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Quezon film in 'Heneral' trilogy will be a comedy, says director

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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 portrayed Manuel L. Quezon at different ages in ‘Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.’ TBA Studios/ Instagram: @tj_trinidad</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The final film in the trilogy launched by the popular &quot;Heneral Luna&quot; will mark a genre shift for the series, according to its director.The historical biopic about former President Manuel L. Quezon will be a comedy, Jerrold Tarog said Wednesday in #KuwentuhanLang, a fundraiser that aims to help film industry workers whose livelihood have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The program, spearheaded by Cinema &#x27;76 in collaboration with Lockdown Cinema Club, interviews filmmakers on their body of work through Facebook Live.The Quezon movie will be the latest in TBA Studios&#x27; linked historical films about Philippine heroes, following &quot;Heneral Luna&quot; in 2015 and &quot;Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral&quot; in 2018.Quezon, who figured in the lives of both war heroes, was portrayed by Benjamin Alves and TJ Trinidad at different ages in &quot;Luna&quot; and &quot;Goyo,&quot; respectively.Both actors are reprising the role in the Quezon film, with Tarog explaining that its story will span decades of historical events involving the president.Tarog, in fact, described the movie&#x27;s structure as &quot;four short films.&quot;&quot;Lahat iyon, tungkol sa kung paano siya nag-attain ng power. Parang chess game sa kaniya ang politics, e. In fact, marami siyang mga sinabi na, &#x27;You shouldn&#x27;t take politics too seriously.&#x27; Parang nilalaro niya lang &#x27;yung mga tao. Iyon &#x27;yung pinakatema, kung paano niya na-manipulate &#x27;yung sistema to keep himself in power,&quot; he said.Explaining his choice of genre, Tarog went on: &quot;Wala na akong ma-imagine na tono kung &#x27;di comedy, satire, para sa ganoong klaseng pagkukuwento.&quot;Tarog, who has personally been doing the research for the Quezon film, described the project as the &quot;most difficult&quot; he has had to write.He explained he is currently in the process of writing its storyline, which will then be converted into a screenplay by collaborator Rody Vera.They yet-titled film will be next in line for production under Tarog&#x27;s helm, once he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/09/20/despite-lockdown-darna-director-really-happy-with-rough-cut-of-film">finishes the filming</a> of the supehero movie &quot;Darna.&quot;

The Quezon movie will be the latest in TBA Studios' linked historical films about Philippine heroes, following "Heneral Luna" in 2015 and "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral" in 2018.

The Quezon movie will be the latest in TBA Studios' linked historical films about Philippine heroes, following "Heneral Luna" in 2015 and "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral" in 2018.