Watch Two New Trailers For Anggy Umbara's Futuristic Martial Arts Thriller, 3!

While I would love nothing more than for director Anggy Umbara's latest, 3, to get a simulataneous release with other territories overseas, chances are we're more likely to end up waiting a really long time for that to happen. If it is to happen, I sincerely hope piracy doesn't affect it, because that would be devastating, and we can never have enough genuine and original action films in this day and age.

3 sports a tremendous cast and a look that will surely appeal some to the sci-fi fan base with actors Cornielio Sunny, Abimana Arysatya and Agus Kuncoro leading the story of three former friends on different sides of the ideological spectrum in a dystopian futuristic millieu where conflict is ultimately imminent.

SYNOPSIS:

JAKARTA 2036, there have been so many changes. The peace and prosperity has returned to the country after the end of civil war and the slaughtering of radical group in 2026. 

Human rights have became the main principle of the country. Bullets has been deemed illegal. Army and policemen were only given rubber bullets to catch criminals and the remaining terrorists. A very difficult dilemma has been raised, where radical groups had returned and struggle to change the face of democracy. 

In that era, high martial-arts skill is needed, by both the authorities and the criminals. Alif, Lam and Mim are three friends of the Martial Arts school who grew up together in an Islamic Boarding School called Al Ikhlas. 

Alif, the stubborn yet honest, chose to become the police . He was determined to eradicate all forms of crime while tracking the killer of his parents. 

Lam, the empathy one, chose to become a journalist. Dreaming of spreading the truth and became the eyes of the people. 

Mim chose to teach religion and remain settled at the boarding school. Making himself to be the good example on earth and keeping the core values of his religion on this earth. All those three were met, after the chaos following the blast in a cafe. 

Evidence in investigation leads to Mim's and his students involvement. Alif has to encounter his own best friend and destroy Islamic schools where he was raised. Lam is stuck between his two friends, continue to find the common ground in order to avoid a more severe destruction. Mim chose to face the policemen and prefer to sacrifice his life. 

Alif, Lam and Mim are forced to fight each other in their fight for the truth, while keeping the family and their loved ones safe.

The film's got a release coming on October 1 and several trailers have already circulated, including this one. You'll find two more below with the first one in the form of a minute-long trailer full of solid action. Check them both out now.

[UPDATED] Watch The New Trailer For Futuristic Indo Action Thriller, 3!

Director Anggy Umbara is ready to darken things a bit after going the action comedy route with his latest sequel stint, Comic 8: Casino Kings. His newest endeavor as of the past year or so are now culminating very nicely with a slick new trailer now making the rounds for the new film, 3, pitting futuristic aesthetics with gritty and hardcore storytelling and characters grounded in a millieu of uncertainty, as well as assuring thrills and hard-hitting action.

There's no English synopsis but there's an Indonesian insert in the descruption of the trailer which also has English subtitles to outline a good idea of what's happening: longstanding philosophical and ideological differences among bitter friends, mainly. The important thing here is that the action looks appealing and it should be worth checking out once it releases, and hopefully to wider audiences through broader acquisitions.

Cornelio Sunny, Abimana Arysatya and Agus Kuncoro lead the cast with Piet Pagau, Cecep Arif Rahman and Donny Alamsyah among those starring. Check out the trailer below as well as three character posters added to the gallery just beneath!

UPDATE - Hat tip to +kunderemp for the translation!

JAKARTA 2036, there have been so many changes. The peace and prosperity has return to the country after the end of civil war and the slaughtering of radical group in 2026.

Human rights have became the main principle of the country. Bullets has been deemed illegal. Army and policemen were only given rubber bullets to catch criminals and the remaining terrorists. A very difficult dilemma has been raised, where radical groups had returned and struggle to change the face of democracy.

In that era, high martial-arts skill is needed, by both the authorities and the criminals.
Alif, Lam and Mim are three friends of the Martial Arts school who grew up together in an Islamic Boarding School called Al Ikhlas.

Alif, the stubborn yet honest, chose to become the police . He was determined to eradicate all forms of crime while tracking the killer of his parents.

Lam, the empathy one, chose to become a journalist. Dreaming of spreading the truth and became the eyes of the people.

Mim chose to teach religion and remain settled at the boarding school. Making himself to be the good example on earth and keeping the core values of his religion on this earth. All those three were met, after the chaos following the blast in a cafe.

