After creating history in the Philippine movie industry and continuing to break box office records to date with Php 442M in ticket sales, “A Second Chance” will give its fans in Singapore and Hong Kong the chance to see not only the box office hit but also the stars as the movie premieres on December 12 and 13 in Singapore and Hong Kong.
The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) TFC@theMovies and Star Cinema will bring the movie’s lead stars and box office winners John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo to the premiere in Singapore on December 12, Saturday at the RELC International Hotel and in Hong Kong on December 13, Sunday at the Southorn Stadium.
Now officially recorded as the Philippine film with the highest ticket sales, outside the Metro Manila Film Festival, “A Second Chance,” is the sequel to “One More Chance,” the movie which has created a cult following of Filipino fans worldwide for its memorable lines and inspiring story of Popoy (played by Cruz) and Basha (played by Alonzo) who give each other an opportunity to love again.
In a recent press conference, Vanessa Valdez, one of the writers who created the screenplay of the movie, shared that the inspiration to create the sequel “A Second Chance” came from the unyielding love of the fans for the first movie, “One More Chance.”
“I don’t think we ever really considered that we’d want to do it again up until we started working on the novel [of the same title]. It was received so well and people are constantly asking us, ‘Does the story of Popoy and Basha have a sequel?’ and that question would lead for us to even ask, ‘What really happened to Popoy and Basha?,” Valdez shared the core team’s initial question.
To answer the call and the challenge that goes with it, Vanessa shared a line from the movie that speaks of how the core team addressed the challenge.
“It is brave to know ‘what if’ but it is braver to embrace ‘what is’.”
Alonzo, who is considered to be this generation’s Movie Queen, admitted that she also believes in another opportunity at life and love. “Of course (I believe in it) because everyone deserves a second chance. I believe in second chances. I believe in a lot of chances.”
Set seven years after their reconciliation, A Second Chance is the continuation of Popoy and Basha’s story after they have given love another chance. This time, the film explores the realities and complexities of a married life.
Years after their grand wedding, Popoy is a failed engineer, struggling to keep his business afloat and his self-esteem solid. Basha on the other hand, becomes a submissive wife, giving up a lot to keep her marriage intact.
Ultimately, both Popoy and Basha are now faced with the countless trials as a married couple. Basha ponders on the reality that loving Popoy at his best is easy. Will she be able to love him enough to stay with him even at his worst?
Reprising her role at the helm of this blockbuster franchise is blockbuster director Cathy Garcia Molina as well as the incomparable writing tandem of the very talented screenwriters Carmi Raymundo and Valdez.
Do not miss the latest chapter of Popoy and Basha’s love story and find out if there really is a second chance in love in “A Second Chance,” premiering in Singapore on December 12, Saturday at the RELC International Hotel (30 Orange Grove Road, Orchard, Singapore) with a special screening on December 13, Sunday at the Nexus Auditorium (5 Koek Rd, Singapore) and in Hong Kong on December 13, Sunday at the Southorn Stadium (111 Johnston Road, Wanchai).
In Singapore, the tickets to the December 12 premiere with Alonzo and Cruz are at SGD 30. Special screenings on December 13 are at SGD 15. Tickets are available at Hello Asia Office #02-45 Lucky Plaza.
For more inquiries, Kapamilyas can call 6733-4995 or 9845-7645.
For Hong Kong, tickets for the premiere on December 13 are at HKD 70. Kapamilyas can call 9743-7174 or contact media partner Metro Broadcast for more information on how to purchase tickets.
For more details on the special screening of “A Second Chance,” visit www.facebook.com/TFCSingapore or www.facebook.com/TFCHongKong