On February 21, artist Jerome Ponce called for respect in accepting his role in Martyr or Murderer.
During the grand media conference of Martyr or Murderer, Ponce stressed that he’s open to working with anyone.
“Intindihin na lang natin na may kanya-kanya tayong panig at respetuhin natin.
“I’m so open with working with anyone, basta nabasa ko na po ‘yung script.”
He said he didn’t regret taking on his role in Martyr or Murderer.
“Wala– wala akong regrets, kasi una sa lahat, masaya naman ‘yung set eh. Ako hindi naman ako malungkot ka-trabaho. Trabaho tayo, gagawa tayo ng role, gagawa tayo ng character, gagawa tayo ng istorya, gawin nating masaya ‘yung trabaho natin, magpapasaya tayo ng mga tao.”
He discussed his reaction to bashers after he accepted his role in the upcoming movie.
“Sa totoo lang, ‘yung mga tao na rin ‘yung nangba-bash sa akin, ano pa ba ‘yung i-expect, given rin naman ‘yung, may downside din naman, ‘yung pambabash. Nandoon pa rin ba ako sa position para tumanggi sa isang bagay.”
He also highlighted the impact of social media on the entertainment industry.
“Until now naman, kung napapansin ninyo hindi pa naman ako nagpo-post. Stories-stories lang kasi ‘yun lang ginagawa ko.
“Kasi, una sa lahat, ‘yun ‘yung gusto ko–gusto ko nga maramdaman sa mga tao. Hindi ‘yung–hindi ba nila napapansin na nakaka-apekto na sila masyado sa entertainment industry na in way na hindi natin naipapahayag ng maayos kung paano kami mag-entertain ng mga tao lalo na sa mga social media namin.
“I’ll do my job, kung makakapag-promote ako, kung makakapagsalita ako regarding my project sasagutin ko, pero regarding sa opinion nila, sa panig nila, hindi ko masasagot ‘yun, ‘yun ‘yung respeto ko sa kanila.”
Martyr or Murderer stars Cristine Reyes, Cesar Montano, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ella Cruz, and Diego Loyzaga.
The film features returning cast members Kyle Velino, Elizabeth Oropesa, and Beverly Salviejo.
They also added new faces starting with Isko Moreno, Marco Gumabao, Ponce, Franki Russel, Cindy Miranda, Rose Van Ginkel, Sachzna Laparan, Billy Jake, and Marlon Mance.
Directed by Darryl Yap, Martyr or Murderer opens in cinemas on March 1, with a scheduled international release in the following weeks.
