South Korean movie studio Barunson E&A (“Parasite”) has come aboard “Inherit,” an upcoming horror function from Thai manufacturing home GDH 559 (“The right way to Make Tens of millions Earlier than Grandma Dies”), taking over worldwide gross sales duties throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Center East and North Africa.
The partnership extends an current working relationship between the 2 corporations and introduces Barunson E&A to Banjong Pisanthanakun, a director with a string of main Thai style hits to his title. His credit embody “Shutter,” the comedy-horror phenomenon “Pee Mak” – which set the all-time native field workplace file in Thailand and have become the primary native title to attract greater than ten million admissions – and “The Medium.”
“Inherit” brings Pisanthanakun again to the director’s chair for the primary time in 4 years. The story facilities on a affluent household whose rigorously maintained picture begins to break down after an historical centipede spirit enters their lineage. The screenplay attracts from “Tayat Asun,” a Thai horror novel that has sustained a faithful readership since its 1991 debut, spawning tv variations over the many years however by no means beforehand a theatrical movie.
Davika Hoorne, whose current credit embody “A Helpful Ghost” – awarded the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize and launched in Thailand by way of GDH – leads the forged.
GDH 559’s 2024 title “The right way to Make Tens of millions Earlier than Grandma Dies” took in round $73.8 million globally, whereas “Human Useful resource” earned a Venice Movie Competition premiere in 2025.
The transfer suits a sample for Barunson E&A, which has been cultivating partnerships with distinguished manufacturing expertise throughout the area. In Indonesia, the corporate holds an unique association with Come and See Footage, the manufacturing firm of director Joko Anwar, whose profile has grown significantly past Southeast Asia. Anwar’s Prime Video function “The Siege at Thorn Excessive” and his Berlinale-premiering comedy-horror “Ghost within the Cell” each depend Barunson E&A amongst their key worldwide companions.
“’Inherit’ is a venture we’ve been deeply keen about for a while,” stated Jina Osothsilp, CEO of GDH 559. “It’s a story that feels deeply rooted in our tradition, but speaks to one thing common about household, legacy, and what we can’t escape. We’re particularly excited to be collaborating with Barunson E&A. Their sturdy world perspective makes them a great accomplice in bringing ‘Inherit’ to worldwide audiences.”
Yoonhee Choi, CEO of Barunson E&A, added: “Beneath its style framework, the movie explores themes of household, guilt, and hypocrisy, giving it each emotional weight and powerful worldwide enchantment. Banjong Pisanthanakun is a filmmaker with a singular voice, and we see this as the start of a broader inventive relationship.”
The partnership comes as Barunson E&A has been broadening its involvement in earlier-stage growth, most lately by way of a memorandum of understanding with Studio N to develop tasks rooted in webtoon and internet novel IP. Discussions with GDH are anticipated to maneuver in an analogous route, with co-development and co-production potentialities on the desk.
