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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mystery thriller 'Decalcomania' unites Singapore-Thailand stars; set for December release
Singapore's Mocha Chai Laboratories and Thailand's The One Enterprise have joined forces for Decalcomania, a gripping new mystery-thriller slated for a December 2025 release. Set between Singapore and Bangkok, the series weaves supernatural elements with psychological tension as filming unfolds across both cities. 'Decalcomania' - Two women, one twisted fate The plot revolves around two women from drastically different worlds - a harsh Bangkok nightclub owner and a gorgeous Singapore socialite - who miraculously switch souls following a car accident. As they are forced to live each other's lives, long-buried secrets emerge, threatening to destroy everything they knew. Mookda Narinrak in a double role Thai actress Mookda Narinrak (So Wayree) plays the tough dual role, reuniting with co-star Hussawee Pakrapongpisan. Chai Chatayodom Hiranyatithi (Master of the House) will join them in his first foreign endeavor, partnering Pat Chayanit Chansangavej and Thaneth Warakulnukroh, according to Deadline website. Singaporean stars join the cast Representing Singapore in Decalcomania are acclaimed actor Pierre Png (Crazy Rich Asians), award-winning actress Hong Hui Fang (Ajoomma), and rising star Gladys Ng (Under the Net). Their inclusion adds a strong Singaporean presence to the series, further deepening its cross-cultural appeal and expanding its reach across Southeast Asian audiences. An international production dream team Created by Singaporean filmmaker Chai Yee Wei (Wonderland) and co-written by Chance Wanlass, Decalcomania first gained momentum at the 2022 Asian Television Forum. Thai showrunner Nipon Pewnen leads the production, with art direction by Pawas Sawatchaiyamet (Monkey Man) and VFX supervised by Lee Stringer (Star Wars: Clone Wars). Where to watch and what's next The series will stream on Thailand's One31 and OneD platforms, and in Singapore via Mediacorp's meWATCH. Backed by Singapore's IMDA Co-Production Grant, Decalcomania aims to join the ranks of recent Thai global hits like Master of the House, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, and Bad Genius.
CNA
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Singapore's Pierre Png, Cynthia Koh and Hong Huifang to star in new Thai co-production thriller
Some of Thailand and Singapore's brightest stars will come together in a new co-production for which filming is currently ongoing in Bangkok and Singapore. Decalcomania is about two women, one a privileged socialite in Singapore and the other a hardened nightclub owner in Bangkok, who discover they are long-lost twins after a car accident causes them to mysteriously switch bodies. Both characters are played by Thai actress Mookda Narinrak. Other stars include Master Of The House's Chai Chatayodom Hiranyatithi and Mad Unicorn's Thaneth Warakulnukroh, while Singapore is represented by Pierre Png, Cynthia Koh, Hong Huifang, Amy Cheng and new talent Gladys Ng. The show is slated to debut on Thai TV channel ONE31 and the OneD app at the end of the year, as well as on mewatch early next year. Png, no stranger to international productions thanks to his role in Crazy Rich Asians, plays a 'very dedicated policeman' who is hardcore at work but deferential to his wife at home, he told us. The character is determined to take down a wealthy businessman with whom his family has a personal vendetta. Although he knows only a few words of Thai, most of which are unprintable – 'as with every new language, you learn the bad things first, right?' – he appreciates Thai productions such as How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, he said. 'It's the twist – how you assume it's going to go down this way, but along the way, there are a few clever detours.' In addition, 'Thai comedy works for me. It's very cleverly plotted out.' Png feels he's quite similar to his character, not only in terms of being respectful to his wife, but also when it comes to feeling for the marginalised, he said, sharing that he recently took up sign language and also started a movement called SPEAK, standing for Suicide Prevention through Empathy, Awareness and Kindness. 'I feel that not enough is being done to educate or bring awareness to youths who are very troubled in this day and age with the influx of information that is so readily available,' he said. 