PT Bumilangit Entertainment Corpora (Bumilangit) is an Indonesian intellectual property-based entertainment company which has one of the largest comic book character libraries in Asia. Bumilangit maintains a library of more than 1,200 comic characters that have been published over the last sixty years. Currently, Bumilangit is also involved in the production of films, television series, animation, comic publications (print or digital), licensing, merchandising, and digital business based on those characters.
History
Established in 2003, Bumilangit marked the milestone in the revival of superheroes-based comic storytelling in Indonesia. Since 2003, various legendary Indonesian comic characters is under the management of Bumilangit such as Gundala (by Hasmi), Si Buta Dari Gua Hantu (by Ganes TH), Sri Asih (by RA Kosasih), Tira, Virgo (Jan Mintaraga), Mandala (Man), and so on.
Film and television series production
In 2018, Bumilangit and Screenplay Films formed a partnership by establishing PT Screenplay Bumilangit Production (Screenplay Bumilangit) which is engaged in the production of films and television series that focus on creating the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe.
In August 2019, Screenplay Bumilangit producers, Bismarka Kurniawan, Wicky V. Olindo and Joko Anwar, publicly launched Bumilangit Cinematic Universe volume 1 and also announced A-list Indonesian actors and actresses to play characters in its films, such as Abimana Aryasatya, Pevita Pearce, Chelsea Islan, Tara Basro, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Joe Taslim, Nicholas Saputra, and others.
In the same month, Screenplay Bumilangit released Gundala, directed by Joko Anwar, as the first film for the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe in cinemas. Gundala later became the most successful Indonesian comic superhero-themed film and was officially selected for the Midnight Madness screening program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2020, Screenplay Bumilangit announced an exclusive partnership with Disney+ Hotstar to stream Bumilangit Cinematic Universe movies after they were released in theaters. At the same time, Screenplay Bumilangit also announced the new Bumilangit Cinematic Universe actors and actresses, such as Reza Rahadian, Christine Hakim, Jefri Nichol, and Dimas Anggara.
In 2021, Disney+ Hotstar announced that it would stream TIRA series as part of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe Volume 1 In 2022, the next entry from Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, Sri Asih, which is directed by Upi and starring Pevita Pearce, has been announced for release on November 17, 2022.
Animation production
Bumilangit released the Patriot Cilik animated series on national television on June 1, 2018. During its broadcast, Patriot Cilik was watched by an average of 30 million people per day. Various merchandise, children's story books, and mobile games based on Patriot Cilik series have also been made.
On January 16, 2020, Bumilangit re-released Si Bulan Koki Super animated series which contains religious messages. The children's animation, which was broadcast on the national television, immediately became the number one animated religious children series in Indonesia with an audience of about 10 million people per day in its first month. Season 2 of Si Bulan Koki Super series is currently in production and will be released in 2022.
The children's animated series Gundala and Friends is also in production and will air on national television stations in 2023
Comic publishing
Bumilangit has published various printed comics since its establishment until now. Currently, Bumilangit printed comics are sold through Gramedia bookstores and e-commerce platforms.
In 2017, Bumilangit Komik published Virgo and The Sparklings comic on the LINE Webtoon platform and is one of the best-selling comic titles on LINE Webtoon Indonesia with 1.8 million subscribers and 195 million views. Virgo and the Sparklings comic is also translated by fans into 30 languages such as English, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Turkish, Arabic and many more.
In 2019, Gundala: Takdir, which is a print comic adaptation of the film Gundala, is one of the best-selling comics in Indonesia, reaching four reprints and distributed in English in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.
Bumilangit Komik has released other digital comics on LINE Webtoon, Gundala: Son of Lightning (2019) and Sri Asih: Celestial Goddess (2020).