14 May - For the past three years, Movie Carnival has served as a platform for fans groups to gather together, be in character and relive the movie magic to the public. Marked as the fourth year of Movie Carnival in 2009 and taking place at Sunway Pyramid from 29 May to 7 June, Cinema Online caught up with Commanding Officers from from 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, Annwyn Costumers, Rebel Legion Malaysian Outpost (RLMO) and Mandalorian Mercs Jebat Squad to see what they have in store for the movie event of the year.
According to Zulkarnain, Commanding Officer of 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, "We have had a great time being part of Movie Carnival for the past two years. The support given by the organisers have helped greatly in promoting the 'Star Wars' saga especially to the younger fans and also for our club's purpose." He then added, "This year, we will be present on both weekends with our 'Star Wars' character appearances and we also to hold a charity drive for children. Although we havent't identified a home or a cause at this point, our charity will comprise of a regular donation box and donators will be given a small token of appreciation - an exclusive 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost bookmarks." "We also intend to hold a 'Toys for Tots' programme, similar to our counterparts in the US. Members of the public can drop a new toy at our booth that will be given to a deserving child." He assured that the public can look forward to to seeing Dark Lord of the Sith himself, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Sandtroopers, Snowtroopers, Imperial Royal Guards, TIE Pilots, AT-ST Commander and Imperial Officers this time around.
The Rebel games range from the "Rebel Hunt" where participants will be on the lookout for the correct set of Rebels to "The Force Is Strong In You" trivia.
Representing the fantasy and comics genres, Annwyn Costumers will be operating a booth and having fan activities on both Saturdays. "There will be dramatic fight sequences from costume characters from the "X-Men" and the "Pirates Of The Carribean" franchises conducted separately on stage," says Andrea Tan, Costume Coordinator for Annwyn Costumers.
"The public can expect to see up to 15 costume characters from popular film franchise such as 'Batman,' 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' 'The Chronicles Of Narnia,' 'Harry Potter,' and many more from Annwyn."