By Flori on November 2, 2007
Matsumoto Jun of recent Bambino and Hana Yori Dango fame, has sure come a long way. I remember watching this skinny, curly-haired, buck-toothed teen on NHK saying to myself, “What the hell am I watching this for (did I just say something self-incriminating?)?” Ahh… those were the days!
Anyway the kid, will be starring in a remake of the 1958 Kurosawa Akira film Kakushi Toride no San-akunin (The Hidden Fortress) which is slated for a May 2008 release.
Nagasawa Masami (Proposal Daisakusen) and comedian Miyagawa Daisuke will be co-starring with him in this picture.
The story is about a defeated general who is assigned to secretly escort a princess to safety. Along the way, he is joined by two peasants – one of which is the protagonist which Jun (close kami eh) will portray.
But really, I’ll watch it only for one reason – Abe Hiroshi in the role of the general played by Mifune Toshiro in the original.
Special effects genius Higuchi Shinji is tapped as the director with Nakashima Kazuki writing the adaptation.
News in Japanese from Sanspo.com.
It’s official, Dingdong Dantes will be playing Sergio Santibañez for GMA 7′s remake of Marimar. Is that why he is growing that awful beard?
Anyway, the real news is that it is confirmed that Marian Rivera got the title role of Marimar. It will be remembered that she played the mother of the Super Twins kids. (It all comes back to them, doesn’t it?).
Angel turned down the role due to conflict in schedule, and she admitted that singing and dancing is not one ofher strong suits.
Oh well, at least there will be a newer face on prime time drama.
Wait… Dingdong Dantes?
Just when Team Sugoi thought that GMA 7 has maxed out and eventually will go back to your usual heart-gripping dramas, (Well, we can dream, can’t we?) comes another surprise.
The rumor mill (a.k.a. local tabloids) has it that GMA is remaking Marimar. And who else but to take the title role but their primetime favorite, Angel Locsin.
Excerpt from People’s Tonight, May 16, 2007
Hindi na naghirap ang GMA-7 sa paghahanap ng actress na gaganap sa Pinoy version ng Marimar dahil kay Angel Locsin nila ibinigay ang project.
O_o
Who’s playing Sergio? Who’s playing Corazon? Who’ll voice Polgoso? Will he even talk like the talking piggy in that Sailor Moon rip-off-but-not-really-or-whatever?
Wait, I think the best question to be asked here is: “What great show from my childhood is next in line?!??”
