Celebrated actress’ problematic project finally gets the go signal

Supporters of Accomplished Dame (AD) can heave a sigh of relief now that her latest movie project has finally been green-lighted. However, this came with a lot of pesky kinks along the way. For one, its script was rejected by two directors before finally landing on the lap of the third one, who we hope will be able to pull it off till the end.

The demand of the second director, however, was actually a valid one. He had wanted some of the scenes in the script changed to make the project less physically demanding for AD. He didn’t want to make AD run or jump while shooting her scenes. After all, AD is no spring chicken.

TOP OF THE TABLOIDS

This week’s top show biz news from the tabloids (and why we are moved, if we are moved):

• Maricel Soriano sa mga artistang gustong magpasampal sa kanya: ‘Naku, huwag! Masisira ang mga mukha n’yo!’ (True. Be careful what you wish for.)

• Erik Santos napikon sa manager ng resto na nagalit at nanigaw kay Angeline: ‘Kinabahan ako, parang sasapakin na niya’ (Can’t buy class.)

• Marian Rivera nangapa sa muling pagsabak sa aktingan: ‘Ang hirap mag-adjust, hindi ko na yata alam ‘yung anggulo ko’ (Her big concern is her “anggulo”? Hmm.)

• Payo ni Erik Santos sa lahat ng mga anak: ‘Sa kumpleto pa ang magulang, spend time with your parents’ (Great advice.)

• Dolly de Leon rumaket din bilang mascot at yaya; unang lumabas sa ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’ bilang barkada ni Ai-Ai (And look where Dolly is now …)

Gabby Concepcion (left) and Sharon Cuneta —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

• Sharon Cuneta-Gabby Concepcion tandem as potent as ever (They can still make sparks fly, that’s for sure.)

• Resbak ni Kaladkaren sa tumawag sa kanya ng ‘he’: ‘You think you can put me down? Gurl, I have fought and won battles worse than this … mahiya ka!’ (But these interchanging pronouns can also get very confusing.)

James Reid —CARELESS MUSIC

• James Reid, Nadine Lustre spotted na nagyakapan, bumeso nang magkita sa isang event (Such a big story … Did they expect one to slap the other?)

• Matet de Leon isa nang PWD, nakaranas ng ‘pagtataboy’ sa priority lane: ‘Hiyang hiya ako, pati sa sarili ko’ (Most people only see what they want to see.)

Vice Ganda —VICE GANDA INSTAGRAM

• Vice Ganda, Ion Perez sinampahan ng kasong kriminal ng ‘social media broadcasters’ dahil sa ‘pagsubo ng icing’ (Looks like some people don’t have better things to do …)

• Yassi Pressman sa naging relasyon nila ni Jon Semira: Unfortunately, it just didn’t really go that way (Sino daw?)