“I told him we’re doing an action film,” says Cesar. “Okay ba sa kanya kung gamitin niya ang Montano? He said yes.”
But he’s still billed as Loyzaga at ABS. So what happens now? “Siguro dalawang tao na siya,” he laughs. “When he’s doing drama, Loyzaga siya. Sa action, Montano. Bahala na siya what he wants to continue using.”
Alfie Lorenzo says if the project is booked by his Mom Teresa, then Diego will be billed as Loyzaga, and if it’s his dad, then he’d use Montano. Cesar is very proud of “Hitman” and he’s optimistic it’ll bring back the interest of viewers to action flicks.
“It happens only in 48 hours. I play Ben, a hitman who used to work for crime lord Mando, played by Ricky Davao. Pinapatay niya ko sa kanyang chief henchman, Tom, played by Phillip Salvador, dahil marami na kong alam sa illegal operations nila, but the ones killed were my wife and son. So I want to take revenge. Anak niya si Sam Pinto as Gina, a model, and I intend to use her to get back at her dad Ricky. Ang problem, I fall in love with her.”
Cesar intends to enter the film in festivals abroad. After this, he’ll do a dramedy for Viva, “Getting To America”, co-written with a Hollywood screenwriter, Donald Martin, based on a true story about the travails of a Filipino who wants to migrate to the U.S. “Ito talaga, pang-international filmfests,” he says. “After that, I’ll do another action movie. Marami kaming planned projects ni Boss Vic del Rosario.”
Is it true he’s moving to TV5? “Nothing is final. My contract with GMA-7 expired so now, I’m a free lancer. I also have an offer to do a soap with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo this March, pero wala pa kong tinatanguan as I’d be busy with movies.”
