Screenplay Films and Bumilangit have announced the cast of their newest film, Virgo and The Sparklings.

Adhisty Zara, who was cast in September last year as Riani/Virgo, will be joined by Bryan Domani as Leo, Mawar De Jongh as Carmine and Rebecca Klopper as Sasmi.

The movie tells the story of Riani, a teenage girl who is forced to unleash her hidden powers as mysterious cases occur and wreak havoc in her town. She is helped by members of her band, Virgo and The Sparklings.

Casting for the roles of Monica and Ussy was conducted in September last year, involving hundreds of applicants. Participants were required to show their talents in a one-minute video uploaded to social media with the hashtag #VirgoTalentSearch. At the time, producer Joko Anwar said that he hoped to find new talents for the Indonesian film industry.

Among the new names found in the search were Satine Zaneta and Ashira Zamita, who will play the roles of Ussy and Monica, respectively. Producers also announced that Rachel Florencia, Mentari Novel and Indah Kusuma will play members of The Scorpion Sisters band, a rival of Virgo and The Sparklings.

Virgo was created by Jan Mintaraga in the Kapten Halilintar (Captain Lightning) comic series in 1973. She is one of the most well-known characters of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe and often appears in other comics, such as Patriot: Prahara. Thirty superheroes are featured within the universe.

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In 2017, Annisa Nisfihani and Elli Goh adapted the character into a weekly online comic series Virgo and The Sparklings, available on global digital comic platform Line Webtoon. Set in the modern era, Virgo, aka Riani, is a university student who forms a band called The Sparklings with her friends. The series has been translated into 21 languages.

Virgo and The Sparklings is directed by Ody C. Harahap and produced by Joko, Bismarka Kurniawan and Wicky V. Olindo. The screenwriters are Johanna Wattimena and Rafki Hidayat.

Through its Instagram account, the movie asked fans to make donations to help fight COVID-19 in Indonesia by purchasing cloth facemasks on Bumilangit’s official store on Tokopedia. 

 

 

 

 

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Kami dari Virgo & the Sparklings Movie ingin mengajak teman-teman untuk ikut berdonasi dalam membantu penanganan COVID-19 di Indonesia dan dapatkan masker exclusive Virgo & The Sparklings movie sebagai tanda apresiasi. Teman-teman bisa langsung ke Official Store Bumilangit di Tokopedia atau cek info melalui link yang ada di instagram bio @virgoandthesparklingsmovie. Donasi yang diterima akan disalurkan oleh UNICEF Indonesia (@unicefindonesia) untuk penyediaan APD bagi tenaga medis melalui Pemerintah, pengiriman paket alat kebersihan, alat bermain dan belajar untuk panti asuhan dan kegiatan komunikasi pencegahan Covid 19. Masker ini hanya tersedia lewat donasi di Official Store Bumilangit di Tokopedia, tapi bagi yang ingin berdonasi langsung melalui website UNICEF juga bisa langsung ke unicef.id ya. Yuk kita lawan Covid 19 bersama! #virgolawancovid-19 #virgoandthesparklings #virgoandthesparklingsmovie #jagoanindonesia

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Through UNICEF Indonesia, proceeds will be used to provide health workers with protective gear and orphanages with learning and playing tools, while communication tools will be used to help in the fight against COVID-19.

Virgo and The Sparklings was initially set to be released this year. The new release date has yet to be announced. (wng)

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