NORMAN: We just want to make our own interpretation of the event in a comprehensive manner showing that the Malaysian army had also saved the Americans during the conflict.
CYBERJAYA: KRU Studios' upcoming remake of Hollywood blockbuster 'Black Hawk Down' will be made based on the Malaysian armed forces' perspective and not intended to offend anyone.
Its executive president, Norman Abdul Halim, said the focus of the movie would be on the role played by over 100 Malaysian soldiers who put their lives at risk to rescue trapped American rangers in the war torn city of Mogadishu, Somalia about 20 years ago.
"We are always on the lookout for patriotic stories that have not been conveyed in a melodramatic or biographic form. Since we are trying to appeal to a diverse audience, we will make it into an action-war movie. "It was never our intention to offend the American soldiers or any other parties involved in the clash," he said. Norman said he did not see any harm in producing the movie or reason to believe the Hollywood movie makers would feel aggrieved because the 2001 version was made based on the American perspective.
"They themselves have produced their own version of the historical event. We are only producing our side of the story, coming from the eyes of our soldiers and their first-hand experience of the incident," he said. "We just want to make our own interpretation of the event in a comprehensive manner showing that the Malaysian army had also saved the Americans during the conflict," he said.
Norman said the Malaysian version, which would be shot in both English and Bahasa Malaysia, was still at the early stages of planning and research. The script, he said would likely to be ready by end of the year and a special documentary would be produced ahead of the actual movie. Filming is expected to start sometime next year. Norman said he have yet to decide who to direct the film and the main cast line-up for the movie. "We will proceed to produce the documentary first.
After that, we shall proceed with the filming. The movie will also be include camoes of individuals were involved the war themselves. "Apart from that, we shall also request for assistance from the relevant authorities to help with props such as weapons, as well as to obtain materials and relevant information. I am still waiting for a suitable time to meet with the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) representative.
"We have yet to finalize the cast and there is a possibility that Yusri won't be directing it," he said, adding that the studio was eying a non-Malaysian film director for the movie. Directed by producer and director Ridley Scott, 'Black Hawk Down' was released in 2001 and was an adaption of the 1999 book of the same name, authored by Mark Bowden. Though the movie had won many awards and achievements, the people of Somalia and the international forces that were in the African soil during the turmoil had been downplayed in the movie.
One of the example, the movie had not included the role and contribution of international forces under the wings of the United Nations in Somalia, including Malaysia's 19th Battalion of the Royal Malaysian Army (Mechanical). During the rescue operation, Corporal Mat Aznan Awang was killed after the tank he was operating was blown up by a rocket launcher.
Nine other Malaysian soldiers were injured. Mat Aznan was later awarded the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa medal for his bravery.
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