Maybe This Time is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng starring Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin. The film, produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films and distributed by the former, officially premiered in the Philippines on May 28, 2014.[3]
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| Directed by | Jerry Lopez Sineneng |
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| Cinematography | Mo Zee |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Music by | Jesse Lasaten |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Box office | ₱140,598,900.00[2] (US$3,124,420.00) |
The film, which was labelled as 2014's summer movie Valentine,[4] was the first team-up of Geronimo and Martin on the big screen after having previously worked together in the TV series 1DOL.[1] It earned ₱20,000,000.00 on the first day of its release.[5]
Synopsis
editSteph Asuncion (Sarah Geronimo) and Tonio Bugayong (Coco Martin) were once in love. Back then, she was a young girl who wanted a simple life and he was older, more ambitious than she was. Tonio was a small town guy who wants to board a ship to provide for his family’s furniture business. Steph was a Manila girl who spends the summer in the province for community service. What might have been a sweet relationship ended sourly when Tonio left without saying goodbye. Steph was heartbroken and it taught her to dream bigger to be worthy of love. Will their paths cross again? Will they overcome the pains of the past to give love a second chance?
This is a story between two people who will be reminded about the importance of being true to one’s self in order for true love to happen.[3]
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Sarah Geronimo as Stephanie "Steph"/ "Teptep" Asuncion
- Coco Martin as Antonio "Tonio" Bugayong
- Ruffa Gutierrez as Monica T. Valencia
Supporting
edit- Ogie Diaz as Mae
- Dennis Padilla as Erning
- Shamaine Buencamino as Lenny
- Buboy Garovillo as Butch
- Marlann Flores as Mels
- Zeppi Borromeo as Jans
- Kathleen Hermosa as Clara
- Alex Castro as Patrick
- Devon Seron as Abby
- Marco Masa as Danno
- Bea Basa as Porky
- Sofia Millares as Kimberly
- Aaron Junatas as Hyro
- Minnie Aguilar as Elma
- Dante Ponce as Andrew
- Marina Benipayo as Carmen
- Cecil Paz as Susan
- Tony Mabesa as Pancho
Production
editDevelopment and casting
editOriginally, Martin was supposed to star with Marian Rivera in a movie also entitled Maybe This Time.[6] The film was supposed to have been helmed by Maryo J. de los Reyes and produced by Regal Films for an early-2013 release.[7] The film likewise would have co-starred Snooky Serna as Martin's mother[8] and was touted as bringing together talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA.[9] The movie, however, was ultimately shelved.[10]
The announcement of the main casts for the film was made on February 8, 2014. The details were first discussed through a meeting on January 21, 2014. At the time, although there were no official announcements for the movie yet, it was already publicized that Geronimo and Martin would be the leads, together with Ruffa Gutierrez, and will be directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng.[11]
Promotion
editOn March 1, 2014, the official theme song of the movie accompanied by a music video was released.[12] The film's theme "Maybe This Time" by Michael Martin Murphey was covered by the film's lead, Sarah Geronimo. The whole team held a grand press conference on May 15, 2014, at the Dolphy Theater to talk about the film and their experiences.[13][14] The next day, the first official full-length trailer was released on YouTube.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Behind the scenes: Sarah, Coco in 'Maybe This Time'". ABS-CBN News. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Maybe This Time". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ a b ""Maybe This Time"". ABS-CBN News. May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ Orosa, Rosalinda L. (May 14, 2014). ""Summer Valentine season with Coco & Sarah"". Philstar. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ ""'Maybe This Time' earns P20M on first day!"". Star Cinema. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ "Coco to do movie with Marian Rivera". ABS-CBN News. March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Marian-Coco film to be released in early 2013". ABS-CBN Corporation News. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Garcia, Rose (July 21, 2012). "Snooky Serna signs up with new talent management group, promises not to disappoint Regal's Mother Lily Monteverde". PEP. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Nardo, Jun (March 17, 2012). "Coco Martin and Marian Rivera cross network barriers to star in a movie for Regal". PEP. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Movie with John Lloyd or Piolo? Marian speaks up". ABS-CBN News. March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Coco and Sarah to star in a movie?". Star Cinema. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ Maybe This Time Music Video By Sarah Geronimo". YouTube. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ ""WATCH: Catch the highlights of 'Maybe This Time' press conference"". Star Cinema. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ ""MAYBE THIS TIME PRESS CONFERENCE"". Star Cinema. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Maybe This Time Full Trailer". YouTube. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.