- Star Cinema opens 2018 with a must-watch comedy from award-winning director Jun Lana.
- It brings together two of the country’s biggest box-office royalties, Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Panganiban.
Star Cinema opens 2018 with a bang as they bring us Jun Robles Lana’s laugh-out-loud comedy film, “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes”. The film stars two of the country’s box-office queens, Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Panganiban as they play devoted wives Lianne and Cindy, respectively, who found out that their husbands were gay and were having an affair. After their shocking discovery, they decided to join forces to make sure that their exes don’t get what they took away from them: a happy ending.
Here are 10 reasons why we can’t wait to see “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” in the big screen.
10. Aside from being headlined by box-office royalties Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Panganiban, the film also boasts a powerful cast.
The film also features JC de Vera and Joross Gamboa as their husbands, together with Gladys Reyes, Cai Cortez, Carmi Martin, Nico Antonio and Andrea Brillantes.
9. We get to see JC de Vera and Joross Gamboa in another gay role.
JC de Vera first played a gay character in the 2016 indie film Best Partee Ever. He went way beyond his comfort zone for the role, which earned him the Best Actor award in the QCinema International Film Festival that year.
On the other hand, Joross Gamboa has played several gay roles before, from Suddenly It’s Magic, I Love You, Thank You and the recent MMFF entry Deadma Walking where he received praises for his role.
8. The film marks the reunion of the original Mara Clara stars, JudyAnn Santos and Gladys Reyes.
Gladys Reyes is best known for her unforgettable role as “Clara,” the antagonist to “Mara” (played by Judy Ann Santos) from the ABS-CBN hit teleserye, Mara Clara which started in 1992 and concluded in 1997. Thirteen years later, the two of them reunited for the 2010 medical drama series Habang May Buhay, with Gladys playing the antagonist Dra. Clarissa C. Briones to Judy Ann’s Nurse Jane Briones.
This 2018, their tandem are reunited once again, but this time, not as enemies but as BFFs in the movie.
7. This is Star Cinema’s opening salvo for the year 2018.
Star Cinema together with Quantum Films and The IdeaFirst Company, known for starting the year with big films topping the box-office, from 2014’s Bride for Rent to 2016’s Everything About Her, 2010 hit movie Here Comes The Bride (Quantum Films), and the MMFF 2016 hit movie Die Beautiful (The IdeaFirst Company). It is also worth noting that Judy Ann Santos’ 2006 box-office hit Don’t Give Up on Us was Star Cinema’s opening film that year.
6. The quotable quotes from the film’s dialogue.
Mistress-themed melodramas are not the only type of films where you can get a memorable line from its characters. “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” is definitely stuffed with hilarious and unforgettable quips like the ones from the trailer. Very Danny Zialcita.
CINDY: “Ako ang asawa ng inaasawa ng asawa mo.”
LIANNE: “What makes you think na asawa ko ang umasawa sa asawa mo? Di ba pwedeng asawa mo ang umasawa sa asawa ko?”
5. The film is directed by critically acclaimed director Jun Robles Lana.
Director Jun Lana is best known for his award-winning films like “Bwakaw”, “Barber’s Tales” and “Die Beautiful”. Aside from these films, he also directed the multi-awarded film “Shadow Behind The Moon” which earned him the Best Director awards at the 13th Pacific Meridian Film Festival and the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala.
4. This serves as Judy Ann Santos’ comeback movie.
For the past five years, Judy Ann Santos focused on independent film projects like Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes’ 2014 remake of “T’yanak” and the 2016 Cinemalaya film “Kusina”. This is gonna be her first mainstream movie after five years.
3. This marks Angelica Panganiban’s return to comedy.
Aside from drama, Angelica Panganiban is also known for her hit comedy films like “Here Comes The Bride”, “Beauty In A Bottle” and the rom-com “That Thing Called Tadhana”.
2. This is also Judy Ann Santos’ return to the comedy genre.
We loved watching Judy Ann Santos doing comedies, from “Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko”, “Hating Kapatid”, “Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo” and it’s sequel, “Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo”. Judy Ann’s last comedy film was 2012’s “Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako”. After five years, she is back in doing a new comedy film this year with “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes”.
1. And the biggest reason why we are definitely excited about “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes”?
Judy Ann Santos answered it with one word: “Kami.”
Star Cinema brings together two of the country’s biggest stars, Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Panganiban, in one single movie. What else can you ask for? For sure, this movie is something that you shouldn’t miss.
“Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” will hit theaters nationwide starting January 17.
