SUMO-LAH STARTS AND FINISHES PRODUCTION

Good news from Malaysia's actor/director, Afdlin Shauki: SUMO-LAH is almost done shooting. Described as "ONG BAK for sumo" this comedy-action film is about waiters at sushi restaurants in Kuala Lumpur who blow off steam by participating in underground sumo matches by night. Originally SUMO-LAH was supposed to start production months ago, but Shauki's LOS AND FAUN came up and went into production first and SUMO-LAH went on the backburner.

But now, according to Shauki's blog, SUMO-LAH has not only started shooting, it's almost finished. He says the footage looks like "a foreign film with Malaysian actors" and you can keep up with it on its very own, super special SUMO-LAH blog or check out this behind the scenes footage of Outback Sushi versus Diamond Sushi. Watch this space for updates.