“Like what I’ve said before, after ‘Trophy Wife’, gusto ko na talaga bawasan ang paggawa ng sexy films and teleseryes,” she says. “I think I’m done with going sexy and daring kasi ilang beses ko nang nagawa ito before. Kaya nga happy ako na ang new movie ko, ‘The Gifted’, is more of a comedy. At least, ibang side naman namin ni Anne Curtis ang mapapanood dito and I think viewers will also appreciate it. Kasi ang dami ko na ring nagawang sitcoms, including ‘Banana Split’, so hasa na rin ako and very comfortable in doing comedies. Sa totoo lang, mas challenging nga magpatawa ng tao kaysa magpa-sexy, no? This is so different from our first movie together na ‘No Other Woman’, which is about infidelity and adultery.”
Will she also shun kissing scenes? “I think okay naman ang kissing scenes basta hindi lang sobra. Normal naman ipakitang yung you love a person through kissing, pero kapag sobrang babad at open mouth, teka muna, hindi ba puedeng mild lang.”
She enjoyed her role in “The Gifted” as a nerd with a huge nose, frizzy hair, thick eyebrows and crooked teeth. “Oras ang inuubos bago mailagay lahat ng prosthetic makeup sa mukha ko. Pero kahit pangit, very brainy ako, just like Anne in the movie. Nagsimula kami as best of friends but we end up as rivals and enemies. Magpaparetoke kami pareho para pagagandahin ang aming mga sarili, tapos pag-aawayan namin si Sam Milby at aabot sa puntong magkakapisikalan kami at gugustuhin naming lunurin ang isa’t isa sa swimming pool nang magpang-abot kami. Riotously funny ang mga eksena namin kaya kung gusto nyong matawa and forget your worries, panoorin nyo itong ‘The Gifted’.”
“The Gifted” will have its premiere night at SM Megamall and Glorietta tonight. It opens in theatres tomorrow.