MANILA, Philippines – For some netizens, the search for the next “Darna” is over after seeing actress Nadine Lustre’s version of the superhero’s transformation.
Singer Donnalyn Bartolome posted on Tuesday a video via her YouTube channel showing Lustre performing the famous “Darna” scene.
In the video, Lustre asked Bartolome, who pretended to be the superhero’s sidekick Ding, for the stone that would transform Jane Narda into Darna.
As the video went viral, clamor for Lustre to play the iconic superhero grew with one saying “If you watched that vid with Nadine Lustre shouting the infamous line ‘Darna,’ you know the search is over.
If you watched that vid with Nadine Lustre shouting the infamous line “Darna”, you know the search is over.
— Aey (@aeyronic) May 7, 2019
Another netizen said, “Star Cinema, the search is over just give the darna role to nadine lustre bc it really suits her DARNA NEEDS NADINE.”
https://twitter.com/jeonskit/status/1125981793507610625
Even those who are not a fan of Lustre were impressed: “Nadine Lustre shouts Darna in a very perfect way (Watch Donnalyn’s Video)! Not her fan, but I do admit she’s perfect for the role!”
https://twitter.com/harilagan/status/1125803089171083264
The project’s former director Erik Matti also previously said his top pick to be the next Darna is Lustre.
ABS-CBN’s film production arm Star Cinema recently announced it is opening an audition for the role following Liza Soberano’s withdrawal from the project because of a finger injury. /gsg
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