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‘BuyBust’ role proof that women can play lead in action movies, Anne says

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk6p4-CgYi8/" 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><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk6p4-CgYi8/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">A week from now, we will have the WORLD PREMIERE of BUYBUST at the @newyorkasianfilmfestival ❤️ We will also be having the ASIAN PREMIERE at the @bifanofficial in SoKor next, next week! Extremely excited about that too! I’ll be flying out to attend both screenings ✈️ and of course PHILIPPINES on August 1!!! . Madlang Peeps In NYC, SoKor, Canada and San Diego, you can come watch our screenings here! NYAFF - NYC July 15 BuyBust Screening 8:35PM SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street Fantasia - Montreal, Canada July 18 9:40PM Hall Cinema, Concordia University BIFAN - Incheon, South Korea July 18 7:00PM City Hall, Main Theatre And July 19 7:30PM CGV Sopoong 3 San Diego Comic Con 21st Annual Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza  July 19 8:00p-10:30pm Room 6A. See ya there!!!!</a></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 post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annecurtissmith/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Anne Curtis</a> (@annecurtissmith) on <time dateTime="2018-07-07T04:08:26+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 6, 2018 at 9:08pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA—According to Anne Curtis, she felt compelled to accept her role in &quot;BuyBust&quot; when director Erik Matti offered it to her.</p><p>&quot;I was so hungry for a role and a film like this,&quot; Curtis told reporters during the movie&#x27;s media conference Tuesday.</p><p>After not starring in movies for two years, Curtis said being part of &quot;BuyBust&quot; is the best way for her to celebrate her 21st anniversary in the industry.</p><p>But playing the role of a PDEA operative whose team is trapped inside enemy territory was not easy.</p><p>&quot;Actually, lahat ng eksena, buwis-buhay siya,&quot; Curtis said.</p><p>Despite the difficulties and the injuries, she said she never thought of giving up. The movie took two years to finish.</p><p>&quot;Never. Sobra akong competitive and challenged, I like to take the challenge on,&quot; she said.</p><p>Curtis said she wants people to know women can also star in action films.</p><p>&quot;Gusto kong patunayan sa pelikulang &#x27;to na kaya ng female lead na gumawa ng action film. &#x27;Yan ang gusto kong patunayan,&quot; she said.</p><p>Matti said Curtis was perfect for the role.</p><p>&quot;On hindsight, if I didn&#x27;t get somebody as physical as Anne, hindi &#x27;to matatapos &#x27;tong movie na &#x27;to. Or matatapos man siya, parang maraming daya,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/18/18/shes-the-real-deal-erik-matti-speaks-highly-of-anne-curtis">&#x27;She&#x27;s the real deal&#x27;: Erik Matti speaks highly of Anne Curtis</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Buy Bust&quot; is being billed as one of the most ambitious action projects in local cinema history, employing more than 300 stuntmen and using over 250,000 grams of gunpowder. </p><p>A co-production between Reality Entertainment and Viva Films, &quot;Buy Bust&quot; also co-stars MMA star Brandon Vera, Nonie Buencamino, and Victor Neri. </p>

<p>Playing the role of a PDEA operative whose team is trapped inside enemy territory was not easy, Curtis acknowledged.</p>

Playing the role of a PDEA operative whose team is trapped inside enemy territory was not easy, Curtis acknowledged.