Fox Network Philippines’ first local film production, “Maledicto” - a horror movie showing on May 1 starring Tom Rodriguez, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Miles Ocampo, and Inah de Belen.
Home to the most popular series and Hollywood movies, FOX is about to delight viewers yet again with their newest must-watch
Directed by Mark Meily, “Maledicto” (which means bad words like a curse or insult) is about exorcism, and written by Palanca-winner Jonathan Guillermo. Co-produced by Cignal Entertainment, Maledicto, is a chilling tale that will surely get under your skin.
A horror film where Tom Rodriguez play the lead role of Fr. Xavi, a priest to perform an exorcism on Miles Ocampo as Agnes, a student in a Catholic school who is under demonic possession.
Jasmine's played in ‘Maledicto’ as a nun, as Sister Barbara, who is assigned to help a young and arrogant priest, Father Xavi
Tom said that his role, is not a conventional priest since he’s also a psychologist who becomes a skeptic after his sister, Inah de Belen as Mara, died under mysterious circumstances.
Fox Senior Vice President and General Manager Jude Turcuato shares his excitement for the upcoming movie and share the bloggers / media , why they went into film production.
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| Tom Rodriguez , Jonathan Guillermo, Palanca-winner and Jude Turcuato, Fox SVP and General Manager |
"Maledicto is a really big feat for FNG, being the first ever film we ve produced locally, with an all-Filipino cast. With Maledicto under our beit, we're hoping to elevate Filipino cinema to one of the Hollywood pedigree."
“We’ve produced docus and sports shows before, but we also want to have our own scripted content properties, like what Hong Kong and Korea are doing now with their worldwide productions."
“Our bosses in Los Angeles made us spend a week there meeting producers and attending shoots for their shows and they want to see if could do similar shows here. For the past two years, we read about 100 scripts submitted to us before finally choosing “Maledicto,” written by Palanca-winner Jonathan Guillermo. It was the best script given to us and we felt we can have a good shot with it. This is done in cooperation with Cignal and Unitel.”
Turcuato adds, "we have always prided ourselves ㄺ creating ongnal content that would speak to our audience on a personal level, and I feel that Maledicto will do just that, because faith and belief are things that are innate in almost everyone. More than a horror movie, it is an invitation to look inside ourselves and assess what wo truy beleve in. We hope that this film will offer a fresh perspective."
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| Inah de Belen shares her experience in doing the horror film Maledicto , photo with with Tom Rodriguez , Jonathan Guillermo, Palanca-winner and Jude Turcuato, Fox SVP and General Manager , during the recent blogcon. |
The lead actors have also expressed enthusiasm on being part of FOX's first film, saying it was an opportunity to play roles that stray from the norm of romance and loveteams. They have happily accepted the challenge, and are excited to bring the characters to life.
The movie also stars Eric Quizon, Martin Escudero, Franco Laurel, Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino, Liza Lorena, Nina Ricci Alagao and Menggie Cobarrubias.
"Maledicto,” opens nationwide on May 1, distributed by Star Cinema.
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