On January 13, Kapamilya artist Zaijian Jaranilla admitted feeling nervous and pressured with his role as ‘Gio’ in the Philippine adaptation of the hit BBC series Doctor Foster, The Broken Marriage Vow.
During the media conference for The Broken Marriage Vow, Jaranilla shared his feelings about his role while assuring viewers that the cast worked hard to bring quality entertainment.
“Sobrang kinakabahan po ako at napre-pressure po kasi ang dami nakagawa nitong The Broken Marriage Vow tapos kailangan mong mag-offer, maghanda ng bago para sa kanila kasi baka sabihin nila, ‘ay napanood na namin ‘yan. So pinaghinandaan ko po talaga siya ng maigi. Syempre sa tulong din ng buong cast namin, napaganda namin, sobrang ganda.”
He also noted that he watched the Korean Version of Doctor Foster, The World of the Married, to follow the plot of the series and prepare for his role.
“Pinanood ko po siya hindi dahil required kami panoorin, pinanood ko po siya para alam ko ‘yung takbo ng istorya. Kung saan magsisimula, kung saan magtatapos, pero wala naman po akong ginaya, lalo na po doon sa role ng kid. Parang wala po akong ginaya kahit ano siyempre para ‘yung maging authentic, and ‘yung originality nandoon pa rin.”
He added that feeling pressure with any project he works on is ‘needed’ as it challenges him as an actor.
“Siyempre po mayroon, hindi po mawawala ‘yung pressure doon. ‘Yung kaba kasi po kapag nawala na ‘yung pressure sa sarili mo parang hindi ka nacha-challenge, parang hindi ka na naghahanap ng bago.
“So para sa akin po kapag may ginagawa po talaga ako na bago pinag-iigihan ko. Nandoon pa rin ‘yung pressure pero kapag nakita mo naman na ang ganda ng resulta ng ginagawa mong trabaho, parang mas magiging smooth na siya.”
He then cited one of the differences of the Philippine adaptation from the other versions of the series, particularly with his role as Gio.
“Yes po pinanood ko po ‘yung Korean version, and feeling ko po, dito sa Philippine adaptation, parang mas napakita ko po kung saan nanggagaling ‘yung bata, mas napakita ‘yung side niya kaysa sa Korean version na parang sobrang tahimik lang noong bata, pero dito po mas na-explain at makikita talaga ng mga tao kung saan nanggagaling si Gio.”
The Broken Marriage Vow stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Zaijian Jaranilla, Zanjoe Marudo, and Sue Ramirez.
The Philippine adaptation of the hit BBC series Doctor Foster premieres on iWantTFC on January 22 and on Kapamilya Channel, TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, and TFC on January 24.
