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Jerrold Tarog’s ‘Quezon’ film now has a finished script

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/10/15/20191015-quezon.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Benjamin Alves and TJ Trinidad are attached to star in ‘Quezon’ as the former Philippine president at different ages. <em>TBA Studios/ Instagram: @tj_trinidad</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — “Kakatapos lang script.”</p><p>This was filmmaker Jerrold Tarog’s candid revelation on Wednesday about “Quezon,” the highly anticipated biopic of former President Manuel L. Quezon.</p><p>“Tingnan natin kung i-aprub,” he tweeted in response to a fan’s question.</p><p>Tarog included a photo of the script, co-written by Rody Vera, with the draft date January 19, 2021.</p><p>“Quezon” is the third entry in Tarog’s linked historical films about Philippine heroes, following “Heneral Luna” in 2015 and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral” in 2018.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kakatapos lang script. Tingnan natin kung i-aprub. <a href="https://t.co/cTo3H8UoAt">https://t.co/cTo3H8UoAt</a> <a href="https://t.co/bwwVyjTdPB">pic.twitter.com/bwwVyjTdPB</a></p>— Jerrold Tarog (@JerroldTarog) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerroldTarog/status/1351813818087661571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Quezon, who figured in the lives of both war heroes, was portrayed by Benjamin Alves and TJ Trinidad at different ages in “Luna” and “Goyo,” respectively.</p><p>Both actors are reprising the role in the Quezon film. Tarog, in an April 2020 interview, explained that the film’s story will span decades of historical events involving the president.</p><p>Tarog has said “Quezon” will be presented as “four short films.” He described the movie as a comedy, given its satirical take on historical events, including the first general elections of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.</p><p>“A lot of political satirism will be there,” producer Eduardo Rocha of TBA Studios earlier told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>“We had the fire of Luna, we had the flaw of Goyo. This one, we’ll have the fire, but it’s also going to be a satire on who really ran the Philippines,” he said.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hV9hQsYqgOk?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>