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Cathy Garcia-Molina, Vice Ganda get off on right foot ahead of first collab for MMFF

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="micodelrosario1&quot;" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/08/19/08192022-vice-ganda-cathy-molina-meet-mmff-entry.jpg"/><figcaption>Cathy Garcia-Molina and Vice Ganda pose for a photo during their meeting for their MMFF entry. <em>Instagram: @micodelrosario1</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Collaborating on a movie for the first time, box-office stalwarts Cathy Garcia-Molina and Vice Ganda thought it best to form a friendship that would hopefully translate in their output for moviegoers on Christmas Day.</p><p>Garcia-Molina and Vice Ganda’s film project, with the working title “Partners In Crime” and announced in July to co-star social media darling Ivana Alawi, is an entry to the 48th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in December.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/08/22/vice-ganda-coco-martin-return-to-mmff">Vice Ganda, Coco Martin return to Metro Manila Film Festival</a></li></ul><p>Early this month, the two were photographed together at a dinner meeting, which, according to Garcia-Molina, was initiated by the comedy superstar.</p><p>“Request ni Vice to meet me and my staff para mag-discuss ng intentions,” the in-demand director told “Cinema News.” “I brought my staff — my family na makakasama niya na lagi ko mga kasama. Ganoon din si Vice, magiging parte ng family. Kumbaga, getting to know each other. I like the idea, kasi pangit na sa first day lang [ng shooting] magki-kita-kita, ‘di ba?”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/22/look-vice-ganda-cathy-garcia-molina-meet-for-mmff-entry">Box office powerhouse: Vice Ganda, Cathy Garcia-Molina meet for MMFF entry</a></li></ul><p>“It was fun. Movie-filled talks about love and friendship. Sinimulan namin na dapat kaming magkakaibigan para mag-translate sa film,” she explained. “Excited ako [dahil] first time lahat. Nandoon ang excitement, at the same time — ‘di naman takot — alinlangan siguro, kasi ‘di ko alam kung paano mag-wo-work. Vice has been open to me na, ‘Direk, we are one team. Magtulungan tayo to give the audience the best movie.’” </p><p>Details of the story remain under wraps, but Garcia-Molina teased that it will likely be a mix of her brand of big-screen romance and Vice Ganda’s signature laugh-out-loud comedy.</p><p>“Exciting [kasi] mas kilala ako sa love story; si Vice, comedy. So paano kami gagawa ng may love story and at the same time makakapagpatawa at makakapag-entertain? Kasi, at the end of the day, sa MMFF, dream natin makapagpasaya, especially Christmas time,” she said.</p><p>Christmas season or not, Garcia-Molina and Vice Ganda’s respective films have been tried-and-tested box-office draws in the past decade.</p><p>Prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Vice Ganda had been starring in at least one film in a lead role every year since 2010, mostly entries to the annual MMFF.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/29/19/fantastica-ends-run-as-vice-gandas-highest-grossing-movie">‘Fantastica’ ends run as Vice Ganda’s highest-grossing MMFF movie</a></li></ul><p>All have been massive box-office hits, many of which made the list of the highest grossing Philippine films of all time. “Fantastica,” released in 2018, remains Vice Ganda’s top-grossing film, with a P596-million haul worldwide.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/03/19/hello-love-goodbye-makes-history-as-highest-grossing-ph-film-of-all-time">&#x27;Hello, Love, Goodbye&#x27; makes history as highest grossing PH film of all time</a></li></ul><p>Garcia-Molina, meanwhile, is the director behind the country’s biggest romantic-comedy movies, including “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” which is still the Philippines’ highest grossing movie with P880 million in worldwide earnings.</p><p>“Ipokritang sabihin na ‘di namin gusto mag-number one,” Garcia-Molina said of replicating the success of her past films. “Alam natin magagaling ang ibang entries. [It’s] good competition kasi makikinabang ang audience, lahat ng viewers [dahil] nagpapagandahan ang mga pelikula. Makikinabang ang mga nanonood kasi worth the money [ang pagpunta sa sinehan]. Gusto namin mag number one, pero mas importante na nakapagpasaya kami ng mga manonood.”</p><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_50iqKd5j4o?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-3Ig4PrrqbY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a5H_P0ViU-U?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Collaborating on a movie for the first time, box-office stalwarts Cathy Garcia-Molina and Vice Ganda thought it best to form a friendship that would hopefully translate in their output for moviegoers on Christmas Day.