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From summer MMFF to Netflix, Alex and Xian’s ‘Love the Way U Lie’ finds new release venue

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/03/10/20200310-love-the-way-u-lie.jpg"/><figcaption>Xian Lim and Alex Gonzaga are first-time co-stars in the romantic comedy ‘Love the Way U Lie’. <em>Viva Films</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — “Love the Way U Lie,” the big-screen romance starring Alex Gonzaga and Xian Lim, has found a new venue for release after its premiere was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>The Viva Films production was one of the entries in the inaugural Metro Manila Summer Film Festival (MMSFF), which was originally scheduled in April and which has since been cancelled.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X8TH38WFi2s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Organizers have since announced a fresh batch of participating films in its traditional Christmas festival.</p><p>On Wednesday, Viva Films announced that “Love the Way U Lie” will instead be available for streaming on Netflix, starting August 20.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Paparating na ang love triangle na ikaloloka niyo! ❤️ Love The Way U Lie, a Netflix Film starring Alex Gonzaga, Xian Lim, and Kylie Verzosa. Streaming on Netflix ngayong August 20! <a href="https://t.co/zYUZ7buQzp">pic.twitter.com/zYUZ7buQzp</a></p>— VIVA Films (@VIVA_Films) <a href="https://twitter.com/VIVA_Films/status/1290886369984708608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It follows the success of other Viva offerings on the platform, notably the two-year-old “Through Night and Day” which became a chart-topper on Netflix in July.</p><p>Directed by RC delos Reyes, “Love the Way U Lie” tells the story of a clairvoyant woman (Gonzaga) who helps a widower (Lim) move on by being the medium of his late wife (Kylie Verzosa).</p>

<p>Directed by RC delos Reyes, “Love the Way U Lie” tells the story of a clairvoyant woman who helps a widower move on by being the medium of his late wife.</p>

Directed by RC delos Reyes, “Love the Way U Lie” tells the story of a clairvoyant woman who helps a widower move on by being the medium of his late wife.