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Anna Cerezo

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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/17862581658107c570bea-5d7a-49f5-aea2-dadcd67564f1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bianca de Vera and Dustin Yu in a media junket for their upcoming film &#x27;Ba’t Di Na Lang Tayo.&#x27; </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Bianca de Vera and Dustin Yu are set to lead Regal Entertainment’s “Ba’t Di Na Lang Tayo.”</p><p>Director Jason Paul Laxamana said the project will take the young actors’ craft to the “next level,” as he believes the material will challenge them.</p><p>“Kakaibang DustBia makikita natin. Hindi pa-cute lang. Excited na ako sa journey nila as actors,” he said during the media junket held in Quezon City.</p><p>Yu likewise shared he believes the script will push him to grow further as an actor.</p><p>“Sabi ni Direk, &#x27;Wag natin isipin if nag-trending or kikita ng sobrang malaki.&#x27; Isipin natin mag-grow kami and mapapakita passion namin sa industriya. Doon ako na-excite. Excited ako gampanan character ko kasi dati napapanuod ko lang sa ibang pelikula,” he said.</p><p>Apart from the role allowing Yu to explore a new character, “Ba’t Di Na Lang Tayo” will bring together the lessons he gained from his previous work, Yu said.</p><p>“Sa lahat ng projects ginawa ko before, ito &#x27;yong pinagsama-sama na lahat dito. Sa character ko pa lang masasabi ko makakapag explore ako ng bago,” he said.</p><p>De Vera echoed they will introduce on the big screen a  new layer of their craft that audiences have yet to see.</p><p>“Mas matapang, mas fiery. Bago siya sa paningin ng tao. Kaabang-abang talaga siya,” she said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_1jnFkDD2p4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Bianca de Vera and Dustin Yu are set to lead Regal Entertainment’s 'Ba’t Di Na Lang Tayo.'</p>

Bianca de Vera and Dustin Yu are set to lead Regal Entertainment’s 'Ba’t Di Na Lang Tayo.'

'Hindi pa-cute': Bianca de Vera, Dustin Yu set for 'next level' acting in upcoming film

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'Hindi pa-cute': Bianca de Vera, Dustin Yu set for 'next level' acting in upcoming film

Anna Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 09, 2026 02:05 PM PHT

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Updated August 09, 2026 02:49 PM PHT

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