Malaysia-Singapore Heist Thriller ‘Magik Rompak’ Units September Bow

Malaysia-Singapore co-production “Magik Rompak” has confirmed its theatrical launch date of Sept. 11 in Singapore and Malaysia, marking director Adrian Teh’s return to the motion style after helming profitable movies together with “Malbatt,” “Paskal,” “Wira” and “The Assistant.”

The $3 million heist thriller follows former famend magician Hadi, haunted by a tragic previous, who devises a daring plan to steal the legendary Hati Kesuma necklace — a jewel value thousands and thousands — from a corrupt billionaire’s mansion. He companions with the “Night time Spark,” a trio of expert thieves pushed by revenge, utilizing a magic present as cowl for the flowery heist. When betrayal strikes from inside, the workforce should outwit overwhelming odds to outlive and escape.

The movie boasts an ensemble solid that includes Zul Arrifin, Sharnaaz Ahmad, Amelia Henderson, Nadhir Nasar, Fabian Bathroom and Singapore’s Tay Ping Hui. The pairing of Zul Arrifin and Sharnaaz Ahmad represents a gathering of Malaysia’s present field workplace heavyweights.

The manufacturing represents a collaboration between Act 2 Footage, Golden Display screen Cinemas, Astro Shaw, Abroad Union Backyard and Clover Movies. Might Woo of Act 2, Paulyn Chua and Lim Teck of Clover Movies function government producers. Visible results had been dealt with by Singapore’s WOW FX Studios.

“Magik Rompak” acquired assist from the Singapore Movie Fee and the Infocomm Media Improvement Authority (IMDA) by way of the Media Enterprise Programme, in addition to Malaysia’s Movie In Malaysia Incentive + (FIMI+) program.

Arrifin leads the solid of “Sheriff,” which collected greater than RM63 million ($14.8 million) on the Malaysian field workplace in 2024 and was the nation’s top-grossing movie of the yr. Ahmad starred in “Blood Brothers: Bara Naga,” which has earned greater than RM76 million ($17.9 million) since its April launch and at the moment holds the title of Malaysia’s highest-grossing movie of 2025. Each titles rank because the second and third highest-grossing native movies in Malaysian cinema historical past, respectively, trailing solely 2023’s “Mat Kilau.”

“I’m so excited to see ‘Magik Rompak’ lastly releasing within the cinemas in September.” mentioned Teh. “This style is a brand new try for me, always exploring new genres is what drives me to make movies. I hope ‘Magik Rompak’ will provide audiences a novel cinema expertise. This mission has been made attainable given the exhausting work of the complete crew and solid. Additionally a particular notice to all my buyers who all the time consider in me. We purpose to carry pleasure to the viewers, and consider our film has certainly all the weather be so.”

Teh’s earlier motion movies have discovered international audiences by way of Netflix following their native theatrical releases.