As we sat down for StarLifestyle ’s interview with Malaysian actor Hun Haqeem, he quickly asked us to list our favourite films. He was unable to contain his excitement as we touched on the topic of 1980s and 90s cinema. It’s from here that we learned that the Gen Z actor is an old soul at heart when it comes to his movie choices – a trait shaped by the tastes of his parents and three older siblings.
“The Back To The Future trilogy and Star Wars are just some of my favourites,” Hun, 26, said. “I like sci-fi and also fantasy because of how it convinces us to believe in that world when, at the end of the day, it’s just a movie. “Filmmakers back then had miniature technology, yet they were able to make galaxies and all.
I started diving deeper into filmmaking as I grew older, and my passion for movies naturally grew with each passing day,” added the actor. For someone who sees movies as an escape but avoids romance films because he “doesn’t fancy cliches”, it’s easy to assume that acting would be a top career choice for Hun. However, the Sarawakian shared that it was never on his list to begin with.
Hun took a leap of faith when he left his full-time job for a career in the entertainment scene. He pursued a career in corporate communications at a local news company but felt something amiss. “While I loved my job back then, I was looking for something else I could do full-heartedly,” he said.
So he decided to go for a casting and that marked the start.