Maja, Paulo on board for ‘I’m Drunk, I Love You’ sequel, director confirms

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/01/05/20190105-habac_1.jpg"/><figcaption>Director JP Habac confirms that the sequel to &quot;I&#x27;m Drunk, I Love You,&quot; will still revolve around the characters of Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino.<em> Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>When JP Habac confirmed that he&#x27;s writing a script for the sequel to &quot;I&#x27;m Drunk, I Love You,&quot; he revealed <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/17/18/im-drunk-i-love-you-sequel-in-the-works">nothing but the title</a>. </p><p>No plot details. No planned release date. He didn&#x27;t even confirm if the original stars Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino are still on board. </p><p>But on Saturday, more details emerged about the much-anticipated flick following a chat with the director at the sidelines of a press conference for his new movie, &quot;Sakaling Maging Tayo.&quot; </p><p>Habac said that &quot;I Love You, I Do,&quot; which he is co-writing with Kristin Barrameda, will take place seven years after the events of the first one. And yes, it will still be about Carson and Dio. </p><p>&quot;It will revolve around the two of them seven years after &#x27;I&#x27;m Drunk, I Love You.&#x27; It&#x27;s set in 2022,&quot; he shared. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/01/05/20190105-maja.jpg"/><figcaption>Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino, who plays Carson and Dio, respectively, have been confirmed for the sequel. </figcaption></figure></div><p>Habac added that he is still finishing the script, but they do hope to release it &quot;soon.&quot; </p><p>He refused to give a teaser for the plot, however, saying that fans will need to wait a bit to find out if Carson and Dio did somehow end up together in those years in between the two movies. </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m Drunk, I Love You&quot; was released in 2017. </p><p>&quot;Sakaling Maging Tayo,&quot; his new movie starring Elisse Joson and Mccoy de Leon, will premiere on January 16. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3zsLC8PJQpg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The sequel, now been confirmed to still be about Maja Salvador's Carson and Paulo Avelino's Dio, will take place 7 years after the first one. </p>

The sequel, now been confirmed to still be about Maja Salvador's Carson and Paulo Avelino's Dio, will take place 7 years after the first one.