Philippine Showbiz Today
January 8 - 21, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Cover Story
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Fantasy and reality collide stunningly
in Ang Panday
Witness a spectacular fu-
sion of the real world and fan-
tasia via the outstanding spe-
cial effects employed in the
creation of “Ang Panday” (The
Blacksmith), which will be seen
in theaters across the U.S. and
Canada starting Friday, January
12.
In this 2017 epic comeback
of the iconic Filipino hero, Coco
Martin plays Flavio III, the grand-
son of the original Panday. His
life will suddenly turn upside
down when he realizes that his
bloodline is destined to save hu-
manity from the evil doings of
Lizardo (Jake Cuenca), his im-
mortal evil nemesis.
Lizardo returns from the
world of darkness to once again
bring havoc to the human race.
With Flavio III not knowing that
his bloodline is the only one
capable of destroying Lizardo,
he must scour different worlds
to be able to gain the trust of
the mythical power of the leg-
endary sword. Like the original
beloved hero, Flavio III gets to
meet various characters who
will join forces to help him be-
come the rightful heir to the re-
Coco Martin Mariel de Leon
Kylie Verzosa Jake Cuenca
vered name “Ang Panday.”
“Ang Panday” also marks
the directorial debut of Martin
under his real name Rodel Na-
cianceno. Aside from directing,
Martin also produced and co-
wrote the action-fantasy flick
under his own film production
outfit, CCM Film Productions,
together with Star Cinema and
Viva Films.
In the movie, Martin’s lead-
ing ladies are Binibining Pilipi-
nas International 2017 Mariel de
Leon who plays Maria, Flavio’s
love interest, and Miss Interna-
tional 2016 Kylie Verzosa, who
plays a diwata (fairy).
“Ang Panday” received the
following awards at the Metro
Manila Film Festival last De-
cember: FPJ Memorial Award
for Excellence, Best in Visual Ef-
fects, Children’s Choice Award,
and the Special Jury Award (Di-
recting) for Martin (Rodel Na-
cianceno).
This is a film for the whole
family to enjoy. “Ang Panday”
can be seen in theaters across
the U.S. and Canada starting
Friday, January 12. ●