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Did you know? Daniel Padilla was eyed to play Lastikman

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/7/05/daniel-padilla-lastikman-070616.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Now it can be told: There were plans for teen heartthrob Daniel Padilla to play the comics superhero Lastikman in a fantasy series based on the Mars Ravelo character.Director Frasco Mortiz made the revelation on Wednesday during the last taping day of the fantasy series &quot;My Super D,&quot; which is also about a Pinoy superhero.&quot;Kung papayag si DJ (Padilla&#x27;s nickname) na mag-superhero, why not? Pinu-push ko kasi siya nung una, Lastikman siya eh. Hindi ko lang alam kung papayag siya ngayon. Pero feeling ko naman depende sa concept,&quot; Mortiz said in an interview with reporters.Mortiz said he would have directed the Lastikman project and had already pitched a possible storyline. However, it didn&#x27;t push through.&quot;Si DJ dapat,&quot; he said, adding that it was just after the series &quot;Princess and I&quot; in 2013. &quot;Nung time na &#x27;yon teen na teen pa siya. Eh ngayon nag-iba na, nag-mature na siya. Gagawa siya ng movie with Inang (Olive Lamasan) so mag-iiba ang landscape, mag-iiba ang kuwento. So hindi ko lang alam kung pwede pa din &#x27;yung ganoong kuwento na medyo maloko.&quot;&quot;Sa lahat ng Ravelo characters kasi, si Lastikman lang &#x27;yung pwede mong laruin, na pwede mong medyo baguhin ang kuwento,&quot; Mortiz noted.Lastikman was previously played on the big screen by comedian Vic Sotto and again by Mark Bautista.Asked if Padilla agreed to do the project, the director said: &quot;Hindi ko alam, matagal na kasi &#x27;yon. Hindi ko lang din alam kung game pa din siya if ever na io-offer sa kanya. Siguro depende sa offer. Alam mo naman si DJ kung feeling niya bagay sa kanya ay gagawin niya &#x27;yon. Siyempre iniingatan niya din ang image niya.&quot;Padilla and leading lady Kathryn Bernardo are currently working on a still-untitled <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/30/16/kathryn-daniel-back-home-after-filming-in-spain">Star Cinema movie</a> with award-winning director Olivia Lamasan.

Now it can be told: There were plans for teen heartthrob Daniel Padilla to play the comics superhero Lastikman in a fantasy series based on the Mars Ravelo character.