Push Admin

Article (news)

Mikhail Red plans to do more genre movie

Leo Bukas

Hindi pa masagot ni Direk Mikhail Red kung gagawa siya ng sequel ng Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) top-grossing horror film na Deleter. Ang Deleter ay pinagbibidahan ni Nadine Lustre kasama sina McCoy de Leon, Jeffrey Hidalgo, at Louise delos Reyes.“Siyempre after the success of Deleter in MMFF we’ve been in talks with Viva now to do more genre projects. So we can’t announce anything officially, eh. Pero expect for diverse genre film for feature festival or maybe theatrical.<div><img src="https://uat-ent-image-api.abs-cbn.com/UAT/editorImage/Mikhail-Red-1.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>“It’s an exciting time for Filipino filmmaking especially ngayon na bumabalik na yung audience sa theater,” lahad ng direktor sa thanksgiving party ng Deleter kamakailan lang.Sinagot din ni Mikhail ang tanong kung maituturing na ba niya ang sarili ngayon na mainstream direkctor at tatalikuran na niya ang pagiging indie director.“Filmmaker ako and ayoko sa labels. And it’s more of.. like yung Deleter nga hindi naman namin intended for MMFF. We just wanted to tell the story, make this movie.“And I think kung nando’n yung passion ng team, ng cast, yung sincerity n’yo to make this movie the best not to compete things fall into place. So feeling ko, lagi yon yung mindset namin when we make movies. We just want to have fun and the project should excite us and challenge us. Well, expect more genre movies siguro in the future,” paliwanag ng box-office director.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/3/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-talks-possibility-sequel-to-deleter-10-204762" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BASAHIN: Director Mikhail Red talks about possibility of making a sequel to ‘Deleter’</a></div>Binalikan din ng direktor ang pinagdaanan nilang hirap habang ginagawa ang Deleter.Kuwento niya, “Ang hirap talaga lalo na ngayong post pandemic kasi may mga restrictions na shooting hours. Dati kasi mas matagal, ngayon 12 hours na lang.“So I guess yon yung mas naging challenge sa amin—yung oras, number of shooting days. And first time kong bumalik with one camera. Yung mga dati kong movie two cameras ang gamit ko, eh, so mas nako-cover ko.“So, siguro yon yung mas mahirap sa technical. Dapat kailangang efficient kami ng team and kailangan less mistakes for everyone. And dahil magaling naman yung cast, that’s why I always get very experienced actors na marunong, parang less ano at puwede ka na lang mag-focus sa next shot, di ba?“Kasi a few takes lang makukuha na nila yung kailangan mo. So yon, trying to be more efficient, yung mga sinu-shoot kasi namin before pandemic umaabot kami ng 20 days, ngayon very tight tapos one camera na lang.”Ayon pa sa direktor, 12 days lang tumagal ang shooting ng Deleter.Samantala, ipinagmalaki din ni Mikhail na ang kanyang production team ay binubuo ng mga kabataan na first time sumabak sa genre movie.<div><img src="https://uat-ent-image-api.abs-cbn.com/UAT/editorImage/Mikhail-Red-2.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>“Mga first film nila. First feature ng cinematographer namin at nanalo siyang best cinematographer. First feature din ng dating intern lang namin sa Eerie as a producer. So everyone is learning and buti nag-resonate din yon sa younger audience kasi parang by the youth din yung film kaya baka nakita nila yung authenticity na nakaka-connect.“Parang we’re making a film na we both want to see ourselves in the cinemas so I hope tuloy-tuloy lang yung ganun  We are very happy na nag-profit itong Deleter kaya nga sinasabi ko sa Viva na let’s go bigger habang may momentum,” kampanteng pahayag ni Direk Mikhail<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/28/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-on-working-with-nadine-lustre-in-delet-204644" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BASAHIN: Mikhail Red on working with Nadine Lustre in ‘Deleter’: She knew exactly what needed to be done</a></div>Nagbigay din ng reaksyon ang direktor sa mga nagsasabing hindi deserving na manalo ng awards partikular na bilang Best Picure ang Deleter.<div><img src="https://uat-ent-image-api.abs-cbn.com/UAT/editorImage/Mikhail-Red-3.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Paliwanag niya, “As a filmmaker, siyempre part ng job mo yon, eh, meron kang skin in the game, di ba? You put yourself out there when you create something, yon yung risk no’n.“So ako, nirerespeto ko lahat ng criticisms subjectively. Iba-iba yung taste lalo na when you make a film na medyo may pagka-hybrid of treatment, stylistically di ba? Yung parang people who come with the premise na merong existing idea in their head tapos hindi nagma-match sa expectation nila.“It could be parang receive negatively, kasi they already have a film in their head when they’re start to watch. Pero ako the way I look at it, I think what makes our film interesting rin is it creates [discourse]—dahil may mga tao who really praise it and then may people who don’t like it kaya nagkakaroon ng discussion.“And then the have to express their opinions, so I think mas importante na may impact yung movie mo na ganun—napapag-usapan. Kasi may mga movies na sobrang bad na totally ignored na parang halos disposable . And then may mga films naman na very safely made, na ang ganda pero that’s it, you have nothing else to say kasi it’s a good film so hindi siya nagge-generate ng discussion online.“I feel like nakatulong yon sa Deleter, eh, na may ganun na discussion, so mas lalo siyang nag-trend kahit nung first few days tapos tuloy-tuloy. I think yung mga ganun na may pagka-hybrid na mga movies siguro may independent film sensibilities ako coming into mainstream at nagmi-mix yon. It creates something new, very novel, so I feel like that’s why people come to see it even if maybe hindi sila fans ng past works ko, they will always come to see what’s next if ever.”

Mikhail Red also reacts to criticisms that ‘Deleter’ doesn’t deserve its Best Picture win.

Mikhail Red also reacts to criticisms that ‘Deleter’ doesn’t deserve its Best Picture win.

Director Mikhail Red plans to do more genre movie after the success of ‘Deleter’

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

Showbiz

Director Mikhail Red plans to do more genre movie after the success of ‘Deleter’

Leo Bukas

Published January 18, 2023 09:54 PM PHT

Read More:

Nadine Lustre

Louise delos Reyes

Jeffrey Hidalgo

McCoy de Leon

Mikhail Red

Deleter

Metro Manila Film Festival

MMFF

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.