- Vic Sotto clarified that he is not concerned about the ranking of his film Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity in the MMFF 2019
- The comedy-action film is currently in the fourth spot among the eight official entries
- Vice Ganda’s The Mall, The Merrier is leading in the MMFF 2019
Eat Bulaga! host Vic Sotto said that he is not concerned whether or not his film Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity would be a top grosser at the Metro Manila Film Festival. The actor said he only hopes to get a good result of making viewers happy.
In a press conference recently held for the film, Vic shared, “Kahit third lang, okay lang basta maganda ang resulta. Graduate na ko sa mga top grosser, top grosser.”
Vic also said that joining the annual film festival has been a “tradition” for him.
“Nasanay na akong taun-taon, pinaghahandaan ko ‘yung magiging entry ko sa festival kaya parang nasa dugo ko na, nasa sistema ko na,” Vic said.
“Kundi ako makakagawa ng entry, tiyak na hahanap-hanapin ko kasi tradisyon na for me na makapagpasaya ako ng tao sa Kapaskuhan,” he added.
“Ang importante lang, iba-iba ang story each year, para hindi magsawa ang tao. Kamukha ngayon, naiibang action-comedy-thriller ang offer namin in Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity. Heist movie ito tungkol sa attempt ko at nga mga kasama kong sina Maine Mendoza, Pokwang, Jake Cuenca at Jelson Bay na nakawin ang pinakamalaking perlas sa buong mundo na iniingatan ng kapatid ko ritong si Jose Manalo, na for a change, hindi ko sidekick kundi siya kong kontrabida rito.”
Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity which also stars Maine Mendoza, currently holds the fourth spot among the MMFF 2019 entries at the box office while Vice Ganda’s The Mall, The Merrier is taking the lead.
Last year, Vice and Vic’s respective MMFF film entries were also placed in a heated competition. The comedy film Fantastica earned the highest rank while Jack Em Popoy came in the second. But Vic clarified that his films’ ranking is presently not a concern for him.
“Ilang sunud-sunod na taon din namang naranasan ko yan with the ‘Enteng Kabisote’ series. Siyempre, mas maganda pa ring kumita pero sa ngayon, hindi na mahalaga kung pang-ilan ang entry ko. Graduate na ako sa ganyan, e. Ang mas importante, ”yung movie ko, napapasaya ang mga taong nanonood na buong pamilya kung magpunta sa sinehan kapag Kapaskuhan.”
He worked with Coco Martin last year in Jack Em Popoy. Many are now asking if he could possibly join forces with Vice on a movie.
“I’d like to believe na friends ko lahat kasi wala naman talaga akong kaaway. Open ako to work Vice or anyone, kaya lang hindi lang naman sa amin nakasalalay yan. May other factors involved. We come from competing lunchtime shows na galing din sa rival networks. So it’s not going to be that easy na pagsamahin kami. But like I said, open naman ako, so we will just cross the bridge when we get there. Basta sa ikagaganda ng filmfest at ng Pelikulang Pilipino, bakit naman hindi?” Vic explained.
Meanwhile, 3Pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon’s producer and actor Coco Martin reiterated the value of providing a good film for the viewers as well making his co-actors proud of what they have worked on. For Coco, it’s not a matter of which film would become the top grosser but more of producing a film that will absolutely make the people feel that it’s worth it to watch the film
Coco said, “Honestly wala talaga ako issue about kung sino number 1 number 2, iisipin ko pa ba yun sa dami ng… basta sabi ko nga siguro naman dapat kinakabahan ako ngayon. Ngayon excited ako pag alam mong maganda produkto mo excited ka inannounce sa mga tao at confident.”
Here is the unofficial ranking of the eight MMFF 2019 entries based on their first day gross:
1. The Mall, The Merrier
2. 3Pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon
3. Miracle In Cell No. 7
4. Mission Unstapabol The Don Identity
5. Sunod
6. Mindanao
7. Culion
8. Write About Love
