AFTER DIRECTING just one episode in the hit series “L”, Director Roman Perez now helms an entire series of ten sizzling hot episodes in Vivamax sexplosive mystery-drama, “Iskandalo”.
“Bale three different narratives ang susundan dito involving three women, sina Cindy Miranda, AJ Raval and Ayanna Misola,” he says.
“Bawat episode every Sunday, tinitiyak ko sa inyong laging may pasabog. Bilangin nyo. We assure you na hindi kayo mabibigo, hindi kayo mabibitin.
"Ito ang advantage ng Vivamax kasi sa streaming, puede kang gumawa ng mas matapang kaysa sa ibang seryeng mapapanood nyo sa ibang TV station na dumadaan sa censorship.”
We’re sure his bashers will have a field day with him coming up with another scandalous show.
“Yung mga naiiskandalo pa lang, ngayon pa lang sila nanonood ng trabaho ko. Kasi yung mga nakapanood ng works ko like ‘Taya’, ‘Siklo’, ‘Hugas’, they know na what to expect at inaabangan nila yun.
"Sila namang namba-bash sa amin, thank you na lang kasi mas nakakatulong yun dahil mas dumarami ang tagasunod ng aming kulto.”
He thinks scandals are fleeting.
“Ang mga iskandalo, dapat, pinababayaan na lang kasi nalilimutan din ng tao. Mabilis na napapatungan at nasasapawan ng bagong issue.
"Kung sasakay ka nang sasakay, mas hahaba pa, so hayaan na lang natin, mawawala din yan. Makakalimutin tayong mga Pilipino so dedma na lang.”
“Iskandalo” is his most ambitious and challenging project.
“At first, I was afraid to pitch it sa Viva, kasi whodunit ito at marami ng gumagawa ng ganun ngayon, so sabi ko, baka di magustuhan ni Boss Vic del Rosario.
"Matagal ng concept ito ng writer naming si Nes Villasis. Sabi niya ibang audience ang nasa streaming, mas nag-iisip, so ile-level up natin, then we will mix it with some masa audience elements.”
They then presented it to Boss Vic.
“At ayun, nagustuhan naman ni Boss Vic, and he said pagsama-samahin natin diyan ang pinakamalalakas na stars ng Vivamax. Tapos bigyan natin ng malalakas ding support.
"Kaya napakalaki ng casting nito. Ang naging problema ko, paano mo ngayon titimplahin ang ganito kalaki at kalakas na cast?
"E, lahat sila puro magagaling. Big challenge for me yun and I'd like to think na napagtagumpayan naman naming gawin.
"It’s a suspense crime drama combined with erotica. Vivamax lang gumagawa ng ganito at hindi yan magagawa ng ibang channels.”
