Kyle Goonting

{{Short description|Malaysian film screenwriter and producer (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kyle Goonting

| other_names = Be Wilder Beans

| birth_name = Kyle Ezra Goonting

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|05|18}}

| birth_place = Banting, Selangor, Malaysia

| alma_mater = University of New South Wales

| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|Producer}}

| years_active = 2015–present

| employer = Astro Shaw

| notable_works = Polis Evo

}}

Kyle Ezra Goonting (born 18 May 1988), also known by the nickname Be Wilder Beans, is a Malaysian film screenwriter, creative development, supervising and creative producer. He is currently the head of production & development in Astro Shaw, the company he worked for since Polis Evo production.{{Cite web |title=Kyle Goonting |url=https://www.asianacademycreativeawards.com/speakers/kyle-goonting/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Asian Academy Creative Awards |language=en-US}} He is also one of the key people for the Polis Evo franchise alongside Joel Soh and Anwari Ashraf. He was also the co-creator and a founding member of Blackflag, a Malaysian film company managed by Soh.{{Cite tweet |number=1218164960217292800 |user=FilemKita |title=Blackflag Sdn Bhd ditubuhkan oleh Joel Soh, Kyle Goonting & David Lin pada 2016 selepas kejayaan box-office filem Polis Evo (2015) |date=2020-01-17 |access-date=2024-05-18 |language=ms}}

Career

Goonting began his career in 2009 with the Astro Scholarship to University of New South Wales, or UNSW. In Australia, Kyle received a bachelor's in arts for film, cinema and video studies.{{Cite web |title=Biasiswa Astro realisasikan impian 'budak kampung' ke layar perak |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/biasiswa-astro-realisasikan-impian-budak-kampung-ke-layar-perak-74294 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.astroawani.com}} In an interview with Astro Awani, Goonting told to Mariah Ahmad that he opened his eyes when he stays in Sydney for three years by learning more about Hollywood filmmaking.

After returned to Malaysia in 2012, he was appointed by Joel Soh to co-written Polis Evo with Soh himself and Anwari Ashraf. Goonting told Astro Awani about commitment by staffs in Polis Evo;{{Cite web |title=Polis Evo cetusan idea luar biasa 4 pemuda generasi baru |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/polis-evo-cetusan-idea-luar-biasa-4-pemuda-generasi-baru-74253 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.astroawani.com}}

{{Blockquote|text="I think the combination of all of them helped a lot to produce something extraordinary in this film. All parties try to give their best and if they do not succeed in reaching the desired level, they will be honest and try to improve it as best as possible. That's why if there is a scene that is not satisfactory, both the director, and the production crew and cast, they will try to redo it until it looks better."}}

In 2016, he co-created Malaysian production film company, Blackflag with Joel Soh and David Lin where he previously served as creative director until 2020. In 2024, he created his first ever series together with his wife titled Framed, starring Mimi Lana, Meerqeen, Ram Raaga and Sangeeta Krishnasamy.{{Cite web |last=BUZZ |first=WORLD OF |date=2024-05-07 |title=Catch Meerqeen & Mimi Lana in Astro Original's Premium Series, 'Framed', From 3 May on Astro Premier! - WORLD OF BUZZ |url=https://worldofbuzz.com/catch-meerqeen-mimi-lana-in-astro-originals-premium-series-framed-from-3-may-on-astro-premier/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=worldofbuzz.com |language=en-US}}

