WHY BARBIE IMPERIAL IS GAME TO WORK ANEW WITH EX JM DE GUZMAN

Despite their short-lived relationship in the past, it wasn’t that hard to persuade JM de Guzman and Barbie Imperial to reunite in a movie, this time in director RC delos Reyes’ “3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion,” now showing in cinemas.

- CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

The challenging part though was to convince the two to execute the kissing scene in the romantic flick, according to the film director.

“I talked to Barbie, of course, I asked permission (as a courtesy). I told her, ‘B, ito yung naisip namin, si JM, ganyan,” direk RC shared in an interview during the film’s special screening in Century City Mall Cinema in Makati City. “I didn’t know… Maybe she knew about JM’s backstories like what he has been doing, his progress. I texted her and she said, ‘OK, sige go.’”

“Maybe more than the history, she thought how good JM is (as an actor),” surmised direk RC. “That’s one thing she considered when we talked, she wants to work with JM because she believes how good he is and I also believed in that. So, perfect!”

“I think, ang pinaka-nahirapan ako ma-convince (siya) was the kiss,” added the director. “It was a onetime, big-time (scene). Andami kong kinonvince dito kay Barbie.”