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‘May FB and Twitter siya’: Nadine cast as re-imagined Maria Makiling

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Vince Garcia, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjg_yQBBHHK/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjg_yQBBHHK/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Nadine Lustre (@nadine)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-06-02T08:28:06+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 2, 2018 at 1:28am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>She has long been rumored to have a role in the upcoming &quot;Pedro Penduko&quot; movie top-billed by her boyfriend, James Reid. </p><p>But now fans of their love team will be glad to know that Nadine Lustre will indeed be making an appearance in the flick, as the re-imagined Maria Makiling, the famous diwata of Philippine myth. </p><p>The news was confirmed to ABS-CBN News on Thursday by producer Paul Alexei Basinillo, also the president of Epik Studios, the publisher of the graphic novel the movie is based on. </p><p>He explained that Lustre&#x27;s role in the film will be more than just a cameo, and it will be a proper introduction, which will then lead to a solo &quot;Maria Makiling&quot; movie slated for 2020. </p><p>He described Lustre&#x27;s character as someone who can summon elemental spirits from the earth and is &quot;close to Mother Nature.&quot; </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHMR2cBeiD/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHMR2cBeiD/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Nadine Lustre (@nadine)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-04-03T14:54:14+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 3, 2018 at 7:54am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Treb Monteras II, who has been named the director of &quot;Pedro Penduko&quot; following the success of his film &quot;Respeto,&quot; added that their version of Maria Makiling will be more relatable. </p><p>&quot;Tao siya, definitely,&quot; he revealed. &quot;Kasi iyong Maria Makiling na nai-imagine natin lagi, diwata. Sa school, palaging itinuturo sa atin na diwata siya. Pero for this one, mas relatable siya. </p><p>&quot;Probably because si Maria Makiling, buhay siya --mayroon siyang Facebook and Twitter,&quot; he added. </p><p>The solo &quot;Maria Makiling&quot; movie is planned for a 2020 release, as part of Epik Studios&#x27; ambitious cinematic universe with Viva Entertainment and Cignal that will kickstart with &quot;Pedro Penduko&quot; next year. </p>

<p>Lustre has long been rumored to have a role in the upcoming "Pedro Penduko" movie top-billed by her boyfriend, James Reid. </p>

Lustre has long been rumored to have a role in the upcoming "Pedro Penduko" movie top-billed by her boyfriend, James Reid.

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‘May FB and Twitter siya’: Nadine cast as re-imagined Maria Makiling

Vince Garcia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 15, 2018 08:59 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 15, 2018 09:53 AM PHT

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