Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo is finally making her comeback on the big screen following the announcement of her three upcoming new film projects on March 26, the day of her 27th birthday.
Four years after her highest-grossing Philippine film of all time Hello, Love, Goodbye, Bernardo will star in A Very Good Girl with Golden Globe nominee Dolly de Leon and in the historical movie Elena 1944 directed by Olivia M. Lamasan.
Bernardo's upcoming film projects were announced during the “New Movie Alert” virtual media conference on Monday, March 27.
A Very Good Girl
Bernardo will be working with the award-winning actress De Leon under the direction of Petersen Vargas for the film A Very Good Girl which will be released in cinemas this year.
"It such an honor because I will be working, she agreed to work with me, with the one and only Ms. Dolly de Leon. ...For sure marami akong matututunan sa kaniya. I can't wait to meet her again. Kasi sinabi niya pala na nagkasama na kami years ago when I was younger before pa but that was very short lang. Now, I am looking forward na mas makatrabaho siya nang matagal at mas makilala siya. What a great honor na gumawa at nabigyan niya ako ng oras," Bernardo said during the media conference.
The dark comedy film is written by Marionne Dominique Mancol with Carmi Raymundo as the creative manager and Daniel Saniana as the creative supervisor.
Raymundo revealed that De Leon was delighted to work with the Kapamilya star again.
"Nung pini-pitch namin sa kanya, sabi niya, 'Sino 'yung makakasama doon sa pelikula?' When we said Kathryn Bernardo, immediately nag-light up si Ms. Dolly. I swear, promise, Kath. Kasi sabi niya 'I don't know if she remembers but we worked together when she was very little'. Tapos sabi niya, noon pa lang nakitaan ko she's very professional, she's very humble," the creative manager said.
This will be the first time Bernardo and Vargas will work together after the actress personally picked the director for the project.
Elena 1944
Bernardo will also star in a historical film Elena 1944 which will feature the story of comfort women during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
The piece will be her reunion project with the award-winning filmmaker Olivia Lamasan after their 2016 hit film Barcelona: A Love Untold.
"It's with my great pride and honor that this movie will be directed by 'Inang' Olivia M. Lamasan," the actress said.
Considering the sensitive storyline of the film, Bernado admitted she was not ready to do the role when it was pitched to her first. However, as she turned 27 years old, she felt that it was the right time to accept the project—adding the permission of her family, boyfriend Daniel Padilla, as well as her fans.
"I turned 27 and mas ready na si Deej (Daniel Padilla), mas ready na si mama, I think 'yung fans. Sila talaga ('yung consideration). 'Yung fans most especially, ready sila and ako personally alam ko nung tinanong ako ni Inang na parang gusto ko na siyang gawin kasi buo na ang puso ko na gawin siya, perfect kung kailan naman siya ipapalabas. It's a very nice project," she explained.
KathNiel film
Meanwhile, it was also revealed that she is currently in the works for another film with Daniel Padilla under the helm of Cathy Garcia-Molina.
Garcia-Molina has directed five of the pair's main films, including Got to Believe, She's Dating the Gangster, Pangako Sa'Yo, La Luna Sangre, and The Hows of Us.
