2015 MMFF Entries Earn P640 Million in Just One Week, "Walang Forever" Enters the Top 4

<br /> Seven days after the released of this year's entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival, the said festival already earned P640 Million in the box office as stated by the Executive Committee of the 41st MMFF via its social media accounts.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvaX3yAjmE/VocGshTwWxI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/UTmcwIhxvzQ/s1600/MMFF%2B2015%2BMovies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MMFF 2015 Movies" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvaX3yAjmE/VocGshTwWxI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/UTmcwIhxvzQ/s1600/MMFF%2B2015%2BMovies.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Rappler.com</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> The box-office figure represents ticket sales from December 25 to 31, 2015. The Best Picture "Walang Forever" enters the Top 4 overtaking "All You Need is Pag-ibig" last December 30, 2015.<br /> <br /> The Top 4 highest-grossing films in no particular order are the following:<br /> <br /> My Bebe Love - Vic Sotto, Ai-Ai Delas Alas, Alden Richards, and Maine Mendoza<br /> <br /> Beauty and the Bestie - Vice Ganda and Coco Martin<br /> <br /> Haunted Mansion - Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, Marlo Mortel<br /> <br /> Walang Forever - Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado<br /> <br /> Other MMFF entries include Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, and Nilalang.<br /> <br />

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2015 MMFF: Maine Mendoza Wins Best Supporting Actress, My Bebe Love is 3rd Best Big Picture

<br /> Winning an award you never expect is such a good news specially if you're new to the entertainment industry such as Maine Mendoza.<br /> <br /> Maine, the half of the phenomenal love team AlDub, also known as "Yaya Dub" is on vacation in Japan so she'll definitely go home very happy now that she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the movie "My Bebe Love" in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.  (Complete list of winners <a href="http://showbizexpose.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-MMFF-Full-List-of-Winners.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlE/Kfu1T5DH1Yg/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlE/Kfu1T5DH1Yg/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" /></a></div> <br /> Announced last night, December 27, 2015 at the KIA Theatre in Quezon City, Maine Mendoza bested other nominees Nova Villa for "All You Need is Pag-ibig", Kim Molina for "Walang Forever", Isa Calzado for "Haunted Mansion", and Lotlot De Leon for "Buy Now, Die Later".<br /> <br /> It was such a great 2015 for Maine Mendoza as after being discovered recently and became part of AlDub, she has now been a household name and fans go crazy over her.<br /> <br /> In relation to that, AlDub's first movie, "My Bebe Love" bags the 3rd Best Picture award and is currently hitting the box office like storm.<br /> <br /> From Showbiz Expose, Congratulations Maine Mendoza!<br /> <br /> <br />

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2015 MMFF Full List of Winners, 'Walang Forever Wins' Best Picture, Direk Erik Matti a No-Show

<br /> Romanctic-comedy film 'Walang Forever' brings the Best Picture Award in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival, held at the KIA Theatre last night, December 27, 2015. 2nd Big Picture Award goes to the comedy-horror movie 'Buy Now, Die Later' while the first team-up movie of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, 'My Bebe Love' bags the 3rd Best Picture Award.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwT5hLcXgtY/VoBxjQpGLlI/AAAAAAAAGmY/9rKRI_XD-TU/s1600/Walang%2BForever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwT5hLcXgtY/VoBxjQpGLlI/AAAAAAAAGmY/9rKRI_XD-TU/s1600/Walang%2BForever.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Google</td></tr> </tbody></table> Erik Matti, who won as Best Director for the movie 'Honor Thy Father' was a no-show in the said award-giving body while half of AlDub Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub, gets the Best Supporting Actress Award.<br /> <br /> Best Actor and Best Actress Award go to Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado respectively for the movie 'Walang Forever'<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O5zkXWhVGzo/VoBwqOphoII/AAAAAAAAGmM/AzkOZKIGIDc/s1600/Jennylyn%2BMercardo%2BBest%2BActress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jennylyn Mercado - Best Actress Walang Forever" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O5zkXWhVGzo/VoBwqOphoII/AAAAAAAAGmM/AzkOZKIGIDc/s1600/Jennylyn%2BMercardo%2BBest%2BActress.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Jonathan Asuncion / Philstar.com</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Here's the complete list of winners of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival:<br /> <br /> Best Actor: Jericho Rosales ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Picture: "Walang Forever"<br /> Second Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later<br /> Third Best Picture:  “My Bebe Love”<br /> Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza ("My Bebe Love")<br /> Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Child Performer: Krystal Brimmer ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Director: Erik Matti ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Story: "Walang Forever"<br /> Best Screenplay: Paul Sta. Ana ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Festival Editing: "Nilalang"<br /> Best Film Editor: Jason Cahapay ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Cinematography: Pao Orendain ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Sound: Ditoy Aguila ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Original Theme Song: "Tao" by Armi Millare ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Make-up Artist: Ryan Panaligan ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Visual Effects: "Nilalang"<br /> Best Festival Production Design: "Buy Now Die Later"<br /> Best Float: "Buy Now, Die Later"<br /> FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: "Walang Forever"<br /> Gatpuno J. Villegas Cultural Award: "My Bebe Love"<br /> <br /> Short Film Best Picture: "Mumu"<br /> Best Animation Film: "Momento"<br /> New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize: "Lights Lights"<br /> New Wave Full-Feature Special Jury: "Toto"<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Supporting Actress: Bibet Orteza ("Toto")<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Actor: JM De Guzman ("Tandem") & Francisco Quinto ("Ari")<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Director:John Paul Su ("Toto")<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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John Lloyd Cruz 'Honor Thy Father' Disqualified by MMFF Committee, Producer Says "No Rule Was Violated"

