Anne matagal nang wanted kay direk Chris

How true that bago tinanggap ni Direk Chris Martinez ang The Gifted, he made sure na ang isa sa dalawang bida ng pelikula ay si Anne Curtis?

Which Viva Films quickly acceded to.

Anne has been a contract talent of Viva Films since she was nine years old. But they freely ‘‘lend’’ her to other productions. Lalo na siyempre pa, sa Star Cinema, where she regularly appears in shows produced by its sister-TV network, ABS-CBN.

Anne is a regular host of ABS-CBN’s noontime show, It’s Showtime. Katatapos palang niyang gawin ang series na Dyesebel where she had for one of her leading men, former boyfriend Sam Milby.

The other leading man in the fantasy teleserye was Gerald Anderson.

Of Direk Chris, he said this is his first time to work with Anne. And why he wanted to have her in The Gifted. He said, he has always admired her, both as a professional and a person.

‘‘Wala akong naririnig na reklamo tungkol sa kanya, lalo as a co-worker.

‘‘And I’ve seen most of her works. I find her magaling,’’ he said.

Of Cristine Reyes, he considers her a perfect co-star ni Anne sa The Gifted. Nakita niya (Direk Chris) nang nagkasama ang dalawa sa No Other Woman. And they were both just terrific.

Of Sam, he discovered, he said, while working with him in the film that he is not just gifted with good looks, ganundin pagdating sa aktingan.

Given more challenging role, Direk Chris further stated, he can graduate to being a good actor.

From Direk Chris, who also wrote the story and script of The Gifted, ayon sa kanya, nasa kanyang ‘‘baul’’ of story and screenplay na raw ang concept nito four years ago.

‘‘I’ve always admired talented people,’’ ani Direk Chris. ‘‘The looks of a person is immaterial for me.’’

Hence, the characters played by both Anne (as Zoe) and Cristine (Aico), as classmates, na rivals sa pagi­ging top of their class.

Parehong may kapintasan ang dalawa. Si Zoe, bukod sa overweight na, isa pa itong bitch. Palibhasa mayaman.

Mayaman din si Aico, na bukod sa isang nerd ay may kapintasan pa ang paningin. Kaya kailangang mag-salamin ng makapal. Malapad din ang kanyang ilong at frizzy pa ang buhok.

Although mula sa pagkabata, nagtuturingan na silang magkaibigan, they actually disliked each other. Especially when they both started vying for, the attention of the supposed campus figure in their school, Mark (Sam).

But as we said, mayaman silang dalawa. At ‘di ba ngayon, puwedeng idaan ang pagpapaganda ng katawan at mukha, via the so-called plastic surgery.

Sabi nga ng isang kilalang singer, na ewan kung ilang beses nang nagpa-retoke ng mukha, kasalanan mo na, if you don’t have the looks na dream mo, samantalang may pera ka naman.

The Gifted is due for release in theaters nationwide on September 3.

September 2 ang premiere night ng pelikula 6:00 p.m. sa Glorietta Mall Ci­nema 3, 8:00 p.m., sa Megamall Cinema 9.