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Yassi Pressman on starring in a Korean-Filipino film: ‘It’s such a big honor’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Yassi Pressman is set to star in a Korean-Filipino film production.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Yassi shared how she landed her role as Sandara, an aspiring K-Pop star, in the upcoming movie <em>The Guardian.</em></p><p>Yassi relayed that she auditioned for her role in the movie sharing, &quot;They all told me when I stepped in to audition, &#x27;Just do your best.&#x27; It’s up to you. I showed them emotions that were angry, happy, and sad. They made me dance and sing a bit. I later learned Sandara wanted to be a K-pop star. That’s all that I can reveal as of now.&quot;</p><p>Yassi, alongside other Filipino cast members, had a story conference recently in the Philippines with the Korean cast members.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1_cukgRK4p/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3076567%2C%22ls%22%3A3076350.3000001907%2C%22le%22%3A3076364.3999996185%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Pinag-pray ko din last year na sana matuloy ang project na ‘to because it’s such a big honor to be part of something like this. This is one of the firsts for our country. We Filipinos admire the Korean artists, films, their culture,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>The actress went on: &quot;It was very nice to meet them here. We simply had a meeting then story-con. It was nice to meet everybody involved in this project. Even if we had a language barrier, we saw that they were all always smiling. They were open to communicate with us.&quot;</p><p>Production for<em> The Guardian</em> will run for 17 days in the Philippines. The post-production of the film will be done in South Korea.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/17/fresh-scoops/yassi-pressman-on-being-inspired-by-anne-curtis-203825"><strong>READ: Yassi Pressman on being inspired by Anne Curtis: ‘She is a person that has a lot of values’</strong></a></div><p>Aside from Yassi, other Filipino actors who will be part of the film are Jeric Raval, Wilbert Ross, Eric Ejercito, Joko Diaz, Ashley Ortega, and Heart Ryan.</p><p>Meanwhile, Korean cast members will include Nam Woo Hyun, Park Eun Hye, Han Jan Seok, and Jeong Jang Hwan.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C18065zr9CU/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A3076593.099999428%2C%22ls%22%3A3076350.3000001907%2C%22le%22%3A3076364.3999996185%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="722" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><em>The Guardian</em> will be directed by Jeong Jang Hwan.</p><p>&quot;<em>The Guardian</em> story is the love between the mother and her son. I’m trying to synchronize the Korean actors and those from the Philippines showing the love between a family,&quot; the director said.</p><p>He added: &quot;Even though we haven’t started yet, I’m so excited to work with Filipino actors and actresses.<em> The Guardian</em> will be a very good movie.&quot;</p>

<p>Yassi Pressman is one of the cast members of the upcoming Korean-Filipino film 'The Guardian.'</p>

Yassi Pressman is one of the cast members of the upcoming Korean-Filipino film 'The Guardian.'

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Yassi Pressman on starring in a Korean-Filipino film: ‘It’s such a big honor’

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Published Jan 17, 2024 12:13 PM PHT

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