December 8 - 21, 2015
Philippine Showbiz Today
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Cover story
TFC@theMovies brings much-anticipated,
iconic movie ‘A Second Chance’ worldwide
Bea &John Lloyd-starrer currently breaking Philippine box office records with inspiring story of giving love one
more chance, is set to create records overseas
Quezon City, Philippines and Basha are now faced with
Also reprising her role at the
Be part of the latest chapter
– After creating history in the the countless trials as a married helm of this blockbuster franchise of Popoy and Basha’s love story
Philippine movie industry and couple. Basha ponders on the is blockbuster director Cathy and find out how many chances
continuing to break box office reality that loving Popoy at his Garcia Molina as well as the does true love deserve to get?
records to date with about over best is easy. Will she be able incomparable writing tandem of Catch A Second Chance in the
Php 300M in ticket sales only six to love him enough to stay the very talented screenwriters Middle East on December 3, in
days after its release, “A Second with him even at his worst? Carmi Raymundo and Vanessa North America starting December
Chance” is set to unfold to
By creating a different Valdez.
4; in Europe sta rting December
audiences worldwide, eager to picture of the two characters
5 and 6;in Australia and New
see the sequel to one of the most Pinoys have grown to love, A
Immortal lines “Sana ako pa Zealand starting December 10; in
iconic Filipino romantic films of Second Chance also dares to rin. Ako na lang. Ako na lang ulit,” Singapore on December 12 and
all time in, “One More Chance.” ask the question of whether and “She had me at my worst. in Hong Kong on December 13.
Now officially recorded love can remain the same You had me at my best…and
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as the Philippine film with even when people change. you chose to break my heart,” w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
the highest ticket sales on its
John Lloyd shares that resonated in the hearts and minds TFCUSOfficial,www.facebook.
opening day, outside the Metro his character Popoy captures this of an entire generation of Filipino com/TFCCanadaOfficial/, www.
Manila Film Festival, “A Second reality in one of his memorable moviegoers to this very day. The f a c e b o o k . c o m / T F C E u r o p e ,
Chance,” is the sequel to “One lines in the movie. He says, writing tandem hopes to create emea.kapamilya.com,
www.
More Chance,” the movie which “It takes courage to face the more lines in this sequel which facebook.com/TFCMiddleEast
has created a cult following of reality that love is not always they hope will reverberate as well. w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
Filipino fans worldwide for its about wines and roses. “It’s A Second Chance is the reunion TFCAustralia,
www.facebook.
memorable lines and inspiring brave to ask what if not but it’s movie for Bea and John Lloyd com/TFCNewZealand, and www.
story of Popoy (played by John even braver to embrace what is after their 2012 mega hit, The facebook.com/TFCSingapore.•
Lloyd Cruz) and Basha (played - this is the core of our story.” Mistress.
by Bea Alonzo) who give each
other an opportunity to love again.
With a huge number of
Filipinos who could relate to one
of the most beautiful stories told
on Philippine cinema, the first
movie has already spawned a
CD and DVD version and have
been screened worldwide via
Pay-per-View on TFC and TFC.
tv. The movie which stars two of
the countries’ biggest on-screen
partners, also produced a book
version eight years after it first
touched the hearts of moviegoers
worldwide, making it a veritable
part of the Filipino pop-culture.
According to Bea, more
than them deserving praise for
influencing Filipino romantics and
even the new generation or the
millennials’ perception on love, she
is even more delighted as to how
their movie and their characters
have been accepted. “I am very
proud of the Filipino audience na
tinatanggap nila ng ganito ang
pelikula (I am very proud of how
receptive the Filipino audience
has been of our movie.” Bea says.
Now, John Lloyd and Bea
brilliantly reprise their iconic roles
in Star Cinema’s sequel A Second
Chance, which will be shared by
TFC@theMovies to eager fans
worldwide.
Set seven years after their
reconciliation, A Second Chance
is the continuation of Popoy and
Basha’s story after they’ve given
love one more chance. This time,
the film explores the realities and
complexities of a married life. Years
after their grand wedding, Popoy
is a failed engineer, struggling
to keep his business afloat and
his self-esteem solid. Basha
on the other hand, becomes
a submissive wife, giving up a
lot to keep her marriage intact.
Ultimately, both Popoy