Going international ngayon ang showbiz career ni Janella Salvador dahil sa upcoming movie niyang Under Parallel Skies, kunsaan katambal niya sa unang pagkakataon ang Thai actor na si Win Metawin.
Ayon kay Janella, karangalan para sa kanya ang makatrabaho si Win.
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Sa katunayan, hindi raw mahirap kaeksena si Win kahit madalas ay hindi nila maintindihan ang isa't isa dahil sa language barrier.
Gayunpaman, mabilis naman daw silang nagkapalagayan ng loob dahil parehas nilang tinrabaho na kilalanin muna ang isa't isa bago sumalang sa mga eksena.
Janella on working with Win Metawin
Pagbabahagi ni Janella, "When we started filming, people ask us a lot if it was awkward or not.
"But when we started filming, it wasn't really awkward anymore beause we actually underwent workshops.
"Our team flew to Thailand just to do, like, three sessions for intimacy workshops. And so, by the time we started filming, we were a little bit familiar with each other already."
Nakapanayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang miyembro ng entertainment press si Janella sa ginanap na partnership signing ng 28 Squared Studios, ang producer ng pelikula, at Warner Bros, noong Martes, March 5, 2024.
Naikuwento pa ni Janella nang minsan siyang yayaing lumabas ni Win noong siya ay nasa Thailand.
Lahad ng Kapamilya actress, "Win actually also tried to break the ice by... there was one rest day sa Thailand where he and his team invited me out dinner.
"So I had dinner with his team and ate at a Japanese restaurant and we had a lot of fun talking.
"He was the one who booked it. Also he was nice enough to lend us his van because we didn’t have transpo.
"He’s really nice and we got along well."
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Janella Salvador and Win Metawin chemistry
Sinang-ayunan naman ito ng direktor ng Under Parrallel Skies na si Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, nang sabihin nitong nakita niya simula pa lamang ang kakaibang chemistry nina Janella at Win sa set.
Nakita rin daw niyang malaking tulong ang workshop at unti-unting pagiging malapit nina Janella at Win para hindi sila magkailangan sa mga eksena.
Pagbabahagi ni Direk Sigrid, "For me, the chemistry is very crucial in the film and I really won’t settle for less.
"I have to admit that it’s another challenge for me because Win is Thai and Janella is Filipino.
"So, aside from the language barrier and of course these are two different cultures, I have to merge them and it helped the workshop.
"Like what Janella said, the workshops helped to break the ice."
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Cultural differences between Janella and Win
Natanong din si Janella kung anu-ano ang napansin at naobserbahan niyang cultural differences sa kanila ni Win.
Aniya, "More than the differences, I think Win and I were able to talk more about the similarities and I observed in na… I think the Thai industry is very similar to the Filipino industry as well.
"Even when regards to toxic beauty standards and stuff like that. There’s still a lot of it that I think we can relate to."
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Sa huli, nagpasalamat si Janella kay Win dahil sa pagiging mabuti at magaling nitong co-actor.
Mensahe ni Janella, "Win, thank you so much.
"It’s such an honor to be working with you and to be able to be part of something this big with you.
"I’m really excited for you to come to the Philippines. I’m excited to start promoting this film with you ‘coz I haven’t seen him since shooting actually."
Under Parallel Skies to screen in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong after deal with Warner Bros.
Bukod sa unang international film ni Janella ang Under Parallel Skies, ang pelikula ring ito ang kauna-unahang Filipino-produced film na magpe-premiere sa prestihiyosong 17th Asian Film Awards (AFA) sa Hong Kong sa darating na March 11, 2024.
Ito'y matapos makipagkasundo ng 28 Squared Studios sa American film and entertainment studio na Warner Bros., na siyang magiging official distributor ng pelikula.
Ibig sabihin, maliban sa Pilipinas kunsaan showing na ito sa April 17 ay nakatakda ring ipalabas ang Under Parallel Skies sa mga bansang Singapore sa May 1, at Thailand sa May 9.
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Sabi ng 28 Squared Studios CEO na si Richard Juan, "When we were thinking of producing a film, of course, the dream of every filmmaker is to have it on the big screen... We believe this project is for the region.
"This project has been the epitome of all stars aligned na we produced a cross-country film and Warner Bros. is exactly looking for something like that."
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Labis naman itong ikinatutuwa at ipinagmamalaki ni Janella, lalo na't ito ang pangalawang pelikula niyang dinistribute ng Warner Bros. matapos mapasama sa 2023 MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) ang film entry nilang Mallari.
Ani Janellla, "I am super grateful to be part of this project this big.
"And, of course, we're hoping that by making a project this big, we got to penetrate not just Philippine cinema but of course we would love for the international audience to be aware of this as well.
"I really hope that the way people support foreign cinema in this country, they pay for tickets, all of that, I hope they give the same support to local cinema such as this, our film."