| Kyle Goonting | |
| Other Names: | Be Wilder Beans |
| Birth Name: | Kyle Ezra Goonting |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Banting, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Alma Mater: | University of New South Wales |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Employer: | Astro Shaw |
| Notable Works: | Polis Evo |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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;[4]
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.[5]
On a podcast by The Rumah Roy hosted by Roshan Gomez (his cousin), Kyle met his wife throughout board games.[6]
| Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2014 | Nova | Produced by Priya Narayanan and Anwari Ashraf | ||
| 2015 | Polis Evo | |||
| 2016 | Ola Bola | |||
| Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi | ||||
| 2018 | Polis Evo 2 | Also as creative director | ||
| 2022 | Abang Long Fadil 3 | Uncredited | ||
| Juang | ||||
| The Devil's Deception | ||||
| Mechamato Movie | ||||
| 2023 | Didi & Friends The Movie | |||
| Polis Evo 3 | ||||
| Screenplay by Adrian Teh and Ashraf Modee Zain | ||||
| Gemencheh Boys | ||||
| 2024 | The Experts | |||
| Gold | Supervising producer with Siti Marzulina Marzuki | |||
| Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2021 | Black (Season 2) | Based on adaptation by South Korea TV series, Black | |||
| 2022 | Kuasa | ||||
| One Cent Thief | Created and developed for television by Alfie Palermo, based on true story[7] | ||||
| 2023 | Project: High Council | ||||
| Liar | Based on adaptation by British TV series, Liar[8] [9] [10] | ||||
| Riot! | Supervising producer with Alfie Palermo and Siti Marzulina Marzuki | ||||
| 2024 | I.D | ||||
| Framed | Also as second unit director and main writer with Nadim Hisham | ||||
| Malaysia Film Festival | 2016 | Best Screenplay | Polis Evo | [11] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2023 | Best Drama Series | One Cent Thief | ||
| Best Feature Film | Polis Evo 3 |