Noah Yap in 'Pixellated'
Clover Films, Gorylah Pictures and mm2 Entertainment Pte Ltd have just announced the sequel to the commercially successful 23:59. This sequel is called 2359: The Haunting Hour. 23:59, released on 3rd November 2011, collected a stunning $1.5 million at the Singapore box office.
Wang Lei (left) with director Gilbert Chan (right)
Helmed by 23:59's original director Gilbert Chan 陈启全, t The movie stars Mark Lee 李国煌from the original movie, veteran actor Wang Lei 王雷,new generation ‘Ah Boy’ Noah Yap and an ensemble of local talents (The full cast list will be announced at a later date). Filming has started in late May and is expected to wrap by end of this month.
The franchise 2359: The Haunting Hour continues to tell horror encounters of camp mates during their army days. This time, the movie features a trifecta of horror stories span over different critical eras in the history of Singapore’s National Service. The various eras will be represented by the iconic uniforms of the time.
Temasek Green, centers around three disgruntled conscripts from the maiden intake in 1967 as they escape from training camp but end up trapped in a cursed village instead. Camouflage, set in the 80s, tells the tale about a group of commandos as they confront a series of bizarre incidents in camp after they incur the wrath of a vengeful python spirit. And in the present day, Pixelated, a socially awkward recruit creates a fake girlfriend persona on social media to impress his comrades but unbeknownst to him, his creation will put his life in grave peril.
Mark Lee in 'Camouflage'
2359: The Haunting Hour is distributed by Clover Films, mm2 Entertainment and Golden Village Pictures in Singapore. The movie with a production budget of SGD$1.5 million, doubling that of 23:59, is slated for release in January 2018.
