EXCLUSIVE: CJ ENM’s Vietnamese outfit, CJ HK Leisure, is becoming a member of forces with native horror pioneers ProductionQ for the primary time on horror characteristic The Demon Prince.
The movie, which CJ ENM is introducing to patrons right here at ACFM, is directed by Tran Huu Tan and produced by Nguyen Pham Hoang Quan. The duo are credited with kickstarting Vietnam’s interval horror growth with hits similar to The Soul Reaper (2023) and Cam: The Sisters (2024), combining native folklore, trendy storytelling and psychological stress.
Set in historical Vietnam, The Demon Prince revolves round a wandering storyteller who entertains the crowds with tales of a demon prince born from a forbidden ritual, till he encounters a masked stranger who makes him marvel if the story could be greater than a delusion. In the meantime, in a distant leper village, a good-looking stranger brings hope with miraculous cures till doubts develop about whether or not his assist could come at a horrible value.
ProductionQ has additionally produced horror hits similar to Dwelling Candy Dwelling, which performed at Busan International Film Festival in 2019, and Vietnamese Horror Story (2022). The Soul Reaper was additionally made as a collection Hellbound Village for native streamer Okay+ with Netflix buying Southeast Asian rights.
At present in post-production, their new movie is being lined up for launch on December 5, 2025. CJ HK Leisure and ProductionQ are planning a solid reveal on the finish of this month.
Launched in 2017 as a three way partnership between CJ ENM and Vietnam’s HKFilm, CJ HK Leisure has produced main Vietnamese hits similar to Tran Thanh’s household dramas Mai and The Home Of No Man, which each grossed round $20M.
The corporate additionally distributes Vietnamese, Korean and different worldwide movies within the Vietnam market, produced each by CJ group corporations and different worldwide producers. It just lately loved successful with Vietnamese household drama Leaving Mother, which has grossed $6M since its August launch.
CJ additionally co-distributes movies acquired by Vietnam’s Mockingbird Photos together with U.S. indie studio Neon’s Collectively and Indonesian horror movies Pabrik Gula and Perewanan. Korean hits have included Hitman 2 and Yadang: The Snitch, that are the primary and two Korean movies in Vietnam to this point this yr.
Upcoming releases to be co-distributed with Mockingbird embrace Japanese studio Toho’s Exit 8 on September 26, and Demise Whisperer 3, produced by Thailand’s M Studio, on October 10.
On the unique manufacturing entrance, CJ HK Leisure is lining up 4 to 5 Vietnamese productions for launch in 2026. Particulars of the brand new slate can be introduced quickly.