'I don't have children, but I have many nephews and nieces, and many friends who have children. I made it my goal to use whatever mileage I have to bring attention to these things.' On the professional front, Png was the first and only choice to play the Decalcomania role, said executive producer Michelle Chang of Singapore's Mocha Chai Laboratories, who had brought the story to Thai entertainment giant The One Enterprise, resulting in the collaboration. Chang, together with director Chai Yee Wei and writer Chance Wanlass, who co-created the concept, also brought us the award-winning film Wonderland starring Mark Lee and Peter Yu. 'I wanted Pierre from the get-go,' she said. 'I knew, from his days in Phua Chu Kang, that he could do comedy, and I also know he could do serious drama, because of Zero Calling.' And when showrunner Nipon Pewnen (Thicha, Spare Me Your Mercy) saw Png's audition, he knew they had their guy, she said. 'Pierre has this ability to play that dual personality – tough cop at work, sweet husband at home. Everyone loved his audition.' She was also keen to work with Thai collaborators as productions like Master Of The House and Mad Unicorn convinced her they were 'next-level' creators, she said. Scripting the show, with the contributions of a Thai writing team, involved a lot of time and back-and-forth as scripts were translated from English into Thai and back into English. Once filming commenced, though, crew from both countries instantly got along in spite of not speaking the same language, thanks to 'movie magic', she quipped. The story will resonate with audiences, Pewnen said, because 'rich or poor, everyone has their own problems. Why? If you're begging for what you don't have, it will cost you a lot. The world is very chaotic right now, because we can never get enough wealth, power, everything. But, if you can find satisfaction within yourself, you won't have to fight for anything'. Creatively, he said, it's important to make shows that represent Southeast Asia. 'You see Korean series; you see American series. We have to put Southeast Asian series on the map. Let's make Singapore proud. Let's make Thailand proud. Let's make Southeast Asia proud.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mookda Narinrak, Hussawee Pakrapongpisan & Chai Chatayodom Hiranyatithi Talk New Singapore-Thailand ‘Decalcomania' Series
Singaporean production outfit Mocha Chai Laboratories and Thai studio The One Enterprise are currently in production for mystery thriller series Decalcomania. Set to be released in December this year, Decalcomania stars Thailand's Mookda Narinrak (So Wayree), Hussawee Pakrapongpisan (So Wayree), Chai Chatayodom Hiranyatithi (Master of the House), Pat Chayanit Chansangavej (Dalah) and Thaneth Warakulnukroh (Mad Unicorn), alongside Singapore's Pierre Png (Crazy Rich Asians), Hong Hui Fang (Ajoomma) and Gladys Ng (Under the Net). More from Deadline 'Squid Game' Season 3 Star Park Sung-hoon On How A Career In Theater Prepared Him For The Biggest Role Of His Life Asia's Content Execs & Anti-Piracy Experts Call On IP Owners To Be More Proactive In Protecting Their Content - APOS 'Squid Game' Season 3 Star Wi Ha-jun Reveals How Filming The Series Connected To His Childhood Currently filming in both Singapore and Bangkok, the series will debut on Thailand's One31 channel and OneD application, with a Singapore broadcast on Mediacorp's Mewatch. The series follows two women who suddenly wake up in each other's bodies: one is 26-year old Neungdeaw Ananthikun, a hardened Bangkok nightclub owner with a haunted past; the other is Leia Woo, a glamorous Singapore socialite living under the protection of a powerful pharmaceutical tycoon. After a car accident, their souls are mysteriously swapped, and the secrets they have spent lifetimes burying begin to unravel. One must survive a world of high-society manipulation, while the other must navigate a criminal underworld she has never known. Narinrak plays the role of both women who undergo the soul swap — a challenge which has pushed her acting skills to a new level. She has spent nearly a decade in the TV and modeling industries in Thailand, after winning Miss Teen Thailand in 2011. 'This project is a challenge for me as I need to play two characters in the same series, so I did quite a bit of homework and workshops to bring out the different characters,' Narinrak tells Deadline. 'When I was in these workshops, sometimes the director will join in and pick the best way of expression for these characters. It's not just one class or workshop, but a long journey to find the right match for both my characters, in their emotional expressions, body language and way they talk, to create the different layers,' adds Narinrak. Narinrak reunites with fellow actor Pakrapongpisan in Decalcomania, after previously working together in several Thai shows. For Pakrapongpisan, it is his first time working with actors outside of Thailand. 