Darna (2017 film)
| Darna | |
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| Directed by | Erik Matti |
| Based on | Darna by Mars Ravelo Nestor Redondo |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
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Darna is an upcoming Philippine superhero film featuring the comic book character of the same name created by Mars Ravelo and Nestor Redondo. Directed by Erik Matti, the film will star Liza Soberano as the eponymous superheroine. The comic book film adaptation is a joint production between Star Cinema and Matti's production company Reality Entertainment, slated for a 2017 release.
Premise[edit]
A celestial object crashed in the woods near a village girl, Narda. Impressed by the beauty of the "White Stone", she decided to keep it. Accidentally swallowing the stone-because of others trying to get it-she turned into a super human.
Cast[edit]
- Liza Soberano as Darna / Narda[1]
- Sarah Lahbati as Valentina
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On 2013, The Ravelo family gave ABS-CBN the rights to the characters created by Mars Ravelo in an agreement in 2013. ABS-CBN officially acquired the exclusive rights to 13 Mars Ravelo titles including Dyesebel, Darna, and Captain Barbell.[2][3]
Pre-production[edit]
Darna was first announced in 2013 by Star Cinema, and Erik Matti was revealed to direct the film.[4] In October 2013, Star Cinema managing director Malou Santos confirmed that actress Angel Locsin, who portrayed Darna in the 2005 GMA teleserye, would be reprising the role of the iconic superhero in an upcoming Darna movie produced by the ABS-CBN film outfit and Reality Entertainment, five months after the network earned the rights to Darna and 12 other Ravelo characters.[5][6][7] During an interview with ABS-CBN, Angel said that the yet untitled Darna movie was one of the biggest projects ever done by the film company.
Two years later, Locsin pulled out of the Darna project. On October 26, 2015 Locsin stated on her Instagram account that she could no longer play Darna. According to a press statement from ABS-CBN, the actress was dealing with health concerns.[8] Angel developed a disc bulge in her spine due to strenuous training.[9] On July 2016, Star Cinema has refrained in making any casting announcements. Matti has also opted to move on to a new project for the time being instead of pushing for "Darna" to continue production.[10] On the photo posted on The Rodmagaru Show, it is confirmed that Darna has continued in production.[11]
Casting[edit]
Angel Locsin was supposed to reprise her role as Darna. However, Locsin developed a disc bulge in her spine and was soon considered a minor handicap because of her injury; as a result she chose to leave the project.[9] Locsin also clarified on her Instagram account that ABS-CBN had already chosen the actress for Darna, but did not mention her name.[12] On an interview with Spot.ph, Matti said that they have already found an actress for the role but still it isn't final.[13] On September 1, on a dinner get-together hosted by ABS-CBN President-CEO Carlo Katigbak for the officer and members of Professional Artist Managers, Inc. (PAMI) and with other business unit heads of ABS-CBN network, Malou Santos officially confirmed that Locsin will reprise her role as Darna. ABS-CBN executives had been eyeing Locsin to reprise the role as they could not find any other suitable actress to replace her. Thus, they waited until Locsin was fully healed and given clearance for the role.[14][15][16] However, in March 2017, Locsin stated that she will be unable to play the title role and had dropped out of the project due to health and safety reasons.[17] Meanwhile, twelve actresses were considered as replacements for Locsin. Such included the likes of Liza Soberano, Nadine Lustre, Julia Montes, Sarah Geronimo, Maja Salvador, Pia Wurtzbach, Arci Muñoz, Jessy Mendiola, KC Concepcion, Yassi Pressman, Anne Curtis, Kathryn Bernardo and Ritz Azul.[18] In May 2017, it was announced that Liza Soberano will replace Locsin.[1][19]
In 2016, it was announced that Sarah Lahbati will portray the nemesis Valentina.[20]
Release[edit]
Darna was initially slated for release as a 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival entry. However, the film did not finish production on 2015 due to Locsin's injury disc bulge on her spine, therefore leaving the project.[21] But on September 1, 2016, it was confirmed that the film will be released in 2017.[22]
Marketing[edit]
The film's first teaser trailer was released prior to the screening of 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival entries Beauty and the Bestie, All You Need is Pag-ibig, and Honor Thy Father.[23][24] The short teaser stopped short of revealing the identity of the actress, but did feature her voice and shots of her figure.[25]
Darna black logo T-shirts was made available on the ABS-CBN store.[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New Darna, Liza Soberano, goes for strong brows". The Philippine Star. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Darna-Dyesebel Now Officially Kapamilya Stars". ABS CBN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ ""Darna", "Dyesebel", " Captain Barbell" and other Mars Ravelo Creations are now Kapamilya". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin Return Darna New Movie". rappler. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the 'Darna' actress that almost was". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Darna through the years". thepoc.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin to portray the role of darna movie this 2014". philnews. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "ABS CBN Statement for Angel Locsin". ABS CBN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Angel Locring leaves "Darna" movie". rappler. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin willing to be Darna again". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "(FIRST LOOK) Images of Darna 2017 That Will Make You Ask For More!". The Rod Magaru Show. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin Darna No More Due to Health Reasons". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "On the Spot: Erik Matti, director of On the Job and Honor Thy Father". Spot.ph. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kumpirmado, Angel tuloy na sa Darna!". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin is still Darna: reports". Manila. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Kumpirmado "Angel tuloy na sa Darna"". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "It's final: Angel Locsin will no longer play Darna" (in Filipino). ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "12 stars who could replace Angel Locsin as Darna". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Lo, Ricky (May 23, 2017). "Liz is ready to take off as Darna". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Sarah gaganap na Valentina sa 'Darna' ni Angel". bandera.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ↑ "Angel Locsin, to fly again as "Darna" in 2017 - LIONHEARTV". www.lionheartv.net. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ↑ "Angel Camille Villanueva of BT-NFT to play Darna again in film set for 2017 release". Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Star Cinema releases Darna teaser". Astig.ph. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Darna nanggugulat sa sinehan". Balita.net. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Look is she the new "Darna"?". ABS CBN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Darna". ABS-CBN store. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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