Dingdong magpo-produce ng pelikula nila ni Marian!

Grateful to the max daw si Dingdong Dantes to Star Cinema for assigning him with two films, One More Try and She’s the One na still showing in SM theaters nationwide, na parehong moneymakers.

One More Try, as we all know, ay entry ng movie outfit na pinamamahalaan ni Malou Santos, sa Metro Manila Filmfest (MMFF) last year. Aside from its being an official MMFF mo­neymaker, One More Try, likewise, won for Dingdong two best actors trophies (from Star Awards for Mo­vies of the Philippine Movie Press Club and the Guil­lermo Mendoza Scholarship Foundation Box-Office King and Queen Awards), for leading ladies, Angel Locsin, three best actress awards (from the same award-giving bodies and the FAMAS and for Angelica Pa­nganiban, a best actress trophy, too, from the Guillermo Foundation.

She’s the One co-stars Dingdong with Bea Alonzo and new actor Enrique Gil. Direction: Mae Czarina Cruz.

Now guest what Dingdong’s plan is, although he is busy with his current series with GMA 7, Genesis, with Lorna Tolentino and Rhian Ramos as his leading ladies.

He hopes to produce a movie for his Agosto Dos Pictures, yes, following Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicle, which he co-produced with Dondon Monteverde’s film outfit, Reality Entertainment.

Like in Tiktik…, he might star in the movie, too, with – hold your breathe, real life lady love, Marian Rivera as his leading lady.

This time, Dingdong daw might co-produce with Tony Tuviera’s APT Entertainment.

APT’s Group now manages the showbiz career ni Marian.           

Dalawang beses na naging magka-partner sina Dingdong at Marian sa GMA 7, Marimar and Beloved, pero never pa silang nagsama sa pelikula.

Maraming beterana pinatulan NA rin ang paggawa ng indie sa TV

Aside from its Cinema One Plus projects, consisting of Kabisera, with Borgy Torre as director; Sitio (Mes de Guzman); Blue Bustamante (Alamat ni China Doll (Adolfo Alix Jr.) and Woman of the Ruins (Keith), all budgeted at P2M, Ronald Arguelles, head of the Cinema One Originals Festival, said they have 10 films lined up, this time, for the Cine­ma One Originals Current.

The films budgeted at P1M, consists of Angustia, directed by Kristian Cordero, Ang Pagbabalat ng Ahas (Timmy Harn); Islands (Whammy Alcarazen), Bukas na Lang at Gabi na (Jet Leyco); Iskalawags (Keith Delgado); Saturday Night Chills (Ian Lorenes); Philippine Story (Benjamin Garcia); Shift (Siege Ledesma), Bendor (Ralston Jover) and Riddles of My Homecoming (Arnel Mardoquio).

Hold you breathe as we enumerate to you the stars of the movies. For the pagbabalat…, Liza Lorena, Jaime Fabregas and Gio Alvares, Islands, Luis Alandy, Benjamin Alves, Meryl Soriano, Peque Gallaga, yes, the award-winning director, Marita Zobel and Irma Adlawan; Bukas na Lang… newcomers Raul Morit, Lemuel Silvestre, Maria Veronica Santiago, at Hector Macaso, others; Iskalawags, Jeric Raval (remember him?); Saturday Night…, Rayver Cruz, Matteo Guidicelli at Joseph Marco, Philippine Story, Mark Gil, Shift, Yeng Costantino, Alex Medina, Felix Roco, and Matt Valena, Bendor, Vivian Velez, Evelyn Vargas, and Lester Llansang, and Riddle of…, Jeff Sabayle and Austero and some other  newcomers.

The 9th Cinema One Originals Festival will open November 10 with a special screening of the late director Eddie Romero’s restored film, Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon, starring Christopher de Leon, Gloria Diaz, Eddie Garcia and Dranreb Belleza (who was still as child star then.)