Whether you know him as Sofyank96 or by his real name, Sofian, the local visual effects (VFX) artist has certainly come a long way since his early days of content creation. With an impressive résumé that includes producing spectacular promotional videos for films and collaborations with Hollywood stars such as Paul Rudd and Tom Cruise, there’s little doubt that the 28-year-old is well on his way to achieving his dream of making it big.
It looks like he’ll be adding another Hollywood collaboration to his portfolio. Earlier this week, the local content creator teased his followers that he was heading to the Philippines to work on a promotional video with a very “super” actor, who is set to release his upcoming film later this year.
“I’ll be flying to the Philippines to film a new collaboration with an actor from an upcoming superhero film! Any guesses who it is?” Sofian captioned a photo of himself at the airport on Instagram. With several titles announced this year, many speculated it could be either Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” or DC’s “Superman”. However, the answer was officially revealed yesterday (Thursday, 19th June).
The Malaysian VFX artist posted a Reel on his Instagram, showing him walking down a street in formal attire while reading a newspaper. Suddenly, beams of light, possibly missiles, appeared in the sky, with one striking a section of the building directly above him and several civilians. Sofian sprang into action, shielding the bystanders from the falling debris with his body before flying off, as the camera panned to reveal the iconic ‘S’ symbol in the sky.
If that wasn’t obvious enough, the influencer confirmed the exciting news in his caption, writing: “I had the opportunity to join the ‘Superman’ movie junket in the Philippines. Soon, I’ll be filming content with Superman himself, David Corenswet. Pray that everything goes smoothly.” As expected, Malaysians expressed their excitement over Sofian’s achievement, praising him for representing the country on an international stage.
Some even joked that the content creator collaborating with Hollywood stars is akin to Thanos collecting the Infinity Stones in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.” Others quipped that it was Superman who was lucky to be meeting Sofian, joking that the iconic ‘S’ symbol actually stands for the first letter of the Malaysian star’s name. We look forward to seeing Sofian’s upcoming collab with the American actor!
Check out the teaser below:
