MANILA -- The production of the biographical historical movie "Quezon," chronicling the life of Manuel L. Quezon, the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, is set to start in March.
This was announced by TBA Studios via its social media post on Thursday, January 16.
It said that “Quezon” marks the continuation of TBA Studios’ cinematic “Bayaniverse” — a series of films based on Philippine history that includes box office hits “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.”
The movie will follow the life Quezon, a Filipino lawyer and soldier who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. It will highlight Quezon's tumultuous presidential campaign against then-President Emilio Aguinaldo.
With a target theatrical release set later this year, "Quezon" will hit cinemas both locally and worldwide, according to TBA Studios president and COO Daphne Chiu.
She added that "Quezon" will be produced as a stand-alone — a movie that exists within the same cinematic continuity of “Heneral Luna" and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral”, but will be made accessible to moviegoers who have not seen the earlier films.
Jerrold Tarog, the director and co-writer of “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral,” is set to return to direct “Quezon.”
It also said that casting for Quezon’s major and supporting roles is currently underway and will be announced soon.
In “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral,” actor Benjamin Alves played Quezon.
Benjamin Alves to play Manuel L. Quezon in upcoming movie
"Quezon" is supported by the Philippine government agency National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, which announced funding support for the movie last year.
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