<br /> The Graded A film by Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), "Honor Thy Father" has been disqualified by the MMFF Committee to win the Best Picture award, a day after the official opening of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rq3iOWo56tE/Vn7-wwa5yNI/AAAAAAAAGlY/VdPDHJJXSdk/s1600/Honor%2BThy%2BFather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Honor Thy Father movie poster" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rq3iOWo56tE/Vn7-wwa5yNI/AAAAAAAAGlY/VdPDHJJXSdk/s1600/Honor%2BThy%2BFather.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Directed by Erik-Matti, the film which top-bill by John Lloyd Cruz and Meryll Soriano will no longer be qualified to enter the festival's Best Picture category because of the producer's failure to "disclose its participation to the CinemaOne Originals Festival 2015 as the opening film."<br /> <br /> This was written in an official letter sent by MMFF Committee to the producer of Honor Thy Father, Mr. Ronald Stephen Monteverde<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u20jJcrdmYg/Vn7_yWV_JxI/AAAAAAAAGls/xOMW5rzSZfo/s1600/2015-12-27%2Bat%2B04-59-50.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u20jJcrdmYg/Vn7_yWV_JxI/AAAAAAAAGls/xOMW5rzSZfo/s1600/2015-12-27%2Bat%2B04-59-50.png" /></a></div> <br /> Mr. Monteverde releases an official statement regarding the disqualification of the film Honor Thy Father thur the film's Facebook page.<br /> <br /> Monteverde reiterated that they complied with all the MMFF's requirements and did not commit an non-disclosure of any kind and that no MMFF rule was ever violated.<br /> <br /> Below is the official statement:<br /> <br /> <i>When Reality Entertainment partnered with John Lloyd Cruz in producing “Honor Thy Father” we agreed to make a movie that would capture a small portion of the struggle of the Filipino as he tried to transcend the back-breaking realities and limitations of his life. We wanted to tell the story of Edgar, a Filipino who finally fights back. After putting up with so much oppression, he confronts the people that have made his life hell, people motivated by greed for money and lust for power.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Little did I know then that this same narrative would find its way to the movie’s own history.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Today I received a letter from the Metro Manila Film Festival informing me that their Executive Committee had disqualified our movie from the Best Picture Category of the 2015 MMFF Awards. The reason for this, the letter said, was our “non-disclosure” of our participation in the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival as the Opening Film.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let me refute this allegation of non-disclosure. If you will recall, Honor Thy Father was a late addition to the MMFF 2015 lineup. It had been rejected by their selection committee when the lineup was announced in June. On October 23 our film was officially offered a slot after an entry pulled out. By then we had already accepted CinemaOne’s invitation to screen as Opening Film. We informed the MMFF Secretariat, both by email and by phone, about this. We complied with their request for a letter from CinemaOne head Ronald Arguelles attesting that the screening was non-revenue generating and by invitation only. We have all of this on record.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Secondly, each MMFF entry is allowed a maximum of two premieres. Our CinemaOne screening would be our premiere.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let me repeat: we complied with all the MMFF’s requirements; we did not commit any non-disclosure of any kind; no MMFF rule was ever violated by Honor Thy Father.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>I am questioning the reasons, the timing, and the means employed in enforcing this decision by the MMFF Executive Committee. Where is due process in all of this? We were merely informed of their decision, not given any opportunity to air our side. They sent the letter today. The awarding ceremony is tomorrow. Are they merely being good scouts and sticklers for the rules, even when no rule was broken? Or is there some other reason? Why disqualify the movie only from the Best Picture category and not all categories? Whose interests are being protected by this last-minute decision?</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Together with my director Erik Matti, co-executive producer and actor John Lloyd Cruz, and everyone behind Honor Thy Father, I demand answers. We demand an investigation. But if no one would care or bother to investigate, then we simply wish that the moviegoers, the Filipino people would start to question and be more critical of what, year in and year out, is passed off to them as good and true.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>They can have their Best Picture and all the other awards. We just want to keep making movies that people will care about, MMFF or no MMFF.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Today is a sad day for the industry I was born into and love dearly. But it doesn’t have to stay this way.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let’s do something about it. Let’s end the silence.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Dondon Monteverde</i><br /> <i>Reality Entertainment Inc.</i><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br />

