The award-winning and multi-talented Filipino artists were about to show the world how passionate Filipinos are when it comes to acting and singing.
Lovi Poe stars in the upcoming Hollywood film ‘The Chelsea Cowboy’, a biopic based on the life of actor, gangster, and Lothario John Bindon.
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Poe is playing the role of Dana Gillespie, a 60’s icon and charismatic British blues singer who is known for her close personal ties to leading singers and actors.
The young Filipino actress will join the Hollywood stars Alex Pettyfer, the main character in the movie I Am Number Four and Poppy Delevingne as Clara in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Ben Cookson will be directing the upcoming film. He directed the movies Waiting for Anya, and Almost Married. Scripts were written by Leon Butler while Idris Elba and Victor Glynn are onboard as executive producers.
Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe or Lovi Poe is a model, singer and actress who is known for movies Malaya, Hindi Tayo Pwede, and Woke Up Like This. She is the daughter of the late action star “Da King” Fernando Poe Jr.
The Chelsea Cowboy is set to release on May 1, 2022.
Meanwhile, Iñigo Pascual is set as one of the leading cast in the forthcoming musical drama of Fox ‘MONARCH’, an epic, multi-generational musical drama about America’s first family of country music.
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Pascual will portray Ace Grayson, a sensitive 18 year-old phenomenal singer who dreams to become a country star like his Grandpa Albie. Nicolette Roman and her husband Clive adopted him from an orphanage.
Directed by American director, producer and writer, Jason Ensler, who is known for producing movies Love, Victor, The Exorcist and directing The Newsroom.
Starring other famous actors and actresses namely Trace Adkins (Albie Roman), Beth Ditto (Gigi Taylor-Roman), Anna Friel (Nicolette Roman), Susan Sarandon (Dottie Cantrell Roman) and Joshua Sasse (Luke Roman).
Iñigo Dominic Pascual is singer-songwriter and an actor, known for movies Hopeless Romantic and Relaks, It’s Just Pag-ibig. He is famed for singing his hit Dahil Sa’yo in 2015 that snapped no. 1 spot in the BillboardPH Charts.
The MONARCH series premier date is on January 30, 2022 in the US.
Alex Diaz is also set to make his biggest career in Hollywood entertainment as he is about to appear in his first-ever international movie, Glitter And Doom.
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Diaz’s character is Glitter, who is a carefree man hoping to join the circus. And eventually fall in love at first sight with a charismatic musician, Doom played by Alan Cammish.
It is a LGBTQIA+ jukebox musical feature told with the iconic tunes of Grammy-winning folk duo Indigo Girls. Directed by Tom Gustafson, an award-winning director & producer, best known for directing Mariachi Gringo, Hello Again and Getting Go. And written by Cory Krueckeberg.
The fantastical summer romance film also stars an international cast that is to say Ming-Na Wen as Ivy, Missi Pyle as Robin, Tig Notaro as Fiasco, and Lea Delaria as Boston.
Alexander Diaz McDermott or Alex Diaz is a Filipino actor, musician, and social media personality. He has appeared in television and movie projects like Dear Urge, She’s Dating The Gangster, Halik sa Hangin and Pangako Sa’yo.
Updates about Glitter and Doom release date are yet to be confirmed.
And lastly, Toni Gonzaga, one of the confirmed lead cast for the film titled ‘Asian Persuasion’, a romantic comedy film that shines a spotlight on Asian-American life.
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Gonzaga will represent Avery Chua, a beautiful, responsible-loving mother and a stylish Asian-American who owns a fashion design business in the Lower East Side. An opposite character of his ex-husband Mickey, played by Dante Basco.
Asian Persuasion movie is the directorial debut of the 3-time Tony Award and Grammy Award winning Broadway producer, Jhett Tolentino, who directed short documentaries titled Life is What You Make It and Lingua Franca.
The film also features other Asian artists namely Paolo Montalban, Celia Au, Jax Bacani, Geneva Carr, Devin Ilaw, Fe De Los Reyes, Tony Labrusca and Kevin Kreider. Additional casting and creatives will be announced soon.
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano, better known as Toni Gonzaga. She is dubbed as the Ultimate Multimedia Star and Romantic Comedy Queen known for movies My Amnesia Girl, This Guy’s In Love With You, Mare! And Four Sisters in a Wedding. She is a Filipina actress, singer, PBB host, vlogger and entrepreneur.
Asian Persuasion is set to begin filming in New York City in the summer 2022.
