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(From left) Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda announce their upcoming film 'The Greatest Showdown' at a mall in Quezon City, July 5, 2026. Photo from Star Cinema on X

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Vice Ganda, Vic Sotto form powerhouse duo for 'The Greatest Showdown'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783262584230Vic Vice.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="(From left) Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda announce their upcoming film &#x27;The Greatest Showdown&#x27; at a mall in Quezon City, July 5, 2026. Photo from Star Cinema on X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda announce their upcoming film &#x27;The Greatest Showdown&#x27; at a mall in Quezon City, July 5, 2026. <em>Photo from Star Cinema on X</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto are set to join forces for a film, bringing together two of the country&#x27;s biggest comedy stars and noontime television icons in a highly anticipated big-screen project.</p><p>The two will work together in &quot;The Greatest Showdown&quot; under director Jun Robles Lana, who had also previously directed and co-written Vice&#x27;s previous films &quot;Call Me Mother&quot; and &quot;And the Breadwinner Is...,&quot; Star Cinema announced Sunday in a social media post.</p><p>The post included a teaser poster for the film.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2073713712490598699&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-05T15%3A29%3A10.394894%3A0044e681-fc04-47b7-8489-dd98b29e5795%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=149a055a1217b1b359c86b5a224643f225fb8180&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:971px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2073713712490598699"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Get ready for a movie event that brings everyone together through laughter!&quot; the ABS-CBN film production outfit wrote in the post.</p><p>&quot;The Unkabogable Superstar Vice Ganda and our beloved Bossing Vic Sotto will finally share the big screen!&quot; it added.</p><p>Star Cinema did not give an exact premiere date, but said the film would screen &quot;exclusively in cinemas this 2026!&quot;.</p><p>Vice and Sotto announced the project — a collaboration among ABS-CBN Studios, Star Cinema, The IdeaFirst Company, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment — during an event held at a mall in Quezon City on Sunday.</p><p>&quot;Katulad ko, alam niyo lahat din kayo inaantay itong pagkakataon na &#x27;to. Minsan lang &#x27;to mangyayari at gusto mangyari &#x27;to noon pa man. Sa ngayon, nagtagpo na kami,&quot; Vice said. &quot;Hindi lang una at huling beses niyo kami makikita dahil mapapanood niyo kaming magkasama sa isang pelikula.&quot;</p><p>Vic Sotto echoed the excitement, saying the film is their gift to both loyal supporters and moviegoers.</p><p>&quot;Meron po kaming sorpresa para sa inyo lang. Salamat sa mga Dabarkads, sa lahat ng madlang people. Ito po &#x27;yun para sa inyo,&quot; Sotto said.</p><p>The project is notable for bringing together two of Philippine entertainment&#x27;s biggest comedy stars. Vice is known for her string of box-office hits, many of which have been featured as official entries in the Metro Manila Film Festival, while Sotto is best known for the long-running fantasy-comedy franchise &quot;Enteng Kabisote.&quot;</p><p>Apart from being major box-office draws, the two are also noontime television stars, with Vice serving as a host of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; while Sotto hosts &quot;Eat Bulaga!&quot;.</p><p>According to the veteran television host and actor, the film aims to bring laughter and hope at a time when many Filipinos continue to face challenges.</p><p>&quot;Noon pa nga kasunduan namin ni Vice na ang pelikulang ito ay magbibigay ligaya sa taong bayan. Alam niyo naman ang ating bansa ngayon, dumadaan sa mga pagsubok,&quot; Sotto said.</p><p>&quot;Kaya kailangan natin ngumiti. Kailangan gumanda ang ating aura, kasing ganda ni Vice Ganda. Kailangan naming magsanib-puwersa para ibigay ang kaligayahang kailangan ng mga Pilipino.&quot;</p><p>The development also puts to rest recent speculation that the two would team up for a film, which was also partly fueled by the shoutouts they exchanged on their respective noontime programs. <strong>— With a report from Ganiel Krishnan, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto are set to join forces for a film, bringing together two of the country's biggest comedy stars and noontime television icons in a highly anticipated big-screen project.</p>

Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto are set to join forces for a film, bringing together two of the country's biggest comedy stars and noontime television icons in a highly anticipated big-screen project.