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Ticket-Swapping in SM Cinemas Between My Bebe Love and Beauty and the Bestie Goes Viral

<br /> The battle is on in the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival as eight (8) movie entries are being shown in different cinemas starting December 25th, 2015.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlA/pmxkRKouz5w/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlA/pmxkRKouz5w/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" /></a></div> <br /> In addition to that, reports show that Vice Ganda's Beauty and the Bestie reportedly earned P2.6 million in just 30 minutes while AlDub - Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's first movie together, My Bebe Love earned P1 million in an hour.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C7X_coB75pQ/Vn4DP2ETl8I/AAAAAAAAGlI/S_4jEeMA28k/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-02-09.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C7X_coB75pQ/Vn4DP2ETl8I/AAAAAAAAGlI/S_4jEeMA28k/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-02-09.png" /></a></div> <br /> However, late afternoon on Friday, there has been some reports of ticket-swapping between two movies My Bebe Love and Beauty and the Bestie particularly in SM Cinemas nationwide. AlDub fans claim that SM Cinemas issued tickets bearing the Star Cinema movie despite buying "My Bebe Love" tickets.<br /> <br /> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="tl"> My bebe love ang pinanood ko.. Beauty and the beasty yun nsa ticket ko..... Hawhaw Ganoon ba tlaga yun? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO?src=hash">#ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO</a></div> — Monica Mapalo (@mapalomonic11) <a href="https://twitter.com/mapalomonic11/status/680266640747937792">December 25, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br blockquote="" class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" /><div dir="ltr" lang="tl"> this happened at SM Rosario. di ko naitanong kung bakit iba ang ticket kasi pinapalitan ko agad 😔 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO?src=hash">#ALDUBMyBebeLoveSaPASKO</a></div> — Leslie (@imogenkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/imogenkin/status/680310561507127296">December 25, 2015</a></center> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <br /> In line with this, My Bebe Love director Jose Javier Reyes warns the public and advise to double-check their tickets to make sure it's the right film that they're going to watch:<br /> <br /> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> BEWARE OF TICKET-SWAPPING. Look at the title of the movie on your tickets. REPORT anomalies or take IG pictures and POST in social media.</div> — Joey Javier Reyes (@DirekJoey) <a href="https://twitter.com/DirekJoey/status/680342158902075392">December 25, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </center> <br /> <br /> In relation to that, SM Cinemas posted their official statement to the incident:<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uA0KmfGr98o/Vn4CViH8tEI/AAAAAAAAGk4/LfWTriOOpFY/s1600/SM%2BCinema%2BOfficial%2BStatement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uA0KmfGr98o/Vn4CViH8tEI/AAAAAAAAGk4/LfWTriOOpFY/s1600/SM%2BCinema%2BOfficial%2BStatement.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Showbiznest.com</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Hopefully this is just an honest mistake and will never happen again. Enjoy watching all the entries of this year's Metro Manila Film Festival!<br /> <br />

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Watch: "All You Need is Pag-ibig" MMFF 2015 Trailer - Kris Aquino, Derek Ramsay, Bimby, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim

<br /> Another Star Cinema's entry for the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival is "All You Need is Pag-ibig"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MQg1Skd-hv8/Vlt5xf5BxNI/AAAAAAAAGe4/SO67fUYacis/s1600/2015-11-30%2Bat%2B06-18-40.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="All You Need is Pag-Ibig Trailer" border="0" height="326" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MQg1Skd-hv8/Vlt5xf5BxNI/AAAAAAAAGe4/SO67fUYacis/s640/2015-11-30%2Bat%2B06-18-40.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <center> <div class="”video-container”"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UmFOl9aZ69U" width="560"></iframe> </div> </center> <br /> <br /> The movie features powerhouse cast topbilled by the Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, together with Derek Ramsay, Pokwang, Pangako Sa 'Yo's Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracio, and ABS-CBN love team Kim Chiu and Xian Lim.<br /> <br /> Directed by blockbuster director Antoinette Jadaone, "All You Need is Pag-ibig" opens on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015 in more than 250 theaters nationwide.<br /> <br />

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Watch: "Beauty and the Bestie" MMFF 2015 Trailer - Vice Ganda, Coco Martin, James Reid and Nadine Lustre