Personal life

On a podcast by The Rumah Roy hosted by Roshan Gomez (his cousin), Kyle met his wife throughout board games.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkpHFyddMW8 |title=Ep. #10 w/ Kyle Goonting : Of Banting, Screenwriting & Boardgames {{!}} The Rumah Roy Podcast |date=2020-09-10 |last=Blue Hoodie Productions |access-date=2024-06-08 |via=YouTube}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable" \|+ ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! colspan="2" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
Writer !Producer
2014 \|Nova \|{{pending\|Creative development}} \|{{no}} \|Produced by Priya Narayanan and Anwari Ashraf
2015 \|Polis Evo \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|
rowspan="2" \|2016 \|Ola Bola \|{{pending\|Creative development}} \|{{no}} \|
Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi \|{{pending\|Creative development}} \|{{no}} \|
2018 \|Polis Evo 2 \|{{Yes}} \|{{pending\|Creative}} \|Also as creative producer
rowspan="4" \|2022 \|Abang Long Fadil 3 \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \| rowspan="4" \|Uncredited
Juang \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}}
The Devil's Deception \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}}
Mechamato Movie \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}}
rowspan="4" \|2023 \|Didi & Friends The Movie \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \|
Polis Evo 3 \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|
MALBATT: Misi Bakara \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \|Screenplay by Adrian Teh and Ashraf Modee Zain
Gemencheh Boys \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \|
rowspan="4" \|2024 \|The Experts \|{{Yes}} \|{{No}} \|
Gold \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|Supervising producer with Siti Marzulina Marzuki
Baik Punya Ah Long \|{{No}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|
Kahar: Kapla High Council \|{{No}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|
2025 \|Keluang Man \|{{No}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Title

! colspan="2" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Writer

!Producer

2014

|Nova

|{{pending|Creative development}}

|{{no}}

|Produced by Priya Narayanan and Anwari Ashraf

2015

|Polis Evo

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

rowspan="2" |2016

|Ola Bola

|{{pending|Creative development}}

|{{no}}

Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi

|{{pending|Creative development}}

|{{no}}

2018

|Polis Evo 2

|{{Yes}}

|{{pending|Creative}}

|Also as creative producer

rowspan="4" |2022

|Abang Long Fadil 3

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

| rowspan="4" |Uncredited

Juang

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

The Devil's Deception

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

Mechamato Movie

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

rowspan="4" |2023

|Didi & Friends The Movie

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

Polis Evo 3

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

MALBATT: Misi Bakara

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

|Screenplay by Adrian Teh and Ashraf Modee Zain

Gemencheh Boys

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

rowspan="4" |2024

|The Experts

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

Gold

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

|Supervising producer with Siti Marzulina Marzuki

Baik Punya Ah Long

|{{No}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

Kahar: Kapla High Council

|{{No}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

2025

|Keluang Man

|{{No}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

= Series =

class="wikitable" \|+ ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! colspan="3" \|Credited as ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
Creator !Writer !Producer
2021 \|Black (Season 2) \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Creative Executive}} \|{{no}} \|Based on adaptation by South Korea TV series, Black
rowspan="2" \|2022 \|Kuasa \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|
One Cent Thief \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Created and developed for television by Alfie Palermo, based on true story{{Cite web \|last=Xiung \|first=Chong Jinn \|title=Astro Shaw's New Original Crime Thriller Series Is Based On A True Story \|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/gen-t/leadership/astro-launches-new-original-drama-based-on-true-story \|access-date=2024-05-27 \|website=Tatler Asia \|language=en}}
rowspan="3" \|2023 \|Project: High Council \|{{pending\|Head of development}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|
Liar \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|Based on adaptation by British TV series, Liar{{Cite web \|last=Ravindran \|first=Manori \|date=2022-12-09 \|title=ITV Consent Drama 'Liar' Scores Malaysian Adaptation, First Global Version to Tell Story Through Muslim Lens (EXCLUSIVE) \|url=https://variety.com/2022/global/asia/liar-itv-sundance-malaysia-astro-muslim-1235454904/ \|access-date=2024-05-27 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=Tahir \|first=Sudirman Mohd \|date=2022-07-03 \|title=Liar dalam format Malaysia \|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2022/07/857842/liar-dalam-format-malaysia \|access-date=2024-05-27 \|website=Harian Metro \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Jayatilaka \|first=Tania \|title='Liar': How Astro Shaw's latest series broaches the realities of sexual assault in Malaysia \|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/front-female/double-vision-pictures-lim-siu-min-astro-shaw-liar \|access-date=2024-05-27 \|website=Tatler Asia \|language=en}}
Riot! \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \| rowspan="2" \|Supervising producer with Alfie Palermo and Siti Marzulina Marzuki
rowspan="3" \|2024 \|I.D \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}}
Framed \|{{yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{pending\|Showrunner}} \|Also as second unit director and main writer with Nadim Hisham
X-Change \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{pending\|Supervising}} \|

