EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Philippines studio Regal Entertainment is attending ACFM to launch the most recent installment in its long-running Shake, Rattle & Roll horror anthology franchise, which has been rebooted to enchantment to a brand new era of cinema-goers.
At present in manufacturing, Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins has already been chosen as one in every of eight official entries for the Philippines’ Metro Manila Movie Competition in December – the most important showcase for mainstream home productions all year long. The three anthology segments are being directed by Shugo Praico, Joey De Guzman and Ian Loreños.
For the primary time within the franchise’s historical past, the three tales might be interconnected and happen in several time intervals: the Spanish colonial period of the 1700s; the current day, and the longer term (2050).
“We introduced in a workforce of writers to reinvent the franchise to make it contemporary for youthful audiences whereas fulfilling the expectations of longtime followers,” explains Regal Leisure Govt Vice President Keith Monteverde.
The forged will characteristic stars from three totally different generations – Janice de Belen and Manilyn Reynes, who starred in early installments of the franchise; Richard Guttierrez, Ivana Alawi and Loisa Andalio, representing the millennial era; and rising skills Dustin Yu, Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, Fyang Smith and JM Ibarra.
First launched in 1984, Shake, Rattle & Roll is the Philippines’ longest-running franchise. Identified for mixing horror with comedy components, it has lengthy been a staple of the nation’s main vacation field workplace seasons. Every earlier installment has featured three standalone tales. Many Philippines stars together with Kathryn Bernardo, Kim Chiu and Marica Reyes bought their first break within the movies.
Evil Origins, which marks the seventeenth entry within the franchise, is one in every of a slate of latest movies from Regal, a few of that are being developed for worldwide markets, whereas others will proceed to have a extra home focus. Keith Monteverde can be in Busan to speak to potential worldwide co-producers for the brand new slate.
Having lately returned to the Philippines from a authorized profession within the U.S., Keith represents the third era of the household that owns Regal Leisure, the Philippines’ oldest surviving studio, based within the Nineteen Sixties by late legendary producer Lily Yu Monteverde.
“We’re constructing tales that talk to right this moment’s audiences whereas honoring the legacy that Regal has cultivated for many years,” says Roselle Monteverde, who now leads the studio as CEO with Keith as Govt Vice President. “Whether or not it’s horror, romance or social drama, our purpose is to maintain pushing the boundaries of Filipino storytelling.”
“We’re additionally investing in new codecs and contemporary voices,” provides Keith Monteverde. “The following wave of Regal titles will mirror a extra world sensibility – with out dropping the emotional core that makes our tales resonate.”
The studio had 4 theatrical releases in 2024 – together with psychological horror Untold, which was launched in North America, Singapore and Hong Kong, and romantic sci-fi drama My Future You, which premiered ultimately yr’s Metro Manila Movie Competition and launched new stars Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin. Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to all 4 movies.
