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“I’m finally glad that ‘Spellbound’ is finally done and it will be shown on February 1,” Padilla declared. She and Gumabao only managed to resume filming again late last year.

In January 2020, Padilla and Marco started filming but Taal Volcano erupted and not too long after, lockdown was declared nationwide because of COVID 19. Bela Padilla's 'Ultimate Oppa' with Kim Gun-woo, Jasper Cho streams on Prime Video.Viva Films announced the adaptation of the project as early as late 2019. “Spellbound,” the first screen tandem of Padilla and Gumabao, went through a lot of snags before it finally hits the big screen. Last year, Padilla made her directorial debut when she starred in the romantic drama, “366,” opposite Zanjoe Marudo. Gumabao and Padilla had worked together in James Robin Mayo’s “Apple of My Eye” (2019), with the former in the lead and the latter as the screen writer. Also in the cast are Cindy Miranda, Benj Manalo, Ronnie Liang and Moi Bien. We discussed our scenes together before we executed them.”Ĭompleting the unusual triangle is the unfriendly ghost, Krissy, played by Rhen Escaño. “It took us a long time to wrap up ‘Spellbound,’ but okay siya talagang ka-trabaho." “It was nice working with Marco,” said Padilla. He spotted Yuri among his audience so he made her his inspiration for his horror-magic show that becomes an instant hit with the crowd. He plays Victor, a street magician who easily attracts people through his charm and good looks. He wanted to do hands-on training since it is hard to fake his scenes. In “Spellbound,” Padilla is paired for the first time with Marco Gumabao, who needed to take an acting workshop since he is playing a magician in the film. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes. 1 as Viva Films’ pre-Valentine offering, is directed by Jals Zarate, who produced Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s “Huling Cha Cha ni Anita” (2013) and Jourdan Sebastian’s “The Art of Ligaw” (2019). Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Hence, Yuri is convinced she is better off alone. She purposely distanced herself from other people. The constant presence of the ghosts in Yuri’s life stirs fear among people dear to her.Įven her family members detached from her. Padilla plays Yuri, a beautiful lady who has become a ghost magnet after she survived a vehicular accident back in high school.

“Spellbound” was given to Padilla after the loveteam of James Reid and Nadine Lustre bowed out from the project when their screen partnership was no longer feasible. The latter was Viva Films’ box-office entry in the 45th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in 2019 and became a winner at the tills. Padilla got hold of the script of “Spellbound” three years ago after she did her first South Korean adaptation of director Nuel Naval’s “Miracle on Cell No. A post shared by Bela Padilla actress Bela Padilla is set to return to the Philippines for a new film project, “Spellbound,” the Filipino adaptation of the top-grossing 2011 South Korean romantic-comedy film.