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Title

! colspan="3" |Credited as

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Creator

!Writer

!Producer

2021

|Black (Season 2)

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Creative Executive}}

|{{no}}

|Based on adaptation by South Korea TV series, Black

rowspan="2" |2022

|Kuasa

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

One Cent Thief

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

|Created and developed for television by Alfie Palermo, based on true story{{Cite web |last=Xiung |first=Chong Jinn |title=Astro Shaw's New Original Crime Thriller Series Is Based On A True Story |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/gen-t/leadership/astro-launches-new-original-drama-based-on-true-story |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}

rowspan="3" |2023

|Project: High Council

|{{pending|Head of development}}

|{{no}}

Liar

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

|Based on adaptation by British TV series, Liar{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2022-12-09 |title=ITV Consent Drama 'Liar' Scores Malaysian Adaptation, First Global Version to Tell Story Through Muslim Lens (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/global/asia/liar-itv-sundance-malaysia-astro-muslim-1235454904/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tahir |first=Sudirman Mohd |date=2022-07-03 |title=Liar dalam format Malaysia |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2022/07/857842/liar-dalam-format-malaysia |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Harian Metro |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jayatilaka |first=Tania |title='Liar': How Astro Shaw's latest series broaches the realities of sexual assault in Malaysia |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/front-female/double-vision-pictures-lim-siu-min-astro-shaw-liar |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}

Riot!

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

| rowspan="2" |Supervising producer with Alfie Palermo and Siti Marzulina Marzuki

rowspan="3" |2024

|I.D

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

Framed

|{{yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{pending|Showrunner}}

|Also as second unit director and main writer with Nadim Hisham

X-Change

|{{no}}

|{{pending|Supervising}}

Awards and nomination

class="wikitable" \|+ !Award !Year !Category !Nominated work !Results !{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
Malaysia Film Festival \|2016 \|Best Screenplay \|Polis Evo \|{{nom}}{{efn\|Shared with Joel Soh, Anwari Ashraf and Adib Zaini}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Astro dominasi pencalonan akhir FFM28 \|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/astro-dominasi-pencalonan-akhir-ffm28-113361 \|access-date=2024-05-18 \|website=www.astroawani.com}}
rowspan="2" \|Asian Academy Creative Awards \| rowspan="2" \|2023 \|Best Drama Series \|One Cent Thief \|{{nom}}{{efn\|He received on behalf of Astro Shaw as head of production & development}} \| rowspan="2" \|
Best Feature Film \|Polis Evo 3 \|{{nom}}{{efn\|National winner from Malaysia}}

class="wikitable"

!Award

!Year

!Category

!Nominated work

!Results

!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

Malaysia Film Festival

|2016

|Best Screenplay

|Polis Evo

|{{nom}}{{efn|Shared with Joel Soh, Anwari Ashraf and Adib Zaini}}

|{{Cite web |title=Astro dominasi pencalonan akhir FFM28 |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/astro-dominasi-pencalonan-akhir-ffm28-113361 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.astroawani.com}}

rowspan="2" |Asian Academy Creative Awards

| rowspan="2" |2023

|Best Drama Series

|One Cent Thief

|{{nom}}{{efn|He received on behalf of Astro Shaw as head of production & development}}

| rowspan="2" |

Best Feature Film

|Polis Evo 3

|{{nom}}{{efn|National winner from Malaysia}}