KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 -- Long before Ejen Ali or BoBoiBoy captured global audiences, a different kind of Malaysian animation proved that local talent could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with international productions. That film was War of the Worlds: Goliath.

Released in 2012, the ambitious sci-fi epic was an international collaboration between Malaysia, South Korea, and the United States.

More than a decade later, the film returned to the spotlight at a special screening at Sunway University on May 8, reminding a new generation of its pioneering legacy.

Set in a steampunk 1914, the film serves as a loose sequel to H.G. Wells' classic novel, following humanity's resistance against a second Martian invasion using towering battle mechs.

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