NOONG una, inakala ng followers ni Kris Aquino na talk show rin ang international project na binabanggit niya sa kanyang mga huling post sa kanyang social media accounts.
Kahapon, ini-reveal niya na hindi ito talk show kundi pelikula. Naririto ang latest post ni Kris:
“For a year, I experienced rejections. A part of my spirit broke. There were two shows I lost because hiring an Aquino for TV was a political risk not worth taking...
“But something happened March 23, 2017 -- a Tony & Grammy award winning Broadway producer, Jhett Tolentino contacted me through Cong. Len Alonte and Manang Nene Chan. He was helping a Filipino-Chinese-American agent friend of his reach me to ask if I’d want to audition for a big Hollywood studio movie about to start filming. The pressure was I had to submit my reel in 72 hrs.
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“I felt I had nothing to lose, so we went for it. Forty-eight (48) hrs after Jhett’s call, on March 25 we mounted an audition shoot in Manila Peninsula. Thank you ARMADA, Direk Ricky Villabona, Jules Dacanay, DOP Shayne Sarte & her team, Juan Sarte, Nante Alingasa, Kimi Yap, my finance guru Nicko Falcis, Alvin, and the entire Kris Online team, plus Atty Joji’s Quantum Post Production for the unwavering faith.
“We shot, they immediately edited and color graded, both my audition scenes & video BIO. Sunday we sent the high definition material. And we waited. And PRAYED.
“Tonight I fly to Los Angeles to meet Chris Lee, my agent to sign my contract. I passed 5 levels of intense scrutiny and was offered a role. It is surreal to be reading the script from a major Hollywood studio watermarked on every page with my name. I signed a non-disclosure agreement so until they reveal my participation I can’t share any details about the movie & my role.
“But today Easter Sunday -- I wanted you to know my story... I pray it gives you encouragement & hope. I am proof that in life doors will shut and there will be heartbreaking setbacks but FAITH in God’s plan will open new, unexpected doors. We just need to trust in His Love, Provision, Restoration & Perfect Timing. Grace is unmerited; it’s God’s Gift we humbly receive with a heart overflowing with Gratitude.
“To my siblings and sons -- I share this blessing with you. THANK YOU for being my strength.” --Kris
(DINDO M. BALARES)
