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Teasing Ravelo movie universe, Jerrold Tarog hoping ‘Darna’ film will resume

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/01/20/darna.jpg"/><figcaption>Jane de Leon will first star in ‘Mars Ravelo’s Darna: The TV Series,’ scheduled for release this year, after the indefinite postponement of ABS-CBN’s film adaptation of the comics icon.<em> ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Jerrold Tarog, the acclaimed director helming ABS-CBN’s film adaptation of “Darna,” is hoping that the project will eventually resume, revealing that linked movies featuring other superheroes were originally planned.</p><p>Tarog shared that “several films and different heroes” would have followed the “Darna” movie, in response to a fan’s tweet wondering whether the director’s take on the Pinoy komiks icon would be comparable to Zack Snyder’s “Justice League.”</p><p>Snyder directed and produced a number of entries in the DC Extended Universe, the US film franchise featuring the likes of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/22/20/look-jane-de-leon-as-narda-in-first-glimpse-of-darna-series">LOOK: Jane de Leon as Narda in first glimpse of &#x27;Darna&#x27; series</a></li></ul><p>Darna, seen as the foremost superhero in Philippine pop culture, is a creation of Mars Ravelo, who is also behind over a dozen other comic book characters such as Captain Barbell and Lastikman.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Several films, different heroes + a surprise crossover that would&#x27;ve been really cool. Nothing original there, sure. But the planned arc would&#x27;ve been quite fun to bring to life, at the very least. That&#x27;s all I can say in this platform. Let&#x27;s just hope it isn&#x27;t a dead end yet.</p>— Jerrold Tarog (@JerroldTarog) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerroldTarog/status/1350113120102957058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>A “surprise crossover that would’ve been really cool” was also on the drawing board, according to Tarog, without directly mentioning other Ravelo properties.</p><p>“Nothing original there, sure,” Tarog said, referring to the popularity of the DCEU, as well as the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor.</p><p>“But the planned arc would’ve been quite fun to bring to life, at the very least. That’s all I can say in this platform. Let’s just hope it isn’t a dead end yet,” he said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/07/04/0704ravelo.jpg"/><figcaption>Captain Barbell, Darna, and Lastikman headline ABS-CBN’s ‘Ravelo Komiks Universe’ brand. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/04/19/meet-the-superheroes-of-ravelo-komiks-universe">Meet the superheroes of Ravelo Komiks Universe</a></li></ul><p>ABS-CBN holds the rights to 13 titles or characters created by Ravelo. Over the years since the network partnered with the Ravelo estate in 2013, it has produced a wide range of merchandise based on the comics master’s characters, from collectible figures, card games, to mobile games — notably under the brand, “Ravelo Komiks Universe.”<br/> <br/>The brand would have helped launch the “Darna” movie — or is perhaps still poised to, once the project starts rolling again and finally gets a theatrical release.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/17/19/timeline-passing-on-darnas-stone-to-jane-de-leon">TIMELINE: Passing on Darna’s stone to Jane De Leon</a></li></ul><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7enEpmBzK8/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 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Teasing Ravelo movie universe, Jerrold Tarog hoping ‘Darna’ film will resume

Miguel Dumaual,

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Published January 24, 2021 01:14 AM PHT

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