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Nadine Lustre, Wilbert Ross, Mikhail Red talk about horror film ‘Nokturno’

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<p>Actress Nadine Lustre and actor Wilbert Ross shared insights into their preparations for their roles in the horror film Nokturno.</p><p>During a special screening of the film on November 15, Nadine explained the effort she put into making her characters in horror films distinct from each other. </p><p>“Actually may mga references na ibinigay si Direk na movies na parang pwede naming pagkuhanan ng ideas for Nokturno especially me, kagaya nga ng sabi mo from Deleter tapos Nokturno and magkasunod siya ng taon so I think in a way parang kinailangan ko ring humanap ng way para maging magkaiba si Lira atsaka si Jaime so mas ayon,” Nadine shared. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1857419079872594165&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-15T19%3A45%3A20.284540%3A834ab1f9-0464-4b44-bfd8-7ec3feaf1147%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=29f85962c1fbed00597899990fc85de5fdf7de8a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1731718005462875846="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: ‘NOKTURNO’ Special Cinema Screening powered by GOMO!<br/><br/>Watch the SCARIEST Pinoy Folklore Horror Film <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nokturno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nokturno</a>, Directed by Mikhail Red.<br/><br/>Now Streaming Worldwide exclusively on Prime Video! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nokturo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nokturo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NokturnoOnPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NokturnoOnPrime</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NadineLustre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NadineLustre</a> <a href="https://t.co/d5z5Id0AKp">pic.twitter.com/d5z5Id0AKp</a></p>— VIVA Films (@VIVA_Films) <a href="https://twitter.com/VIVA_Films/status/1857419079872594165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“As in talagang inalala ko yung mga nuances ni Lira tapos inisip ko na okay ito yung mga bagay na hindi ko pwede gawin this time around, So that’s works on me,” she added.</p><p>Nadine also explained why she’s drawn to horror and thriller projects.</p><p>“Ako talaga favorite genre ko talaga horror so aside from manonood ako ng horror movies, matatakot ako sa horror movies at least this time around kasama na ako doon. Ang fun lang niya kasi sobrang interesting lang ng process niya,” Nadine shared.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1857418955566006399&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-15T19%3A45%3A20.284540%3A834ab1f9-0464-4b44-bfd8-7ec3feaf1147%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=29f85962c1fbed00597899990fc85de5fdf7de8a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:768px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1857418955566006399"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“Sobrang interested niya talaga sa akin and I really love the setting. Gustong gusto ko yung natatransform siya into something creepy or something na medyo eerie,” she added.</p><p>Nadine also described Nokturno as more challenging than her previous horror film, Deleter, acknowledging the unique aspects of working in this genre.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wilbert, who was starring in his first horror film, revealed how he prepared for his role by researching traumatic facial expressions. </p><p>He shared that he asked the production team for a picture of actress Bea Binene, who had a creepy scene in the film, to help him practice his expressions.</p><p>“Ako siguro yung preparation ko, nag research ako about sa mga traumatic na mukha and then humingi ako sa prod ng picture ni Bea (Binene) tapos tinitingnan ko siya whole week palagi tapos pinapractice ko iyong mukha ko,” the Hashtag member remarked.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1857418753988055508&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-15T19%3A45%3A20.284540%3A834ab1f9-0464-4b44-bfd8-7ec3feaf1147%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=29f85962c1fbed00597899990fc85de5fdf7de8a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:744px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1857418753988055508"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>On the other hand, Director Mikhail Red praised the actors for their dedication and hard work, especially given the challenges of the horror genre.</p><p>“To give more context doon sa preparation nila, ang hirap ng horror kung maiimagine niyo. Itong si Wilbert, first horror. Parang coming from mga romance, comedy drama, itong sa horror kasi minsan wala silang kabatuhan (ng linya), itong sa cast. Ang nasa harap ng mukha nila ay lens, camera lang and syaka ilaw. And yet, yung mga expression, yung mga ibinibigay nila, talagang todo,” Mikhail expressed.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1857418606004609418&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-15T19%3A45%3A20.284540%3A834ab1f9-0464-4b44-bfd8-7ec3feaf1147%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=29f85962c1fbed00597899990fc85de5fdf7de8a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:744px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1857418606004609418"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“Very thankful ako na napaka-talented and dedicated ng cast so it makes it easier for us sa production especially sa mga ganitong movie na maraming shots so parang napagkakasya namin in one day dahil mabilis yung mga actor puro kaunting takes lang. So thank you sa mga cast,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/17/nadine-lustre-to-work-again-with-mikhail-red-for-new-horror-offering-nokturno-1100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Nadine Lustre to work again with Mikhail Red for new horror offering ‘Nokturno’</u></strong></a></div><p>Nokturno is a supernatural horror film about a primal curse that haunts a rural Filipino family and the daughter who left to live in the city. It also stars Eula Valdes, Bea Binene, and Justin James Quilantang.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/8/8/eula-valdes-bea-binene-join-nadine-lustre-in-new-mikhail-red-movie-1217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Eula Valdes, Bea Binene join Nadine Lustre in new Mikhail Red movie</u></strong></a></div><p>The film was submitted for Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), but was not selected as one of the official entries.</p><p>“Ang daming nagsubmit ng horror sa MMFF so realistically, very competitive especially na they don’t won&#x27;t select horror one or two per genre,” he explained. “Very tight siya. Admittedly, competitive siya.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/2/look-nadine-lustre-in-first-teaser-for-nokturno-1321" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Nadine Lustre in first teaser for ‘Nokturno’</u></strong></a></div><p>Despite that, Direk Mikhail  is still happy and grateful that they will still be able to show the film in a wider audience through different platforms.</p><p>“Pero we are lucky nga na Amazon Prime Video, gave us this very good slot na Halloween, tacos worldwide tapos birthday pa ni Nadine,” he added. “Ako ang important lang naman mareach pa namin yung audience. Hindi ako mapili sa platform.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/9/5/nadine-lustre-starts-filming-nokturno-1315" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Nadine Lustre starts filming ‘Nokturno’ </u></strong></a></div><p>Nokturno is now available on Amazon Prime Video.</p>

<p><i>The cast and director of Nokturno share how they worked on their horror film.</i></p>

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Nadine Lustre, Wilbert Ross, Mikhail Red talk about horror film ‘Nokturno’

Nikka Sabio

Published November 16, 2024 08:50 AM PHT

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Updated November 22, 2024 06:16 PM PHT

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