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A Horror Sequel Gets a Calendar Before It Gets an Audience
· New York time
Indonesian studio MD Entertainment plans to release a sequel to its 2025 horror hit Pabrik Gula in early 2028 and has three Imax films planned for 2027. Astrid Wienardi, the company's head of content licensing and global business, outlined the plans at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. The announcement puts the sequel on a longer timetable than the original's immediate success might suggest. It also places the company's upcoming work in the context of large-format cinema, with three Imax projects planned for the year before the sequel's targeted release. Plans are not completed releases, and the schedule gives the studio time to develop and deliver the projects. For audiences familiar with the original, the sequel announcement establishes an intended return without settling what the finished film will contain. Horror usually makes a virtue of uncertainty. A release plan has the opposite job: tell everyone when to expect something. MD Entertainment has given its next scare a date far enough away that the calendar gets to build suspense before the film does.
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