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Arci Muñoz , Coleen Garcia , and Jessy Mendiola triple the excitement and showcase the value of teamwork in the sizzling comedy-action film “ Extra Service ”
Quezon City , Philippines - Star Cinema and Skylight Films open 2017 with a bang as the sexy action-comedy film , “ Extra Service ,” brings together three of today ’ s hottest Kapamilya actresses Arci Muñoz , Jessy Mendiola and Coleen Garcia in the opening salvo screening in key cities worldwide via TFC @ theMovies starting January 13 .
The movie , helmed by Chris Martinez , the director behind the hit comedy films “ Kimmy Dora And The Kyemeng Prequel ” and writer of the two installments of “ Ang Babae sa Septic Tank ,” multiplies the excitement as it presents Munoz , Garcia and Mendiola in a movie that shows that ‘ girl power ’ can defy the odds .
“ Extra Service ,” written by the writer of the highestgrossing local film in history “ The Super Parental
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Guardians ” Alpha Habon , is a story about three female ex-convicts Aw ( Muñoz ), Em ( Garcia ) and Gee ( Mendiola ), who due to their criminal records , have a hard time finding a job . Faced with this dilemma , Aw , Em and Gee have no other choice but to work in a spa as masseuses . However , unknown to their clients , theirs is only a day job because at night , they transform as secret agents : Aw is Kapitana , Em is Maldita , and Gie is Henya .
“ When you ask for ‘ Extra Service ’ you are actually asking for their service as secret agents ,” explains Habon about the title of the film . As secret service agents , they encounter a mission that will cost them their lives and freedom - they must retrieve the three most important pearls of the country that are collectively called “ Perlas ng Silangan ( Pearl of the Orient ).”
Using their inner strength , anchoring on their individual experiences and coming together as one team , Aw , Em and Gee try to achieve their mission .
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Muñoz , Garcia and Mendiola underwent mixed martial arts training , under coach Erwin Tagle , for their intensive fight scenes in the film .
“ Ang daming eksena na talagang pinaghirapan namin , pinaghirapan nilang lahat especially nitong tatlong girls namin ( We , especially the girls worked hard for a lot of scenes ,” Martinez said about the lead stars . “ Seryoso sila sa pinagdaanan nilang fight scenes , but at the same time extra rin ang pagpapatawa ( In terms of the fight scenes , they were serious about the training . But at the same time , they poured in the same kind of effort in terms of the comedy .”
While it was not a walk in the park , Mendiola says she welcomed the film because it fulfilled her dream of doing an action film . “ This is something new . Matagal ko na kasi gustong mag-action and nabigyang buhay naman siya ( I wanted to do action for the longest time and now , this dream has been fulfilled ,” she says .
As for Garcia , she admits being hesitant in accepting
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the project because she hasn ’ t done a comedy stint before . “ Hindi talaga ako nagko-comedy , wala akong experience diyan . Mahiyain pa ako in front of people ( I don ’ t do comedy because I don ’ t have the experience . I am also quite reserved )” she explains . “ Pero nang nalaman kong si Direk Chris ang director nakampante ako kasi magaling naman talaga siyang direktor ( However , when I found out that Direk Chris was the director , I accepted the project because I knew he was a good director ),” Garcia ends .
Despite the fact that “ Extra Service ” is a sexy comedy-action film , Muñoz , Garcia , and Mendiola all agree that their film ’ s most important lesson is the value of team work .
“ Kung wala ‘ yong isa , hindi rin kami tatayo . May it be family or work or friendship , a team is a team ( Things won ’ t work in family , work or friendships if you don ’ t function as a team ),” Mendiola elaborates .
The film also stars Tessie Tomas , Carmi Martin , Ejay
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Falcon , Enzo Pineda and Vin Abrenica .
Find out how the team work of Aw , Em and Gee will lead them to their freedom in the sexy comedy-action film “ Extra Service ” as it screens on the following dates and in key cities worldwide via TFC @ theMovies : U . S . and Canada on January 13 and Papua New Guinea on January 19 .
For more updates about the film , visit www . tfc-usa . com / exse ; www . tfc-ca . com / exse or TFC ’ s Facebook page applicable for your area . Connect with fellow global Kapamilyas , follow @ KapamilyaTFC on Twitter and Instagram .
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