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Award-winning director Jun Lana expressed his sentiments regarding the Christian Bables’ withdrawal in the spin-off series of the award-winning movie, “Die Beautiful.”
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Award-winning actor Christian Bables was replaced by Kapuso actor Martin del Rosario to play the role of ‘Barbs.’
In a recent interview of award-winning director Jun Lana with PEP.ph, he talked about the major changes of the much-awaited spin-off series of critically-acclaimed and commercially successful movie, “Die Beautiful.” Recently, it was reported that Kapuso actor Martin del Rosario will the new actor to play the role of ‘Barbs.’
Award-winning newbie actor Christian Bables, who first played the role of ‘Barbs’ ]reportedly backed out due to management decision. He was co-managed by Jun and his husband Perci Intalan under IdeaFirst Company with his manager Jeffrey Ambrosio.
“Wala na, pero we wish him well,” Direk Jun answered when asked if Christian is still under their management.
“Paano ko ba sasabihin ito? Basta, hindi na po siya puwede. Suddenly, naging busy po siya. And so, I think… They [Christian and manager] decided na yung priority niya ay yung kung anuman ang gusto niyang gawin,” he revealed why Christian need to withdraw from “Born Beautiful.”
Direk Jun also reacted on the official statement of Christian posted on the actor’s Instagram account.
“Nabasa ko kasi ang statement or post ni Christian, nilabas niya sa IG niya. It’s partly true, pero marami rin kasing hindi nabanggit doon si Christian.
“Pero for his sake, para hindi na rin maging sagabal o makasira sa kanya, I’d rather not… ‘Wag na ring i-discuss.
“But, ang sasabihin ko lang kasi, after “Die Beautiful,” we had no plans at all na i-manage siya. Wala talaga, e. Pero sila [Christian and his original manager] talaga yung lumapit sa amin, para ipa-co-manage. We did everything para magkaroon siya ng opportunity, hindi lamang sa pelikula kundi pati na sa mga TV projects, sa mga gagawin niya.
“Plinano naming yun pati kung papaano makakatulong yung Born Beautiful bilang bida siya dito. Para magkaroon siya ng exposure habang wala siyang ginagawa. But at the same time… Malakas kasi ang dating nung project, e. Pinag-uusapan siya.
“Feeling namin, makakatulong talaga siya. Na kahit na mag-supporting roles siya sa ibang mga bagay na ginagawa niya, dito, bida siya! At dahil nagbibida siya, makakakuha kami ng opportunities na kailangan niya. So, nakaplano yun nang maayos, kaso, nagkaroon sila ng ibang gustong gawin. Nag-decide silang iba yung gusto nilang tahakin na career and suddenly, nasira ang plano namin. And we both agreed with what we wanted to happen.
“So, ni-let go na lang namin, kasi parang… Sa akin kasi, hindi ko hinihingi ang utang na loob. Hindi kasi importante sa akin ang utang na loob. Mas importante sa akin, ang professionalism!
“May mga commitments kami sa isa’t isa. May mga napag-usapan kami prior… Pero dahil hindi nila na-honor yung mga napag-usapan namin, we decided na para wala na lang conflict, we just let go of Christian and we really wish him well,” he seriously said.
Direk Jun also insisted that Christian was aware about the agreement’s time frame.
“Alam niya because ilang beses kami nag-meeting, e. Ilang beses namin siyang inupo. Ipinaintindi namin sa kanya and he was very excited. At buung-buo yung plano namin: from film to TV to series, at may binubuo rin kaming stage play para sa kanya. As in buo. Kasi, gusto niyang maging theater actor, e. So, we’re willing to invest on those things just for him. But I guess, meron rin silang mga ganyang opportunity na nahanap nila,” he said.
On the other hand, Kapuso actor Martin del Rosario replaced Christian to give breath to the character of ‘Barbs’ in the spin-off series. Direk Jun also revealed that after the series, a movie featuring the life of Trishia Echeveria’s best friend will happen.
“Actually, sakaling wala siya sa sequel, ang plano ko kasi talaga is to do a series, then after that, do a movie. There’s going to be a movie kasi.
“Napag-usapan kasi namin ng creative group yung buhay ng character ni Barbs, and we are so excited doon sa mga puwede niyang puntahan. Para siyang pelikula. Masaya siya. Bastos siya. Nakakatawa siya. Nakakaiyak siya. Lahat ng elements ng Die Beautiful, nandito sa Born Beautiful. And doon sa pelikulang gagawin namin after this [Cignal] series. So, si Martin na rin yun,” he said.
Lastly, Direk Jun expressed his honest feeling on how he felt upon knowing that Christian will no longer play ‘Barbs.’
“Nanghihinayang lang ako doon sa friendship. Dahil parang yun ang nasira, dahil nawalan ako ng tiwala sa kanila… I feel betrayed! “Kaya ako betrayed, kasi, noong nangyari ang lahat nang ito, iniisip ko na, ‘Ay, one of these days, siguro, mag-uusap naman kami. Lalagpas din ito,’” he said.
