“Let me show you my magic trick,” MsPuiyi’s character can be seen seducing Vikar’s character in the “Pulau” movie trailer. However, in real life, it looks like both MsPuiyi and Mark O’dea have caught each other’s magic spell and fallen head over heels for one another.
Ever since becoming Instagram official around Christmas last month, the lovebirds haven’t been shy about expressing how they feel on social media. They first met on the set of “Pulau” in Langkawi over a year ago when the world was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic. During the press conference of “Pulau”, we spoke to Puiyi and Mark about how their relationship progressed.
When Puiyi first walked on set, Mark recalled that many of the cast and crew (especially men) were in awe of her. “We honestly thought that she wouldn’t want to talk to us because she was already very famous and popular. We felt that perhaps we shouldn’t invade her space but she was the one who actually came up and talked to us,” the 31-year-old content creator said. Looking back, Puiyi was drawn to Mark’s funny personality as “he’s the one that would bring up the atmosphere for everyone”.
It was not love at first sight though. “We are very different individuals. She’s very Chinese, I’m very British, so I don’t think we expected anything,” Mark told us. If you’ve been watching Mark’s video skits, you might recall seeing MsPuiyi in one of his videos about Zodiac superstition. From there, their friendship eventually blossomed into something more when Mark made the first move.
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Mark and Puiyi also briefly talked about their characters in “Pulau” and the infamous “magic trick” phrase that was uttered in the trailer:
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To quote Puiyi, viewers can also look forward to several eye candies in the movie. Besides Mark, the cast also include some heavyweight names like Amelia Henderson, Alif Satar, Ikmal Amry, Sanjna Suri, Joey Leong, Harris Annuar, Jazmy Juma, DOLLA member Sabronzo, Evie Feroza, Cedric Loo, and as aforementioned, Vikar. Even respected veterans like Nam Ron and Wan Hanafi Su also lend their talents to this project.
The plot for “Pulau” reads: “The story turns an exotic island dream holiday into a nightmare with chilling mystic encounters and a bloodthirsty monster bent on revenge, Audiences can expect plot twists with sixth-sense powered heroine uncovering the truth long buried by a cursed forbidden love.”
“Highlighting Malaysia’s beautiful nature and rich culture is also a key consideration why we picked one of the country’s most popular islands as filming location. There is so much more to share and tell that we already have the sequel script in development. Which island? What legend? That’s a secret we will keep you in suspense!” said creator and producer Fred Chong about filming “Pulau” in Langkawi.
@hypemalaysia Catch #MsPuiyi & #MarkOdea in #PulauMovie on 9th March. #SiewPuiyi #Puiyi
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Watch the trailer here:
“Pulau” will debut in cinemas on 9th March 2023.
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