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. 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.
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. 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;
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.
Personal life On a podcast by The Rumah Roy hosted by Roshan Gomez (his cousin), Kyle met his wife throughout board games.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleCredited asNotesWriterProducer2014NovaProduced by Priya Narayanan and Anwari Ashraf2015Polis Evo2016Ola BolaAliff Dalam 7 Dimensi2018Polis Evo 2Also as creative producer2022Abang Long Fadil 3UncreditedJuangThe Devil's DeceptionMechamato Movie2023Didi & Friends The MoviePolis Evo 3MALBATT: Misi BakaraScreenplay by Adrian Teh and Ashraf Modee ZainGemencheh Boys2024The ExpertsGoldSupervising producer with Siti Marzulina MarzukiBaik Punya Ah LongKahar: Kapla High Council2025Keluang ManAbah Saya, Uncle Mike
Series +YearTitleCredited asNotesCreatorWriterProducer2021Black (Season 2)Based on adaptation by South Korea TV series, Black2022KuasaOne Cent ThiefCreated and developed for television by Alfie Palermo, based on true story2023Project: High CouncilLiarBased on adaptation by British TV series, LiarRiot!Supervising producer with Alfie Palermo and Siti Marzulina Marzuki2024I.DFramedAlso as second unit director and main writer with Nadim HishamX-Change
Awards and nomination +AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultsMalaysia Film Festival2016Best ScreenplayPolis EvoAsian Academy Creative Awards2023Best Drama SeriesOne Cent ThiefBest Feature FilmPolis Evo 3
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