Batang-X

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Batang-X
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Comics inspired threatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Peque Gallaga
  • Lore Reyes
Story byPeque Gallaga
Produced by Lily Monteverde
Starring
CinematographyJose Tutañes
Edited byDanny Gloria
Music byArchie Castillo
Production
company
Distributed byVivamax
Release date
  • April 22, 1995 (1995-04-22)(Philippines)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Batang-X is a 1995 Filipino film released under Vivamax. The film is about 5 children with superhuman abilities who get kidnapped by the alien Dr. Axis to help her steal sources of energy for her spaceship. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Franchise

Television

The movie's success generated a TV series Batang X sa TV on ABC 5, directed by Lore Reyes. The show was developed by MPB Primedia. It ran 45 minutes long per episode.

In 2008, another TV series was commissioned by Unitel Productions, Batang X: The Next Generation broadcast every Saturday on TV5 (formerly ABC 5). The show's special digital effects were executed by Optima, Inc. and Digitrax, Inc.

Comics

A comic book series of Batang X was published by Sonic Publishing and was sponsored, as with the movie, by McDonald's.

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References

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