Evidence in investigation leads to Mim's and his students involvement. Alif have to encounter his own best friend and destroy Islamic schools where he was raised. Lam is stuck between his two friends, continue to find the common ground in order to avoid a more severe destruction. Mim chose to face the policemen and prefer to sacrifice his life.

Alif, Lam and Mim are forced to fight each other in their fight for the truth, while keeping the family and their loved ones safe.

3: ALIF NAM MIM

Everyone's Ready To Brawl In The First Official Poster For 3: ALIF LAM MIM

Comic 8 franchise director Anggy Umbara has a new film on the horizon followng its ceremonious announcement in January and subsequent production as of February. The title, 3: Alif Nam Mim bears a distinct underlying reference to the first three letters of the Quran which may by much more decipherable to those knowledgeable of it, but the film it adheres to definitely looks like it will be going to be an exciting martial arts film in some capacity.

The next several days of waiting should grant us a trailer by then. Fow now though, we finally have our premiere look at the cast in the first official poster following earlier teaser one-sheets unveiled in tha past year. Actors Cornelio Sunny, Abimanya Aryasatya and Agus Kuncoro lead the cast which, and much to the favor of martial arts fans, also includes actress Prisia Nasution and The Raid franchise co-stars, actors Donny Alamsyah and Cecep Arif Rahman - the latter whose career prospects have expanded nicely in the past year as well.

We're about learn much more on this one in the days ahead, but do check out the latest poster in the album below and watch this space!

3: ALIF NAM MIM

French Action Pilot, O, Stars Cecep Arif Rahman And More In The First Trailer!

All's quiet on The Raid front nowadays with Indonesian martial artist and actor Cecep Arif Rahman having granted himself quite the attention after last year's stellar villainous performance in the sequel cult hit, The Raid 2. Such momentum has granted several of its Indonesian star purveyors some meaty prospects in other territories, especially for Rahman whilst we await confirmation for a certain possible role in an upcoming film this December which may or may not be just a mere rumor.

In the meantime, fans can now catch him in the lead role for a brand new pilot installment for upcoming French action series, O: Une Union Pas Comme Les Autres (A Union Like No Other). Filmmaker Christophe Diez wrote and directed the pilot with a story centered on a secret organization bent on combating terrorism and international crime. Much of the data available now is minimal as much as it's all in French, but the trailer has been up for a while now and not only do we get a good look at the cast, we get to see more of Rahman who clearly hasn't missed a step, performing the action as well as directing it with co-star Gil De Muger.

Moreover, we also get to see action actor Anthony Pho which I think is a real treat aside from his usual filmmaking craft for his Monkids channel on Youtube. The pilot for O is in post and should be ready later this year, so check out the trailer below, and take an exclusive look at 50 new stills courtesy of Diez himself!

Teaser du Pilote de la série -O- by kickstartv

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'The Force Awakens' With THE RAID 2 Actors Joining The Seventh STAR WARS Film

Well, nobody within a range too distant from the production of J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens saw this coming, but it appears that The Raid 2 principal stars, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman will have roles of their own in the film when it releases this December.

There are no details as of yet, and it also comes as a major, MAJOR fucking surprise since their names were nowhere seen in previous reports. Nonetheless, it's a big step up from a group that has seen its cult success rise from the recent fanbase grown stemming from the successes of director Gareth Huw Evans whose films have signaled a sizable resurgence for Indonesia's film industry with the releases of coming-of-age martial arts drama, Merantau, and two of the currently developing Raid Trilogy.

It's also another huge foray further into the mainstream for Uwais and Ruhian, who themselves stepped into sci-fi territory with the current sequel production of Liam O'Donnell's Beyond Skyline, following Uwais's brief stint among a more international cast in Keanu Reeves' thrilling 2013 kung fu character study, Man Of Tai Chi and Ruhian's crossover to Japan for Miike Takashi's upcoming vampire spectacle, Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld. Clearly, Merantau was just the beginning, and so this news is likely to do well among anyone curious to see how well these three will will bode on either side of the force. The question is, who among these three will join the dark side and wield a lightsaber?

Whatever the case may be, after last November's teaser and before we hear anymore news about a Han Solo spin-off, we need answers. This is too huge!

H/T: Twitchfilm