Bb. Joyce Bernal. Image: INQUIRER.net/Clarizel Abanilla
Director Bb. Joyce Bernal gave fans of singer-actress Sarah Geronimo and heartthrob James Reid something to look forward to — she leads a new project starring the two.
Bernal posted a video on Instagram last Tuesday, showing Geronimo singing her heart out and being all-smitten towards Reid, who showcased his guitar skills.
The upcoming project, a movie titled “Miss Granny”, is an adaptation of a 2014 South Korean comedy-drama flick. The plot revolves around a woman in her 70s trapped in her 20-year-old self’s body.
In her caption, the director joked: “Balikat-balikatan, Sarah?!” (Shoulder to shoulder, Sarah?!) Bernal was referring to the singer shimmying her shoulders as Reid looked at her.
This had followers of Bernal expressing their excitement for the upcoming movie. Fans left compliments saying the two actors looked great together.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
These included none other than “Eat Bulaga” host and actor Paolo Ballesteros.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
But one fan of Reid, going by the Twitter handle @fiercelhae_anne11, was not impressed. She said he was not a leading man in the movie. The fan even threatened that furious JaDine fans might come after Bernal and boycott the film altogether.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
Not backing down, Bernal replied, “Hinay-hinay,” (Calm down) and added that it’s her first time to post about the movie.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@direkbinibini
But the diehard JaDine fan stood her ground, and said that instead of Bernal taking her comment in a negative way, the director should look at it as input.
“Sarah [G] and James Reid are big stars already and sobrang lakas and dami ng following nila individually kaya expected na maraming manonood sa movie na to..kaya hindi na kailangan ng mga misleading na teasers,” the netizen said.
(Sarah G and James Reid are already big stars, and have a strong and huge following individually. It’s expected that many will watch this movie, so we no longer need misleading teasers.)
As of this writing, Bernal has yet to answer back at the netizen, and no release date for the movie has been announced. JB
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