen Ali by Usamah Zaid Yasin |
| Starring | Ida Rahayu Yusoff Nabilah Rais Azman Zulkiply Noorhayati Maslini Omar Shafiq Isa Salina Salmee Mohd Ali Abu Shafian Abd Hamid Ahmad Sufian Mazilan Megat Zahrin Megat Hisham Altimet |
| Music by | Azri Yunus Hakim Kamal |
| Edited by | Andi Abdul Ghani Reuben Singham |
Production
company | WAU Animation |
| Distributed by | Primeworks Studios |
Release date
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Running time
| 97 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay |
| Budget | RM6.5 million. |
| Box office | RM30.05 million. |
Ejen Ali The Movie Poster
Background
Ali is a 12-year-old boy who becomes an agent at MATA (Meta Advance Tactical Agency), a secret agency protecting the city of Cyberaya. This all happens after he accidentally activates a gadget named IRIS (Infinity Retinal Intelligent System). IRIS is a device created by MATA, it can receive sensor from Ali and perform complex actions, such as: predict movement, hack into any server, crack password and X-Ray Vision. IRIS is powered by Ali's energy, and Ali is the only one who can use IRIS now because it is synchronised with him. So he is trained as an agent. Together with his uncle Bakar and other young agents, they cooperate in MATA missions.
Ejen Ali is embracing his role as a MATA spy and the only master of IRIS now. But unknown to Ali, MATA is developing a new improved version of IRIS, the IRIS Neo. When IRIS Neo starts being used for all agents, Ali begins to question his position in MATA. He is approached by a mysterious person named Niki who claims to know about his late mother. Risking his loyalty to MATA, Ejen Ali will now embark on a thrilling chase to unravel those mysterious links. What awaits in the end?
Cast
- Ida Rahayu Yusoff as Ali & Comot
- Nabilah Rais as Niki
- Noorhayati Maslini Omar as Alicia
- Shafiq Isa as Bakar
- Azman Zulkiply as General Rama
- Salina Salmee Mohd Ali as Aliya
- Abu Shafian Abd Hamid as Dato' Othman
- Ahmad Sufian Mazilan as Bobby
- Megat Zahrin Megat Hisham as Fit
- Azuan Wanji as Vikram
- Altimet as Andik
- Amir Mustaqim as Surya
- Fadhli Shafian as Abang Bear
The film costs RM6.5 million including promotion cost. The filmmaking team consists of a total of 80 local animation designers and graphic artists. The production of this film uses high-quality digital technology. The average crews who produce this animated movie is between the ages of 25 and 28. The process of filmmaking took about one and a half years to be finished.
WAU Animation announced this film project when they released their first teaser trailer for this movie on 7 August 2018. The second teaser trailer is released on 29 March 2019. The first official trailer was premiered on 1 August 2019. while the second official trailer was premiered on 9 October 2019.
On 2 October 2019, WAU Animation had officially released the official theatrical poster of the film, which also revealed the release date for Malaysian cinemas. It was released in 146 cinemas in Malaysia, 8 in Singapore and 7 in Brunei. There was also a possibility of it being screened in 50 countries but Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of Primeworks Studios said that it is still in discussion. For the Indonesian market, the film is released in CGV, Kota Cinemas, Platinum Cineplex and Flix Indonesia on 1 January 2020.
| Days of screening | Cumulative sales |
|---|---|
| 1 day (28 November) | RM 1.86 million (US$452,894) |
| 3 days (30 November) | RM 6.4 million (US$1.56 million) |
| 7 days (4 December) | RM 13 million (US$3.17 million) |
| 14 days (11 December) | RM 20 million (US$4.87 million) |
| 21 days (18 December) | RM 25 million (US$6.09 million) |
| 30 days (27 December) | RM 28.5 million (US$6.94 million) |
| 43 days (9 January) | RM 30 million (US$7.36 million) |
| 77 days (12 February) | RM 30.05 million (US$7.38 million) |
Sumber - Wikipedia.
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