Are you ready for Coco & Julia?

MANILA, Philippines - The phenomenal love team of 2012, Coco Martin and Julia Montes are all set to give their supporters the perfect Valentine’s treat as their highly-anticipated first movie A Moment In Time will soon hit theaters on Feb. 13 nationwide.

Produced by Star Cinema, A Moment In Time tells a unique tale of love between two individuals, Jilian (Julia) and Patrick (Coco), who according to Coco and Julia is a perfect story this Valentine’s month.

“This time, we want viewers to feel thrilled, in love and inspired. In the movie, I’m going to change the life of Julia’s character Jilian. I will teach her how to live life,” shared Coco. “Di ba ‘pag may boyfriend o girlfriend ka, minsan may mga bagay kang nagagawa na kahit alam mong labag ‘yun sa prinsipyo mo ay gagawin mo pa rin dahil in love ka. At ‘yung mga bagay na ‘yun ang dapat abangan sa movie.”

Julia added that the love story of Jilian and Patrick will make viewers feel the joy, excitement and pain of true love. “Tungkol siya sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan na sa gitna ng maraming conflicts nila ay mapapaisip ang moviegoers kung sa ganoong sitwasyon ay ano ang susundin mo — puso mo ba o isip mo,” said Julia. “Hindi lang love ng teenagers ang tina-tackle ng movie kundi maging ‘yung relationships at challenges sa family kapag may dumarating na mga problema.”

Their characters are so close to their hearts that Coco and Julia admitted that they can relate with their emotions. Julia related, “Pareho kami ni Jilian na sweet at ma-effort pagdating sa love. Pareho din kami na laging nagpu-prove ng sarili na iba ‘yung nakikita o naiisip ng tao sa akin sa totoong ako.”

Meanwhile, Coco shared that through his role Patrick he had the chance to show the other side of himself. “Madalas na nilang akong nakikitang seryoso, umiiyak, at galit na galit. This time, makikita nila ang isa pang parte ng pagkatao ko,” he said. “Kadalasan sa lahat ng mga soap opera o pelikula na ginagawa ko ako ‘yung nag-re-react, ako ‘yung suplado, ako ‘yung hard-to-get. Dito sa A Moment In Time baligtad naman, ako naman ‘yung masiyahin, jologs, kalog. Basta kakaiba!”

 Coco and Julia also shared that if there is one lesson about love that the moviegoers will learn from their first big-screen team-up, it is having the will to fight for your decision.

Like Coco and Julia, director Emmanuel “Manny” Palo is also proud of the unique story of A Moment In Time.

“It is a story about a couple who met and fell in love na biglang may nangyari sa kanilang past na magiging hadlang para ipagpatuloy nila ang kanilang relasyon,” said direk Manny. “Sabi nga sa pelikulang ito: ‘Love can happen by chance, but love can also be lost by choice.’”

 Coco and Julia are all delighted with the experience of doing with the phenomenal love team. For Gabby Concepcion and Cherie Gil, who are playing the role of Jilian’s parents in the movie, Coco and Julia are both easy to work with.

“They’re nice to work with, magaan. Para silang mag-barkada talaga. I think they’ve been obviously working a lot together already so they’re very relaxed,” said Cherie. “I’m enjoying Julia very much because there’s a lot of instinctive potential in her and she’s very sensitive, down to earth, focused and masaya.”

Gabby added, “Coco and Julia are a perfect match. There was no hassle on the set and everything was smooth sailing.”

Also featured in the movie are ZsaZsa Padilla, Ella Cruz, and the twins from Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4, Joj and Jai Agpangan.