'The Singapore cast and crew have been very kind and nice,' says Pakrapongpisan. 'We've had friendly discussions and script reads together and we're heading in the same direction of making the best project we can.' He said that he would like to act in a musical in the near future, and particularly enjoys films and television shows based on true stories — singling out Titanic as one of his favorite films. Hiranyatithi is a veteran actor in the Thai industry, with Decalcomania marking his first-ever international co-production in his 27-year acting career. In 2024, he starred in Netflix's hit Thai series Master of the House, which gave him an international audience he had never experienced before. 'The series was told in such a way that is very Thai, but on an international scale that people can also relate to,' says Hiranyatithi. 'I got recognized a lot when I went on vacation abroad, with people coming up to say that they saw the series. I went to Italy, and people said they had seen it. My brother, who lives in America, also got to see it. He never got to see my work before this. 'It's been a great stepping stone in my career, because I've been doing this for very long and I didn't think that I would be stepping up now. I thought I would stay right there and be good with what I was doing already,' adds Hiranyatithi. Hiranyatithi has spent a majority of his career employed full-time in-house by Thai channels, before recently going independent since his last contract expired. Relishing this new season in his career as an independent actor, Hiranyatithi says: 'It's very intimidating because I've never known any other way of working before this. I have always been attached to a certain channel. Now I need to choose my roles and projects more because I've always just done whatever was thrown at me. This time, at this age too, I should be able to explore more options for for my career and I was so lucky that I got this project.' Speaking about his first scene for Decalcomania, Hiranyatithi says he did one of the most challenging scenes right from the beginning: 'I had just landed and I came from the airport straight to set. The first scene, I spoke three languages in one scene. I've never done that in my life. I had to speak English to the doctor, speak Thai to my daughter, and then I had to call my guard and speak in Chinese.' Decalcomania was conceived by Singaporean creator and director Chai Yee Wei (Wonderland), with the pilot penned by screenwriter and co-creator Chance Wanlass. The project took off at the Asian Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore in 2022, with executive producer Michelle Chang finding an overseas collaborator in Thailand's The One Enterprise. The series is led by Thai showrunner Nipon Pewnen, who is The One Enterprise's chief of TV production, with a writing team headed by Wattana Weerayawattana (Thicha). Chang says that she had originally looked to co-produce the series in South Korea, but she later pivoted to Thailand. 'The original version was supposed to be Korean, but we were looking at the market at that time and felt that Thai dramas were coming up. They did a few Netflix originals and then I looked at the fan base for the Thai actors,' says Chang. 'The Thai market is a good place, because their budgets are quite healthy, and a lot of Thais speak English and Mandarin as well. That's why we wrote the pilot as a Thai-production.' Chang also highlighted that Thai productions are traveling very well globally, naming titles like Netflix's Master of the House, box office hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and Bad Genius. On what drew him to Decalcomania after Chang pitched the series to him, Pewnen says that the concept of soul-swapping was special, as well as the story's broader life philosophy. 'I love the theme of the story, where if you try to get something else that you don't have, you get into a lot of trouble. But if you find satisfaction in yourself, you're going to be happy with life,' says Pewnen. Art direction is led by Pawas Sawatchaiyamet (Monkey Man) and visual effects is headed by Lee Stringer (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, Star Wars: Clone Wars). Decalcomania is also funded by the International Co-Production Grant from Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). 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