Inilabas ng ABS-CBN ang paglilinaw sa participation ni John Lloyd Cruz sa pelikulang Culion na isinumite sa 2019 MMFF. Nilinaw ni John Lloyd na cameo lang ang appearance niya sa movie ni director Alvin Yapan dahil baka nga naman umasa ang fans ng aktor na sa buong pelikula siya mapapanood.

Nag-text si John Lloyd sa ANCT para linawin ang tungkol dito dahil nang ipalabas ang trailer ng movie at ipakita ang mukha niya, marami agad ang natuwa at excited.

“I thought including me in the teaser was preemptive. It was the opposite of what I actually requested and agreed on.

Kim tatapatan daw si Julie Anne, 2025 calendar girl ng kalabang liquor brand?

But as much as I am drawn to the idea of letting my work, of any kind, have its own life and take its own course in terms of output (unmindful of how it mutates, grows and sometimes gets diminished) I am also wary of misleading an audience. That wouldn’t be fair. Hence, I felt compelled to clarify my participation in the film.”

Hindi kami sure kung nakabalik na si John Lloyd from New York kung saan, nagbakasyon sila ng kanyang ina.

Anyway, starring sa Culion na naging controversial dahil kay John Lloyd ay sina Iza Calzado, Jasmine Curtis-Smith at Meryl Soriano.

Kaugnay nito, naglabas ng statement si Noel Ferrer na sa October 16 pa ang announcement ng Final 4 Official Entries at hindi pa sigurado kung makakasama sa Final 4 ang Culion.

“I’m in the MMFF Execom meeting now and I’d like to tell everyone that the MMFF Selection Committee will decide the final 4 official entries based on the actual merits of the films submitted, and not on the publicity being generated in media now.

We don’t appreciate the mudslinging and the negative publicities being forwarded to us at this point.

We shall announce the final 4 entries on October 16. So please, kalma lang... rest on the merits of the films submitted and on your goodwill for our industry.”