Some people doubted their chemistry in the primetime series “Imortal” but John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin proved them wrong because the said fantaserye was very successful.

By popular demand, John Lloyd and Angel are being paired up once again, but this time on the big screen to be helmed by no less than the box-office director herself, Cathy Garcia-Molina!

The famed director told Showbiz News Ngayon that Star Cinema and the staff for the John Lloyd-Angel movie are now in the process of developing a concept for the project.

“Maraming may gusto ng John Lloyd-Angel after ‘Imortal.’ Ito na po. Mayroon ng movie talaga si John Lloyd at si Angel. It’s official. We are already in the concept development. Actually scriptwriting na,” she said.

Cruz’ last movie–My Amnesia Girl–was the highest-grossing non-MMFF movie in 2010. Locsin’s last movie–In the Name of Love–was also a box-office hit and was listed in the Top 20 movies list worldwide during its theatrical run.

With the collaboration of 2 box-office stars to be led by the box-office director, the romantic movie which is set to be released later this year has the potential to break box-office records!
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Magkakaroon ng pangalawang installment ng longest-running drama anthology sa bansa kung saan host si Charo Santos-Concio na "MMK (Maala-Ala Mo Kaya) sa movie!

Ito ang pagtatambalan ng dalawa sa pinakamalalaking stars ng Philippine Television na sina Angel Locsin at Bea Alonzo. Ito ang sinasabing biggest drama of the year na siguradong pinaghandaang mabuti.

Ito ay nakatakdang ipalabas this year sa mga cinehan ng Star Cinema.

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Star Cinema's IN THE NAME OF LOVE starring Angel Locsin and Aga Muhlach grossed Php 114.36 Million as of June 5, 2011.

The movie is the second highest grossing Filipino movie of 2011 next to CATCH ME IN IN LOVE starring Gerald Anderson and Sarah Geronimo.

Congratulations!


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Actress Angel Locsin flew home after the successful screenings of “In The Name of Love” in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States.

Locsin said she is grateful to Filipinos who watched the drama film produced by ABS-CBN’s movie arm, Star Cinema.

She said some of those who came to watch were from other states.

“Masaya kami. We're very thankful kasi sa LA screenings and San Francisco kahit holiday nila ay marami pa ring nanood and sumuporta. Ako happy na lang ako at nakasama namin ‘yong mga kababayan natin sa ibang bansa,” she said.

A report said some 12,000 fans celebrated their Memorial Day weekend by watching “In the Name of Love,” Locsin and Aga Muhlach’s first movie tandem.

“So parang ginive-up nila ang holiday nila para makasama kami…. Mainit-init ang pagtanggap, so maraming salamat,” she said.

She said she feels flattered that many people loved the film.

“Pinaghirapan ito ng lahat, hindi lang naming mga artista pero buong production. Tsaka kapag may ginawa ka na pinaghirapan ng lahat, pinagbutihan mo talaga, tapos na-appreciate, iba ‘yong kaligayahan na nararamdaman mo,” she said.
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Star Cinema's 18th anniversary presentation. An Olivia Lamasan Film. Starring Angel Locsin, Jake Cuenca and Aga Muhlach.

For inquiries on international screenings: ABS-CBN Global

Address: 150 Shoreline Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA
E-mail addresses: starrystarrystore@abs-cbni.com and customerservice@abs-cbni.com
Contact Number: 1-800-227-9676

International Premiere Dates (with Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin):

May 28, 2011 - Alex Theatre (Los Angeles) (216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203)
May 29, 2011 - Fox Theatre (San Francisco) (2216 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063)

International Screening Dates:

May 27 - June 9 -- Coliseum Scarborough (Scarborough, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Empire Studio at Square One (Mississauga, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex (Calgary, Alberta)
June 2 - June 8 -- Festival City (Qatar, Dubai)
June 2 - June 8 -- Al Mariah Mall (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
June 2 - June 8 -- Grand Cinecenter (Doha, Qatar)
June 10 -June 16 -- Cinema City Movies 12 - Cineplex (Edmonton, Alberta)

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Star Cinema’s latest movie offering “In The Name of Love” made it to the list of top 20 highest-grossing films worldwide this first quarter, the Associated Press reported.

The romance-drama film top billed by Angel Locsin and Aga Muhlach landed on the 15th spot, earning $1,917,443 (approximately P84 million) since its premiere on May 11.

The report said the results were compiled by Rentrak Theatrical and provided by Hollywood.com.

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Star Cinema's In the Name of Love landed at 15th place in a Top 20 list of movies worldwide with the highest gross.


