“Kaya ba nilang makipaghalikan sa isa’t-isa?”
This was the question of controversial and award-winning film director Darryl Yap during Sarap Mong Patayin virtual press conference on Friday, September 24, to his lead stars Lassy Marquez and Ariella Arida.
According to Direk Darryl, former beauty queen Ariella did not hesitate to say ‘yes’ in kissing her co-star Lassy.
“Si Ara nung tinanong ko, kung okay lang ba s’ya makipaghalikan kay Lassy, si Ara gumanto agad, ‘okay lang direk no problem,'” narrated the directorl.
But when it was Lassy’s turn to answer, Direk Darryl said that he was ‘hesitant’ in kissing a woman in the form of Ariella.
“Pero no’ng si Lassy ang tinanong ko kung okay lang ba n’yang halikan si Ara na Miss Universe, ang sagot ni Lassy, ‘talaga ba direk? Sure ka?’ Wow! Wow!”
Lassy joined in, jokingly said, “Yuck! Kadiri! Babae!”
Ariella then shared the reason why she did not hesitate to kiss Lassy. According to her, she was okay kissing her co-star, though it was with the help of Direk Darryl and the cast and crew of the film that made her feel at ease in doing heavy scenes.
“For me naman, tama nga si Lassy na talagang yun ang unang naitanong sa’kin na kung kaya ko s’yang halikan.
“S’yempre hindi ako nagdalawang isip. Sabi ko naman, okay naman sa’kin. Pero no’ng nandoon na kami sa set, so nagtatawanan na lang kami.
“So sabi ko, ‘Lassy iniisip ko, ang concern na lang ay kung kaya kitang halikan. So ito na yung pinaka-grabe ko nang gagawin.’
“Pero nung nandoon na kami parang natulala na lang kami sa isa’t-isa. Pero actually when we were there, sobrang thankful ako kasi kahit first time ko lahat nakatrabaho, sina Direk Darryl, lahat nung mga kasama ko, ang gaan kasama.
“So yun ang nagpa-at ease sa’kin during the set kahit na mabigat yung ginagawa naming eksena.”
How did they prepare for the scene?
Lassy, who is part of the popular vlogger group Beks Batallion, shared that preparation was ‘unnecessary’ in kissing Ariella to the point that he did not even bother brushing his teeth.
“Hindi ako nag-prepare. Talagang tanggap ko na once na dumating ako… tumungtong ako sa location namin, okay na ako, buong-buo na ako.
“Yung tanong lang talaga eh, yung unang tinanong sa’kin, do’n lang ako medyo nagdalawang-isip. Pero nandoon na ako, wala nang prepare ‘to, go na agad.
“Nung nakita ako ni Ariella, baka s’ya yung medyo nagdalawang-isip, something gano’n. So sinadya ko ring hindi mag-toothbrush, charot! Kasi malangsa yung pelikula ‘di ba? Walang Miss Universe Miss Universe sa’kin,” said Lassy.
On the other hand, Ariella thanked Lassy for helping her get through the scene and motivated her to ‘cry’.
“Actually po, sobrang nakatulong na si Lassy pala yung hahalikan ko kasi yung do’n sa role, talagang naiyak ako ng todo.
“Buti na lang ginawa namin yun from the start. So talagang nakatulong sa motivation ko para talagang umiyak ako no’n.”
However, on a more serious note, Ariella said that it was really Lassy who was not comfortable kissing her.
“Pero kidding aside, actually, unang kita palang namin ni Lassy, ayun agad ang pinag-usapan namin. Sabi ko, ‘hahalikan kita.’ In fairness, s’ya pa yung nagdadalawang-isip,” she remembered.
Ariella likewise retaliated with Lassy’s friendly banter that he did not bother brushing.
“Yung sabi ni Lassy hindi s’ya nag-toothbrush, okay lang. Nahalikan naman n’ya sipon ko eh kasi hindi ko yun pinapahid talaga eh,” she ended.
Aside from Lassy and Ariella, the film also includes Kit Thompson and Bob Jbeili. Sarap Mong Patayin is about catfishing, and it will premiere on Vivamax on October 15.
