{"id":224524,"date":"2019-07-25T22:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T02:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=224524"},"modified":"2019-07-25T22:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T02:52:54","slug":"nadine-lustres-miracle-in-cell-no-7-role-recast-to-bela-padilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/25\/nadine-lustres-miracle-in-cell-no-7-role-recast-to-bela-padilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadine Lustre\u2019s \u201cMiracle in Cell No.7\u201d role recast to Bela Padilla"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
FILE: “MNL.” (Photo<\/a>: @bela<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) committee has announced that Kapamilya actress Bela Padilla will officially be taking over Nadine Lustre\u2019s role in the upcoming remake of Korean drama film \u201cMiracle in Cell No. 7\u201d last Thursday, July 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spokesperson Noel Ferrer stated that Nadine was facing \u201cmedical reasons,\u201d with her representatives Viva Artists Agency explaining in a letter, “She has begged off the project due to medical concerns and her resulting inability to perform her duties as an actress during the shoot up to the promotion of the film.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow Viva talent Bela Padilla was approved as a replacement on the same day, Ferrer stating, \u201cWe believe that Bela Padilla is an excellent actress and a bankable star and she will significantly contribute to the film’s artistry and commercial success.\u201d He further elaborates that cast changes for all film entries must be made before July 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last July 10, it was announced that the movie will be part of the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival\u2019s Magic 8, to be premiered on Christmas Day this December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bela will be starring alongside veteran actor Aga Muhlach for the hit feature. The plot revolves around Yong-gu, a father with mental disabilities wrongfully jailed for the murder of a young woman.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Filipina-British 28-year-old has established herself in the industry portraying roles in films \u201cCamp Sawi,\u201d \u201c100 Tula Para Kay Stella,\u201d and \u201cMeet Me in St. Gallen.\u201d Bela has also written success like movies \u201cLuck at First Sight\u201d and \u201cLast Night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Amongst the other movies part of the MMFF\u2019s Magic 8 include \u201c(K)ampon\u201d with Kris Aquino and Derek Ramsey, \u201cMission Unstapabol: The Don Identity\u201d with Vic Sotto and Maine Mendoza, and \u201cMomalland\u201d with Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, Tony Labrusca, and Dimples Romana.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) committee has announced that Kapamilya actress Bela Padilla will officially be taking over Nadine …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":224525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","mauthors-gianna-llanes","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224530,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224524\/revisions\/224530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}