The Angel Locsin-Aga Muhlach romantic drama grossed $1,917,443 (approximately P84 million) in the box office, as reported by the Associated Press on May 19.

The movie opened in local theaters on May 11.

The data came from Rentrak, a media measurement and research company that has been providing industry data for over two decades.


On May 21, Angel Locsin posted in her Twitter account: "wow! Thank u so much! RT @erikarabaya: #InTheNameOfLove Top15 most watched movies in the world http://bit.ly/igHReL Another Filipino Pride."

Here are the top 20 movies at international theaters last weekend, followed by international gross for the weekend (excluding North America), number of theater locations, number of territories, worldwide gross to date (including North America), and number of weeks in release as compiled Wednesday (May 18) by Rentrak Theatrical and provided by Hollywood.com:

1. "Fast Five," $44,464,276, 9,142 locations, 52 territories, $437,030,300, four weeks.

2. "Thor," $24,299,795, 9,177 locations, 53 territories, $351,672,123, four weeks.

3. "Priest," $15,537,120, 5,928 locations, 42 territories, $42,319,187, two weeks.

4. "Rio," $11,446,722, 7,144 locations, 54 territories, $418,781,999, six weeks.

5. "Water For Elephants," $9,952,838, 5,144 territories, 44 locations, $72,420,355, five weeks.

6. "Midnight In Paris," $5,497,429, 676 locations, three territories, $6,486,812, one week.

7. "Source Code," $4,655,971, 1,236 locations, 24 territories, $101,288,698, seven weeks.

8. "Sunny," $4,238,124, NA locations, one territory, $12,370,699, two weeks.

9. "Black Swan," $3,399,672, 399 locations, 13 territories, $299,089,022, 17 weeks.

10. "Something Borrowed," $3,070,276, 3,368 locations, 12 territories, $35,408,484, two weeks.

11. "Scream 4," $2,630,858, 1,820 locations, 29 territories, $91,621,281, five weeks.

12. "Peak -The Rescuers," $2,367,471, locations not available, one territory, $8,907,190, two weeks.

13. "Unknown," $2,342,180, 632 locations, 15 territories, $127,144,550, 11 weeks.

14. "Insidious," $2,036,375, 1,113 locations, five territories, $66,409,258, seven weeks.

15. "In the Name of Love," $1,917,443, 87 locations, one territory, $1,917,444, one week.

16. "Attack the Block," $1,842,181, 352 locations, one territory, $1,842,182, one week.

17. "Hanna," $1,809,074, 1,283 locations, three territories, $46,962,126, six weeks.

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International Premiere Dates (with Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin):

May 28, 2011 - Alex Theatre (Los Angeles) (216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203)
May 29, 2011 - Fox Theatre (San Francisco) (2216 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063)

International Screening Dates:

May 27 - June 9 -- Coliseum Scarborough (Scarborough, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Empire Studio at Square One (Mississauga, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex (Calgary, Alberta)
June 2 - June 8 -- Festival City (Qatar, Dubai)
June 2 - June 8 -- Al Mariah Mall (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
June 2 - June 8 -- Grand Cinecenter (Doha, Qatar)
June 10 -June 16 -- Cinema City Movies 12 - Cineplex (Edmonton, Alberta)


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Nakita namin sa event ng BNY jeans kina Barbie Forteza at Joshua Dionisio si Wilbur Hernandez ng Star Cinema at agad na kinumusta kung magkano na ang box office take ng In the Name of Love.

"As of today (nitong nakaraang Martes), naka 92M na ang movie," kuwento niya." Bukas (Miyerkules) pa mabubuo ang one week namin pero malapit na kaming maka-100-M,kaya masyang -masaya ngayon sa office."Mabilis ang pasok ng moviegoers sa pelikulang Pinoy lalo na kung magaganda ang rebyu.First day pa lang,nagluluksuhan na sa tuwa sa Star Cinema office," kuwento pa ni Wilbur .

"Big risk din kasi ang ginawa ni Direk Olive sa movie,kasi sabi nya iibahin niya ang pelikula sa ordinaryong drama.Kinagat ng viewers,kaya masaya sa opisina ngayon."

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In this romantic drama, Aga plays former dance instructor Emman Toledo who is assigned to choreograph for the Governor's Ball. There he meets Cedes Fernandez (Angel Locsin) who is about to be engaged to Dylan Evelino (Jake Cuenca), the Governor's son.

Angel is required to dance in most of her scenes and she studied all kinds of dances, including ballroom dancing.


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Aga Muhlach on Sunday described his latest film under Star Cinema, titled “In The Name of Love,” as a “send-off gift” from ABS-CBN.

Muhlach is transferring to another network, ending his 18 years of being a Kapamilya talent.

