Long wait almost over for Gerald Anderson fans

MANILA – The long wait is almost over for the fans of Gerald Anderson who miss seeing him regularly on television.

The actor’s last series was “Budoy” which ended in the first quarter of 2012. Since then, Anderson’s fans have been waiting for him to star in another teleserye.

Thus, Anderson said he is extremely excited now that his supporters will finally catch a glimpse of what he has been working on in the past months.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Tuesday, Anderson said his upcoming series “Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin” will soon hit the television screens as part of ABS-CBN’s primetime lineup.

“Sobrang iba siya sa lahat ng ginawa ko ever sa TV. it’s a great project after ‘Budoy’ kasi sobrang layo ng mga characters namin,” he said.

The TV series was originally scheduled to air last summer but due to undisclosed reasons, the release of the series was delayed.

Asked what caused the postponement, the 24-year-old actor said: “Kung napanood niyo po ang trailer, nakita niyo na talagang pinaghirapan po naming lahat iyon, hindi lang mga artista kundi pati director at staff. Talagang matagal 'yung pagbuo ng project.”

Anderson said they didn't want to release the series half-baked.

“Yung ganung klaseng project takes time. Ayaw din namin madaliin. Gusto namin kapag napanood niyo, magustuhan niyo. Ang bawat artista doon, the best ang binigay namin,” he said.

In the soap directed by Jerome Pobocan and Trina Dayrit, Anderson portrays Miguel Dizon, a rich young man who is imprisoned after being accused of rape and frustrated homicide by a woman he meets at a bar, Carla (Diana Zubiri).

Miguel's mother Zenaida (Dawn Zulueta) is seen making desperate pleas for her son's freedom.

"Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" was among the several new TV series launched Tuesday night at ABS-CBN's trade event.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

John Estrada replaces Jericho in new teleserye

MANILA, Philippines – Actor John Estrada has been tapped to replace Jericho Rosales in the upcoming series "Against All Odds," topbilled by Judy Ann Santos, according to castmember Sam Milby.

“Si John Estrada na ang kasama. I don’t know kung dapat ko sabihin pero last year pa kasama na si John sa original cast. 'Yung role na ‘yan kay John Estrada," Milby said in an interview with entertainment website Push.com.ph.

"Tapos nagkaroon ng ‘A Beautiful Affair’ kaya hindi niya puwedeng gawin yung ‘Against All Odds.’ Eh dahil tumigil na kami sa taping at that time, [nagkataon na] natapos na yung ‘A Beautiful Affair.’ Dapat nga si Jericho ang naging kasama sa teleserye. I don’t know what actually happened with that,” he added.

Milby also denied that Rosales backed out of the series because of billing problems.

He said the issue was never raised and that it was really a conflict of schedule that was behind the change in the casting.

Milby, however, admitted that he never got the chance to talk to Rosales about the matter.

Meanwhile, the actor happily shared that he has resumed taping “Against All Odds” along with his current series “Kahit Konting Pagtingin.”

“Every T-TH-S light ang taping for ‘Kahit Konting Pagtingin’ tapos M-W-F ‘Against All Odds’ heavy drama naman. Ito ang first time in seven years that I’ve been in the business na may dalawa akong sabay na teleserye,” he said.

While he rarely gets time to rest due to his hectic schedule, Milby said he feels blessed to have two shows.

He said he is also looking forward to tape scenes with Santos.

“First time ko siyang kasama sa soap. Siyempre 'yung level ni Judy Ann magaling talaga. Ayaw ko mag-suffer acting ko dahil sa Tagalog. Kailangan talaga todo lahat ng concentration sa character at sa Tagalog. I can say na 'yung desire ko to grow as a person, as an artist, has never been this great. I just want to keep growing so much in everything. Happy ako,” he said.

source: abs-cbnnews.com