<br /> Star Cinema releases the teaser trailer of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival comedy movie "Beauty and the Bestie"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qAtBGY9954/Vlt3C-8Qr7I/AAAAAAAAGes/NQqEzebrK4c/s1600/2015-11-30%2Bat%2B06-07-00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Beauty and the Bestie" border="0" height="316" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qAtBGY9954/Vlt3C-8Qr7I/AAAAAAAAGes/NQqEzebrK4c/s640/2015-11-30%2Bat%2B06-07-00.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <center> <div class="”video-container”"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JoNYUNxiVUY" width="560"></iframe> </div> </center> <br /> The film is topbilled by ABS-CBN's Unkabogable star Vice Ganda and Prince of Teleserye Coco Martin. Joining them are one of Kapamilya's hottest love team JaDine - James Reid and Nadile Lustre together with child wonders Marco Masa and Alonzo Muhlach.<br /> <br /> Directed by Wenn Deramas, "Beauty and the Bestie" opens on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015 in more than 250 theaters nationwide.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Maria Ozawa on Robin Padilla's Withdrawal from Their MMFF Movie: "Unprofessional"

Japanese actress Maria Ozawa reacts regarding Robin Padilla's withdrawal from their Metro Manila Film Festival 2015 entry "Nilalang".<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV4iHhtrDwg/Vcq8z_3FCFI/AAAAAAAAF_M/httBlAqLR5I/s1600/Maria%2BOzawa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV4iHhtrDwg/Vcq8z_3FCFI/AAAAAAAAF_M/httBlAqLR5I/s1600/Maria%2BOzawa.png" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Google</td></tr> </tbody></table> Ozawa, a former adult actress calls Padilla "unprofessional" after the latter announces his withdrawal ten days before the shooting starts.<br /> <br /> In her instagram account posted on Tuesday, August 11, Ozawa said, "It's not that I really wanted to film w/Robin, but I think it was so unprofessional of him to call it off 10 days before the shootig starts... I feel so sorry for the film, director's, staff...etc".<br /> <br /> <center> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/6P6VN1sTXe/" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_top">its not that i really wanted to film w/ robin but i think it was so unProfessional of him to call it off 10days before the shooting starts... i feel so sorry for the film director's,staff..etc</a></div> <div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> A photo posted by Maria.Ozawa (@maria.ozawa) on <time datetime="2015-08-11T15:46:12+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Aug 11, 2015 at 8:46am PDT</time></div> </div> </blockquote> <script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> </center> <br /> In an official statement released by Padilla's camp, the actor chooses to back-out in the project to take care of his wife Mariel Rodriguez who's now pregnant.<br /> <br /> A user commented in Ozawa's post saying that Robin prioritizes his wife and that family comes first, to which Ozawa replied,<br /> <br /> "He should've said no way before the 10 days til shooting starts"<br /> <br /> Below is the statement posted by Padilla's camp in Instagram<br /> <br /> <center> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/6PUaXLpo-6/" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_top">Dear __________ This message is to announce to the dear public that Mr. Robin Padilla and my team Vidanes Celebrity Marketing will no longer be part of the movie ‘Nilalang’, which was scheduled to compete in the annual Metro Manila Film Festival in December 2015. It is with great regret that we have to inform all that due to extenuating personal circumstances, Mr. Robin Padilla has had to make the decision to withdraw from the film. I would like to let you know that this decision making process has been very hard as Mr. Padilla's reputation shows that he has the highest regards for those he commits to work with. But his withdrawal is due to the fact of needing to attend to his wife Mariel, as she is experiencing a delicate pregnancy. Mariel is currently pregnant with triplets, and also suffered a miscarriage in March of this year. Due to this, Mr. Padilla feels that he needs to focus and prioritize the wellbeing of his family and has decided to forego his role as Tony in the movie Nilalang. The decision to withdraw from the film has been very difficult for Mr. Padilla and VCM team. This cancellation has been a collective resolution of Vidanes Celebrity Marketing and Mr. Padilla and Haunted Tower Productions are not at fault in any way. We acknowledge that we hold no claims or rights to this movie whether it is produced or not. On behalf of Mr. Robin Padilla and Vidanes Celebrity Marketing, we would like to ask to the producers and the public for their understanding and kind consideration. Yours sincerely, Betchay Vidanes On behalf Of Robin Padilla</a></div> <div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> A photo posted by robin padilla (@robinhoodpadilla) on <time datetime="2015-08-11T10:14:51+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Aug 11, 2015 at 3:14am PDT</time></div> </div> </blockquote> <script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center> <br />

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Japanese actress Maria Ozawa reacts regarding Robin Padilla's withdrawal from their Metro Manila Film Festival 2015 entry "Nilalang...

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