Angel Locsin is Darna in Star Cinema Movie, Malou Santos Confirms

Award-winning actress Angel Locsin will reprise her role as the Pinay superheroine Darna, but this time, it will be on the big screen. This was confirmed by Star Cinema managing director Malou N. Santos in an interview with Manila Bulletin.

Last year, ABS-CBN acquired the rights to several Mars Ravelo titles including Darna, Captain Barbell and Dyesebel. There are unconfirmed reports then about Angel Locsin reprising her role as Darna but it was not until today that the most-coveted 'stone' was confirmed to be bestowed still on Angel.

Angel Locsin has played Darna for television way back in 2005. Then GMA-7 did another TV version  in 2009 starring Marian Rivera.

When ABS-CBN bought the rights to famous masterpieces of Mars Ravelo, the initial thought is that they will be remaking them for television. However, recent developments revealed that the management is planning for movie remakes of these works.

According to Ms. Malous Santos, Star Cinema is already done with the script regarding Darna's past and currently brainstorming for the continuation of the story. The film outfit is targeting next year for the start of filming.

So there you are. It's official that Angel Locsin will be playing Darna in a movie version by Star Cinema. Angel is very deserving for the role that even Marian Rivera (who already played Darna) approved of Angel's Darna reprise (read story here).

Keep posted for more updates about this big Darna movie from Star Cinema and the rest of the cast, especially, the main villain Valentina and Darna's little brother Ding (the 'stone keeper').

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Marion Aunor Inks Deal with Star Records; to Release Album this April

After winning 2nd runner-up in the songwriting competition “Himig Handog P-Pop Love Song” for her composition “If You Ever Changed Your Mind,” Marion Aunor is now an official recording artist as she recently inked a deal with Star Recording Inc. 

Marion’s debut album will be released by the end of April. “My album will include some songs that I composed and the other songs were composed by my mentor, Mr. Vehnee Saturno,” she said. She will also be part of the world tour of ABS-CBN’s top-rating daytime drama series “Be Careful With My Heart.” 

Present at the contract signing were veteran composer and her manager, Vehnee Saturno, Star Records head Roxy Liquigan and Star Creatives head Malou Santos.

Marion Aunor “If You Ever Changed Your Mind” music video:

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Star Cinema Head to Derek Ramsay: "Just tell the truth"

Star Cinema managing director Malou Santos appeals to now Kapatid star Derek Ramsay to tell the truth on the issue that the latter has been the last to know about being replaced in the movie The Mistress with Bea Alonzo.

In an article posted last April 28 on Yahoo! OMG, Derek said that he was hut by Star Cinema's decision since he was the last to know about being replaced by John Lloyd Cruz in the movie with Bea Alonzo.

“Hindi ako naniwala sa mga tao sa paligid ko na wala na nga ako talaga (sa movie). I was the last to know but I had to understand where it’s coming from. (Star Cinema) management believes it’s better for Bea to have a different partner in the movie,” Derek said.

Meanwhile, Ms. Malou Santos of Star Cinema called up Ricky Lo's Funfare to clarify the issue, saying that she respects Derek's decision to switch networks but should just tell the truth and refrain from dropping lies.

Here is the FUNFARE article by Ricky F. Lo posted yesterday, May 1.

Star Cinema managing director Malou Santos called up Funfare yesterday to clarify the item about Derek Ramsay having been “unceremoniously” taken out of The Mistress, replaced by John Lloyd Cruz as the leading man of Bea Alonzo (with Hilda Koronel and Ronaldo Valdez as the other members of the cast). Malou said that Derek did shoot for the movie for only three days and not seven days as Funfare reported. Before Derek signed up with the Kapatid Network TV5, Malou admitted that Star Cinema/ABS-CBN did make a counter-offer for both film and TV, without mentioning the talent fee involved. According to the network’s official statement, Derek must have been offered by TV5 an amount “na hindi namin kayang tapatan.” Derek and his manager Joji denied that Derek bit the TV5 offer to the tune of P600 million (too much, too much!?!). “I spoke to Joji about management’s decision last April 4 at 5 p.m.,” recalled Malou. “The text of Derek came a few minutes after that. It said, ‘Hi, Tita. I heard the sad news na papalitan n’yo po ako sa movie. Thank you, Tita, for the opportunity. Best wishes.’ I texted him back, ‘I hope you understand the decision of management.’ He replied, ‘Yes, I do.’ So it’s not true that we replaced Derek without his being informed about it.” Citing the case of Aga Muhlach who also moved from Kapamilya to Kapatid, Malou said it was an entirely different story. “Aga was shooting his Star Cinema movie In The Name Of Love with Angel Locsin when his negotiations with TV5 were going on, but he made the official announcement only when the movie was done and ready to be shown,” explained Malou. “In the case of Derek, nauna ang announcement ng paglipat n’ya sa TV5 before the movie was even finished.” Malou has one appeal to Derek: “As I wish you luck and I respect your decision (to sign up with another network), just tell the truth. Huwag lang magsalita ng hindi tama at hindi totoo.”

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