Stories by @zainhartono

Prince of Persia

In ancient Persia, Prince Dastan and his warband stumbles upon a revered Indian princess who leads them to a lost kingdom in the Indus Valley - a mythical city of beauty, dominated at its center by a massive Tree of Life. Therein lies an ancient entity of darkness, Ahriman, who was imprisoned within the tree after a cosmic struggle with his brother, Ormazd. When they arrive, Princess Aaloka fights her father, the Mourning King, who unleashes Ahriman as payment for a debt. In doing so, Corruption is set upon the world. With the help of Prince Dastan and his band of misfits, Aaloka must take up arms against these cosmic foes in an attempt to redeem herself and cleanse the blighted kingdom of evil. Based on the 2008 game by Ubisoft, this sweeping fantasy romance harkens back to the great swords & sorcery films of old like the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, with a more intimate lense.

The Superman

Set two years after Superman’s battle with the Dark Knight and the defeat of Intergang. This third instalment into the DCEU has Superman working with the US Government in an uneasy alliance. With the arrival of more extra-terrestrial threats, puts into question the safety of Earth. To this effect, Superman is paired off with Neil Quinn, a human experiment with the power to absorb energy. Supposedly a loyal agent of the United States Government, he and Superman do not see eye-to-eye and a confrontation between the two will leave them blind to Luthor’s machinations. Lex Luthor desires the ultimate weapon against the Superman… a Doomsday weapon.

Batman v. Superman

The world changed when mankind was witness to the awesome power of the Superman. Now 2 years later, the love affair is seemingly ended when the Man of Steel becomes involved in the complexities of international politics with lives lost amidst foreign conflicts. As journalist Lois Lane attempts to clear his name, Senate Hearings and the media compel Superman to work within the system, in Gotham, Metropolis’ sister city, the Batman escalates his war on crime seeking a means to end the potential threat of Superman. In the shadows, Lex Luthor appears to be pulling the strings of fate and industry, to enact his social experiment and bring about a clash of heroes: the Dark Knight of Gotham against the Last Son of Krypton.

Angels & Demons

Following the murder of a physicist, Father Leo Vetra, his daughter Vittoria must team up with Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon to fight a secret brotherhood, the Illuminati. Clues lead them all around the Vatican, including the four altars of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An assassin, working for the Illuminati, has captured four cardinals, and seeks to murder each one, painfully. In this 8 episode series, join Robert and Vittoria as they race against time in search of a new very destructive weapon that the brotherhood intend to kill millions, flocked to Rome for Conclave. The old world and the new are about to collide.

Man of Steel

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. Aspiring journalist Clark Kent travels the world to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. His journey would have him cross paths with rival reporter Lois Lane of the Daily Planet. But after the Earth is threatened with annihilation, the hero in him will have to emerge if he is to save the planet and become the symbol of hope for all mankind- Superman…

King Arthur II

Two years into his reign, ARTHUR, High-King of Britain, struggles to keep the lords and kings who remained loyal to his deposed father. Rebellions rise and are quickly quenched with the aide of the mages he’d welcomed home. Chief among them is his betrothed, GUINEVERE, daughter of the powerful MERLIN. For a time, Camelot and in extension, Britain prospers. Then, on the eve of their wedding ceremony, Guinevere is kidnapped by an agent of evil, who takes her to the mysterious TOWER OF GLASS. In order to rescue his love, Arthur must enlist the help of an old friend- SIR LANCELOT. Will love mean the end of Arthur’s reign, or will it empower him?

Clash of the Titans

Perseus, the demigod son of mighty Zeus, the king of the gods, vows to take his revenge on Calibos, the terrifying King of the Marshes when he sees his mortal family and their fishing village perish. As the race of mortals summons up the courage to rebel against the tyrany of Calibos, the doomed city of Argos becomes a battlefield, as the mad-king wages war on the gods, the machinations of both his goddess-mother Hera and Hades, Lord of the Underworld. Olympus, disillusioned by Man, threatens to unleash the legendary Kraken, last of the dreaded titans upon the world, unless the fair Princess Andromeda willingly offers herself as a sacrifice. Now, having nothing more to lose, Perseus embarks on a daring, peril-laden quest to stop the forces of evil before the gods plunge the world into chaos and darkness. But, to survive the relentless onslaught of demons and terrible adversaries, Perseus must first embrace his destiny. Will Perseus defy the gods, and save humankind or will he crumble, another victim in this clash of the Titans?

King Arthur

Robbed of his birthright, raised by horse-breaking mercenaries, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of Lud’s Town (London). But once he pulls the legendary sword Excalibur from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy and the duty that comes with it - whether he likes it or not. An alternative version of the Arthurian legends with a slightly modern hint to it, set in a highly fantastical Britain.