Hollywood might not be a significant drive at San Diego Comedian-Con this 12 months, however India certain is. In a 12 months the place most main American studios had been pressured to skip the conference with out actors to look on panels, or writers to put in writing upcoming motion pictures, the Indian manufacturing firm Vyjayanthi Motion pictures stepped in and selected the conference because the place to disclose it’s upcoming mega sci-fi blockbuster.
This blockbuster has, up till Comedian-Con, been solely known as “Venture Okay.” Billboards asking “What’s Venture Okay?” could be seen round San Diego. Followers carrying “What’s Venture Okay?” shirts had been seen strolling across the conference heart. After which, lastly, on a panel in Corridor H, it was revealed. “Venture Okay” is Kalki 2989-AD, a brand new sci-fi film from director Nag Ashwin starring a few of the greatest names in Indian cinema like Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani. Right here’s the teaser:
Which, even for those who don’t know these very well-known actors, seems like lots of enjoyable. And the workforce behind the film is aware of this. After the worldwide success of movies like RRR, the movie’s producers realized that motion pictures on the dimensions of Kalki 2989-AD are now not only for audiences in India. There’s worldwide crossover enchantment and, being because it’s being touted as one of many first Indian movies of this measurement to full embrace science fiction on this degree, they felt there was nothe place higher than San Diego Comedian-Con to first reveal it to the world.
And guess what? It labored. Take into account Kalki 2989-AD to be formally on our radar, even when the individuals concerned had been very, very tight lipped about any plot specifics. Or perhaps it was simply the boys in black armor strolling round Corridor H that had them scared.
The movie is scheduled for launch subsequent 12 months.
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