Kuala Lumpur – Australian director and visual effects specialist Seth Larney (Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolution, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Superman Returns and The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader) teams up with Malaysia’s Nasir Jani (Kembara Seniman Jalanan and Rozana Cinta 87) for Tombiruo, an action packed thriller based on the best-selling novel by Ramlee Awang Murshid. Tombiruo tells a story of a troubled young man, who was cast away because of his deformed face.

Director Seth Larney said, “Tombiruo is my Malaysian directing debut and I am thrilled to bring my previous experience to Tombiruo and at the same time gain new experiences about Malaysian filmmaking.”

Tombiruo has attracted a team of producers comprising Astro Shaw, Ideate Media, Grup Buku Karangkraf and Layar Sunan. This film adaptation is also supported by the National Film Development Corporation Malayisa (FINAS), Malaysia’s film development agency.

Najwa Abu Bakar, Head of Astro Shaw said, “Tombiruo marks Astro Shaw’s first partnership with Ideate Media, Grup Buku Karangkraf and Layar Sunan.  As a co-investor, distributor and marketing agent for Tombiruo: Penunggu Rimba, we are delighted to continue presenting unique Asian stories with a Malaysian voice to global audiences. Given the increasingly international appeal of our recent movies such as The Journey, Polis Evo, OlaBola and the multi-country co-production of Apichatpong Weeraseethakul’s Cemetery of Splendour, we continue to also nurture local creative and production talents and work alongside international production teams.”