“Did she really say that?” Direk Joel said when we had dinner with him. “Actually, si Ahron ang viniolate niya roon. Sa eksena kasi, siya yung mas aggressive partner. She initiated their love making. This is important to show the change in her character na dati, hindi palaban. Lovi is a good actress. She won best actress for a movie she did with me, ‘Sagrada Familia’, so I’m sure she understands how significant yung eksenang pinagawa ko sa kanya. Tiyak mapupuri na naman siya sa pelikulang ito. But she’s not the only one who’s good, also Jennylyn Mercado. May kakaibang glow si Jennylyn dito. Ang ganda-ganda niya, siguro dahil in love siya (with Luis Manzano.)”
Direk Joel adds that “The Bride and The Lover” is the movie that took him the longest time to shoot in his entire career. “I have movies na 10 to 15 days, tapos. This one, we started in July yet. Ngayong February pa lang magla-last shooting day. Hindi kami magkita-kita ng mga artista lahat kami may ginagawang soap. Si Lovi, MWF ang taping. Si Jennylyn, TThS naman. May soap din si Paulo. Kaya weekends lang kami puede, e may Party Pilipinas pa sila. Pahirapan talaga. But we’re so glad, finally magla-last shooting day na kami this week. But May pa raw ang release ng Regal dito.”
Going back to Lovi, she’s happy that as “Yesterday’s Bride” airs its final episode this afternoon, she already has a new show and it’s on primetime, pairing her with Richard Gutierrez.