“Excited na ako because parang send-off gift sa akin ito ng Star [Cinema] at ABS-CBN. This is going to be my, for now, this is going to be may last appearance here on ‘The Buzz,’” he said in his live interview on the celebrity talk show.

“Just nice na may ganito akong pelikulang iiwan. So, maraming salamat sa Star Cinema, sa ABS-CBN, sa inyong lahat… Thank you talaga,” he added.

Muhlach is married to Charlene Gonzales, one of the hosts of “The Buzz.”

Under ABS-CBN, he did television shows "Oki Doki Doc," "Da Body en da Guard," "Da Pilya en da Pilot," "OK Fine Whatever," "That's My Doc," and "M3 (Malay Mo Ma-develop)," among others.

He also did several movie projects under ABS-CBN's movie arm, including "Kailangan Kita," "Love Begins," "Dubai" and "All My Life."

In his latest film, Muhlach is paired with Angel Locsin.

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Starring Aga Muhlach, Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin

Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan

Under Star Cinema

Showing on May 11, 2011


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Sobrang worth it daw ang pagod nina Aga Muhlach at Angel Locsin para sa kanilang upcoming movie, ang In The Name Of Love na ipapalabas sa May 11. Aminado ang dalawang malaking artista na hindi biro ang pinagdaanan nilang hirap sa pag-shoot ng kanilang movie para siguraduhing maganda ang kalalabasan nito.

“We didn’t realize, I didn’t realize that it’s gonna be this hard,” pag-amin ni Aga. “Ngayon lang ako gumawa ng pelikula na talagang mahirap, ang hirap talaga.” Ayon pa sa dalawa, kailangan nilang sumayaw para sa pelikula na hindi naman talaga nila ginagawa. “Hindi po talaga ako marunong sumayaw, hindi talaga,” pagbabahagi ni Angel sa panayam niya sa The Buzz.

“Nung binasa ko ‘yung script halos lahat ng ayaw kong gawin, (na) ‘di ako comfortable gawin, kailangan kong gawin sa pelikulang ito. Ganun siya kahirap for me.” Umaasa na lang daw ang aktres na sana ay nagawa niya nang mabuti ang ipinagawa sa kanya. Dagdag naman ni Aga, “Kailangan pa naming i-rehearse ‘yung mga sayaw, kailangang mag-rehearse (ng) mga sayaw na napakahirap na hindi talaga namin ginagawa sa buhay namin.” Mahirap din daw na habang sumasayaw ay kailangang mag-project pa ng emosyon.

Kapwa naman inamin ng dalawa na karangalan ang makatrabaho nila ang isat-isa lalo na si Angel na inaming pinangarap niya noong bata na makatrabaho si Aga. Ang nasabing pelikula ay ang 18th anniversary offering ng Star Cinema at idinirehe ni Direk Olivia Lamasan.

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t long last, the Star Cinema movie of Aga Muhlach and Angel Locsin will be shown in cinemas on May 11!

Previously entitled "Ang Huling Sayaw", it is now changed into "In The Name of Love". This is under the direction of Olivia Lamasan and also stars Jake Cuenca.

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Sexy actress Angel Locsin might spread her wings abroad as she was offered to shoot a film in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In a report on Journal Online, the film, which could be helmed by an Indonesian director and produced by a Jakarta-based Filipino producer, will be of the horror-romance genre. Angel will be paired with an Indonesian actor from Jakarta.

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Angel Locsin is taking a leave from her upcoming ABS-CBN teleserye Imortal where she co-stars with John Lloyd Cruz, to fly to Japan to shoot parts of her movie with Aga Muhlach. When reporters interviewed Angel on the set of Imortal prior to her departure for Japan, she admitted that there have been times when she would get confused about her characters in the teleserye and in the movie. “Mahirap talaga. Minsan nga nadadala ko ‘yung character [sa set ng Imortal]. Napapaisip tuloy ako, ‘Sino ba ako ngayon?!’ Ha ha ha! Mga Sisa moments ko!”

Angel’s character in the movie entitled Huling Sayaw, is a Pinay entertainer in Japan. The film will be directed by Olive Lamasan who also helmed last year’s box office hit In My Life which was headlined by Vilma Santos. Angel said she feels blessed about the chance to work with Direk Olive. “Sobrang happy ko na nabigyan ako ng opportunity na makatrabaho si Inang (Director Lamasan’s nickname). Napakagaling niya. Lahat ng artistang mahawakan niya sobrang blessed.”

