The film follows a small-town shy and meek gay beautician named Ada who discovers a meteorite from outer space which gives him the ability to turn into a voluptuous, flamboyant superheroine under his identity "Zsazsa Zaturnnah".[3]
Living in exile in a small town, Ada, a gay beautician, fell in love with a muscular man Dodong, but he is reluctant towards Dodong's attraction due to having a "broken heart" multiple times in the past including his homophobic father who scolds him harshly for being gay. At night, he discovers a melon-sized magical meteorite and swallows it whole. It transforms him into a superheroine. He is ready to fight and defend the world from all sorts of supernatural and extra terrestrial threats, including the evil alien corporation Amazonistas, while facing his difficult challenge of learning to love again, even in his ongoing relationship with Dodong.
Cast
Phi Palmos as Adrian "Ada", a small-town shy and meek gay beautician.
Zsazsa Zaturnnah, Ada's feminine counterpart.
Didi, Ada's roommate.
Dodong, a muscular yet cowardly man and Ada's love interest.
Queen Feminah Suarestellar Baroux, a leader of the Amazonistas and Ada's archenemy.
Production
Development
In June 2019, a teaser for the animated Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah was posted at Facebook by Rocketsheep Studio, the same animation production company that made Saving Sally.[5] Zaturnnah's creator, Vergara, himself penned the screenplay after he wrote a spec script to adapt the story into an animated feature.[6] Vergara, however, originally expected to develop a television series for the character but when he was approached by Liongoren to do a new full-length film, he accepted it,[6] although he was initially hesitant about making another film for Zsazsa Zaturnnah.[6]
Pre-production
Over six years of production, the film received support from the ICOF Fund, targeting co-productions and backed by Filipino state agency FDCP with ₱10,000,000 pesos provided.[7][8] The film spent almost 4 years in development but, due to the animation process, needs to raise an additional $40,000 (₱2.3 million) to finish the film within two years through a Kickstarter campaign, which successfully raised $49,773 with 508 backers.[9]
According to Variety, the film is stated to premiere at film festivals in 2024 such as Cannes and Toronto with UK-based independent production company SC Films International as a distributor for international rights, with Simon Crowe serving as an executive producer.[11]
Due to a lengthy production and slow animation process, it is projected to be complete in 2026 after the campaign has already been funded.[2]
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