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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from Jane de Leon" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/11/12/20231113-jane.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from The IdeaFirst Company&#x27;s Facebook page.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA --<strong> (UPDATE)</strong> &quot;Darna&quot; stars Jane de Leon and Janella Salvador are set to reunite for a new film, The IdeaFirst Company revealed Monday.</p><p>In a Facebook post, The IdeaFirst Company revealed that the film will be titled &quot;How To Be A Good Wife&quot; and the two Kapamilya stars will be joined by Susan Africa. 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src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;J x J x J = Janella Salvador and Jane de Leon in a new film by Jun Robles Lana! HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE. Also starring Ms. Susan Africa. Filming soon!&quot; The IdeaFirst Company said in the caption.</p><p>Salvador also expressed her joy to work with de Leon. </p><p>&quot;Excited to work on this new film with Ms. Susan Africa and [hindi ko kilala]&quot; she said in jest. &quot;chareng SO HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN MWAH @Imjanedeleon.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">chareng SO HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN MWAH <a href="https://twitter.com/Imjanedeleon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Imjanedeleon</a> 😙😝 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowToBeAGoodWife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowToBeAGoodWife</a> <a href="https://t.co/OGGi1iD79z">pic.twitter.com/OGGi1iD79z</a></p>— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) <a href="https://twitter.com/superjanella/status/1724037567040098366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>De Leon earlier re-tweeted Lana&#x27;s post and tagged Salvador: &quot;We’re ready for this! @superjanella.&quot;</p><p>The project comes months after the conclusion of &quot;Darna,&quot; where de Leon played the titular character while Salvador portrayed her nemesis, the Serpent Queen Valentina.</p><p>But while they played mortal enemies on the show, fans couldn&#x27;t help but take notice of the chemistry between the actresses, whether they were portraying their powerful alter egos or their human visages in Narda Custodio and Regina Vanguardia.</p><p>The pairing sparked a fandom that vocally supported both actresses and called for a follow-up project after &quot;Darna.&quot;</p><p>And while it took longer than they expected, their calls were answered when the IdeaFirst Company revealed that Salvador and de Leon will be the leads of &quot;How To Be A Good Wife.&quot;</p><p>Details have yet to be revealed on the premise of the film. </p><p>But already, fans are openly wondering if the movie will feature a sapphic storyline. Both Salvador and de Leon have previously said that they are very willing to work together in a &quot;girls&#x27; love&quot; or GL project.</p><p>&quot;Of course, why not?&quot; Salvador said immediately when the question was brought up during the final media conference for Darna, held last January 30. </p><p>&quot;Why not?&quot; de Leon added. &quot;Sana &#x27;yung story eh. Kasi it&#x27;s all about the craft din naman, &#x27;di ba kasi artist din kami. So challenge din &#x27;yun sa amin, if ever.&quot;</p><p>De Leon has played queer roles earlier in her career, and Salvador believes that such a project will have a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ community in the Philippines -- particularly for local sapphics.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/30/23/why-not-jane-janella-welcome-possible-gl-project">&#x27;Why not?&#x27; Jane de Leon, Janella Salvador welcome possible &#x27;GL&#x27; project</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I think it would matter a lot to the community,&quot; said Salvador. &quot;Simply because, wala pa ngang magandang representation for that aspect, kaya open ako and willing ako. 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'Darna' stars Jane de Leon and Janella Salvador are set to reunite for a new film, The IdeaFirst Company revealed Monday.