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'Totoo 'yun': Director of 'Darna' confirms this actor is part of superhero movie

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/04/09/darna.jpg"/><figcaption>Darna&#x27;s iconic headpiece is depicted in its film logo from Star Cinema</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Jerrold Tarog, the director of Star Cinema&#x27;s film adaptation of &quot;Darna,&quot; has confirmed another member of the cast of the superhero flick aside from its titular actress Jane de Leon.</p><p>The &quot;Heneral Luna&quot; filmmaker spoke at length about his latest project via #KuwentuhanLang, a fundraiser that aims to help film industry workers whose livelihood have been affected by the pandemic.</p><p>The program, spearheaded by Cinema &#x27;76 in collaboration with Lockdown Cinema Club, interviews filmmakers on their body of work through Facebook Live.</p><p>Tarog revealed that &quot;Darna&quot; had <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/09/20/despite-lockdown-darna-director-really-happy-with-rough-cut-of-film">16 shooting day</a>s prior to the Luzon-wide quarantine, and was due to film a big action scene.</p><p>Questions from viewers touched on other aspects of the film, including de Leon&#x27;s successful audition and the coming-of-age take on the pop culture icon.</p><p>Tarog was asked, too, about actors who will be joining de Leon in the big-budget project.</p><p>&quot;Iyan &#x27;yung naka-NDA (non-disclosure agreement),&quot; he said. &quot;Alam ko may plan &#x27;yung marketing for announcing the cast, so ayoko muna sila unahan.&quot;</p><p>He did, however, confirm a recent report that Paulo Avelino, Tarog&#x27;s star in the historical biopic &quot;Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral,&quot; is part of the cast of &quot;Darna.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/04/09/paulo-avelino.jpg"/><figcaption>Jerrold Tarog previously directed Paulo Avelino in the 2018 historical biopic &#x27;Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.&#x27; <em>Facebook: TBA Studios</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Lumabas na &#x27;yung si Paulo ay kasama sa cast, totoo &#x27;yun,&quot; Tarog said, referring to an Instagram post from Avelino&#x27;s manager Leo Dominguez.</p><p>&quot;Marami pang actors na kasama. Hintayin na lang natin &#x27;yung marketing, kasi baka masira ko &#x27;yung plano nila!&quot; he added.</p><p>Darna is one of many characters by the late &quot;komiks&quot; master Mars Ravelo, alongside other superheroes like Captain Barbell and Lastikman who each had their comics series that also became film and TV hits.</p><p>Asked whether fans of Darna can expect future appearances from those superheroes that would form a &quot;cinematic universe,&quot; Tarog smiled as he opted to skip the topic.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung near future na lang ang pag-usapan natin kasi in the far, far future pa &#x27;yan. Tapusin muna natin &#x27;yung unang Darna, then let&#x27;s kung ano ang mangyari after,&quot; he said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/cinema76fs/videos/834228080418865/" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Asked whether fans of Darna can expect future appearances from those superheroes that would form a "cinematic universe," Tarog smiled as he opted to skip the topic.</p>

Asked whether fans of Darna can expect future appearances from those superheroes that would form a "cinematic universe," Tarog smiled as he opted to skip the topic.