The young actress revealed that Direk Olive can be very strict on the set, but her methods only bring out the best in any actor. “Matatakot ka sa kanya sa una. Mapapagalitan ka, sure ‘yun. Pero marami kang matututunan sa kanya. Mapapa-level up ka dahil sa kanya. Kailangan mo siyang tapatan. Magaling siya sa puyatan, sa lahat.”

Angel is also excited about being Aga’s new leading lady. In the course of shooting Huling Sayaw, Angel learned about moer about the actor. “SiKuya Aga kapag kausap mo napaka-pleasant. Titingnan mo siya, pangiti ngiti lang. Pero kapag nakausap mo na, may lalim. Ang dami niyang alam tungkol sa buhay. ‘Yung mga bagay na hindi basta basta maishe-share sa iyo ng ibang artista. Hindi rin kasi siya madamot sa kwento.”

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Nagkita na ang bagong tambalan sa pelikula mula sa Star Cinema na sina Aga Muhlach at Angel Locsin sa kanilang dance rehearsal last February 25, Thursday. May mga eksena raw kasi sa movie kung saan sasayaw sila ni Angel kaya naman excited na si Aga na magtrabaho ang bago niyang leading lady. “Kailangan kasi sa movie ‘yung mga sayaw. May mga dance number. Tungkol kasi sa ganu’n ‘yung movie. Magsisimula kaming mag-shoot on March 15,” bungad ni Aga.

Bakit kailangan ng dance numbers sa movie nila ni Angel? “Basta, iba, iba talaga. Senswal. It’s a sensual movie. It’s dark.” Ibig sabihin marami silang daring scenes ni Angel sa movie? “Yes, I think so. Olive Lamasan is going to direct the movie. Sabi ni Olive, kung gagawa siya ulit sa akin, she wants something different.”

Ano naman ang reaksyon niya na iisa na lang din ang manager nila ngayon ni Angel na si Ethel Ramos? “Oo nga, e. At least hindi malulungkot si Tita Ethel. Kasi parang nahihirapan na siya na kontakin ako,” sabay tawa ni Aga. Dagdag pa niya. “So, ang kukulitin na niya ngayon si Angel. Hahaha!”

Malapit na ring mapanood ulit si Aga sa telebisyon. This time, ang Comedy Concert Queen na si Ai-Ai de las Alas ang magiging kapareha niya for the first time. “Tama, hahaha! Siyempre, excited na ako to work with Ai-Ai. Ako nga ang nagpipilit sa kanya ‘no… Oo, ako ang nagsabi talaga, si Ai-Ai gusto ko makasama. Sinadyes ko talaga. Matagal na kasi kaming gagawa sana ng movie noon, hindi matuluy-tuloy. So, sabi ko, sa TV na lang. Kasama ko rin si Bea (Alonzo). Kaya ako, si Bea at si Ai-Ai.”

Kung anong klaseng show ito ay ayaw pa ibulgar ni Aga. “Basta, serious ito, serious. Hindi ito sitcom. Serious ‘to. It’s a serious show na once a week lang lalabas for six months. But it’s not a sitcom. Iba siya, It’s like ‘yung American shows, ‘yung once a week na show. Parang ‘yung Grey’s Anatomy once a week, continuous… It’s very light, it’s nice, and it’s heartwarming. Iba naman. Hindi katulad nu’ng ibang shows.”

Tila naiba din ang unang pasya ni Aga na ayaw niyang gumawa ng TV drama. “Hindi naman sa ayaw, kasi once a week pa rin naman siya. ‘Tsaka hindi naman drama ito. It’s called a series lang. Parang drama, it’s serious, meaning it’s not slapstick. So it’s warm, it’s heartwarming, nakakatawa, nakakatuwa. Pero ‘yung dramang iyakan, walang ganu’n.”

Tungkol naman sa pagpili niya kina Ai-Ai at Bea na makasama sa bagong TV show niya ay sinabi ng aktor na, “Para maiba. Kasi hindi ko sila nakakasama sa movie. So it’s nice also. I’m happy naman that they say yes all the way.”

Hindi rin makakasama ni Aga ang dalawa sa pelikula sa ngayon dahil may ginagawa pa siyang ibang movie projects. “E, wala. May ginagawa na ako kasi with Regine (Velasquez). May Angel, tapos may Lea (Salonga) pa.” Malapit na ding matapos gawin ang pelikula kung saan niya kasama si Regine.

Malapit na ring maging lolo si Aga dahil ikinasal na ang anak nila ni Janice de Belen na si Igi Boy. “This time, I’m just happy that you know, he said his piece now. He’s enjoying his life with his wife and they will have a kid. So it’s going to be good for him. So, anything that’s good for him, I’m happy,” tapos ni Aga.

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