Darna (2017 film)

Darna
Directed by Erik Matti
Produced by
  • Erik Matti
  • Dondon Monteverde
Screenplay by Ays de Guzman
Story by Mars Ravelo
Based on Darna
by Mars Ravelo
Nestor Redondo
Starring
Music by Erwin Romulo
Cinematography Francis Ricardo Buhay III
Edited by Jay Halili
Production
company
Distributed by Star Cinema
Release dates
 2017
Country Philippines
Language Filipino

Darna is an upcoming Filipino superhero film based on the fictional Filipino comics character of the same name created by Mars Ravelo and Nestor Redondo. Erik Matti is set to direct the film under the production of Star Cinema and Reality Entertainment.

Premise

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

Production

Development

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.[3][4]

Pre-production

Darna was first announced in 2013 by Star Cinema, and Erik Matti was revealed to direct the film.[5] 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.[6][7][8] 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.

"You have no idea how big this is. Even I was shocked. They (Star Cinema) did not tell me. I said 'Wait, is this really big?' As in, never did I experience this kind of big project or heard of it."
— Angel Locsin[5]

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.[9] Angel developed a disc bulge in her spine due to strenuous training.[10] 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.[11] On the photo posted on The Rodmagaru Show, it is confirmed that Darna has continued in production.[12]

Casting

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.[10] Star Cinema then released a survey that contained a list of all possible actresses who seemed fit enough to portray Darling. This list included the likes of Jessy Mendiola, Maja Salvador, Liza Soberano, Nadine Lustre, Arci Munoz, Kim Chiu, Iza Calzado, Cristine Reyes, Ritz Azul, Julia Montes, KC Concepcion, and Kathryn Bernardo among others.[13][14] Locsin also clarified on her Instagram account that ABS-CBN had already chosen the actress for Darna, but did not mention her name.[13] On an interview with Spot.ph, Matti said that they have already found an actress for the role but still it isn't final.[15] 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 Angel Locsin will reprise her role as Darna. Apparently, ABS-CBN executives could not imagine any other actress worthier than Locsin to play as Darna. Thus, they waited until Locsin was fully healed and given clearance for the movie role.[1][2][16]

According to a source, Simon Pineda popularly known as Onyok in the series Ang Probinsyano will be playing the role Ding.[17] But up to now Star Cinema haven't confirmed it yet.

Darna T-shirts available on ABS-CBN store.

Release

Darna was supposed to be release on 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival . Unfortunately, the movie did not push through and on 2015 due to Locsin's injury disc bulge on her spine, the actress leaves the project.[18] But on September 1, 2016, it was officially revealed that the movie will be released on 2017 and Locsin will reprise her role as the iconic superheroine.[19]

Marketing

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.[20][21] The short teaser stopped short of revealing the identity of the actress, but did feature her voice and shots of her figure.[22] Darna black logo T-shirts was made available on ABS-CBN store and on the ABS-CBN online store.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kumpirmado, Angel tuloy na sa Darna!". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  2. 1 2 "Angel Locsin is still Darna: reports". Manila. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Darna-Dyesebel Now Officially Kapamilya Stars". ABS CBN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ ""Darna", "Dyesebel", " Captain Barbell" and other Mars Ravelo Creations are now Kapamilya". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Angel Locsin Return Darna New Movie". rappler. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Meet the 'Darna' actress that almost was". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Darna through the years". thepoc.net. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Angel Locsin to portray the role of darna movie this 2014". philnews. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "ABS CBN Statement for Angel Locsin". ABS CBN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Angel Locring leaves "Darna" movie". rappler. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Angel Locsin willing to be Darna again". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "(FIRST LOOK) Images of Darna 2017 That Will Make You Ask For More!". The Rod Magaru Show. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  13. 1 2 "Angel Locsin Darna No More Due to Health Reasons". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "NEXT DARNA IS....RITZ AZUL WHO?". Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "On the Spot: Erik Matti, director of On the Job and Honor Thy Father". Spot.ph. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kumpirmado "Angel tuloy na sa Darna"". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Onyok sigurado nang kasama sa paglipad ni Darna". PHILSTAR. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Angel Locsin, to fly again as "Darna" in 2017 - LIONHEARTV". www.lionheartv.net. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  19. ↑ "Angel Camille Villanueva of BT-NFT to play Darna again in film set for 2017 release". Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  20. ↑ "Star Cinema releases Darna teaser.". Astig.ph. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Darna nanggugulat sa sinehan". Balita.net. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Look is she the new "Darna"?". ABS CBN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "Darna". ABS-CBN store. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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