JAKARTA, May 14 ― Marvel's Avengers may bring in billions at the box office but Indonesia is taking on the likes of Captain America and Iron Man with its own superhero franchise, tapping into growing global demand for diverse characters. The first movie of the series, Gundala, which was...
, which made more than US$800 million, has pushed US studios to search for more diverse stories and characters to reflect audience demand.
“We're not only trying to provide some nostalgia, but also to expose younger generations to our own superhero stories,” Bumilangit's creative general manager Iwan Nazif told AFP. “I never knew Indonesia had all these superhero characters until Gundala,” said film buff Septian Dwi Putri.
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