Director Dan Villegas on making MMFF thriller ‘Uninvited’ with loaded cast

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Director Dan Villegas on making MMFF thriller ‘Uninvited’ with loaded cast
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Six years since Villegas' last film, 'Uninvited' feels like a timely and mighty comeback — a thriller following a mother plotting vengeance on a billionaire responsible for her daughter’s demise

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Six years since Villegas' last film, 'Uninvited' feels like a timely and mighty comeback — a thriller following a mother plotting vengeance on a billionaire responsible for her daughter’s demise, out in theaters starting December 25 as part of this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival , now in its golden edition.

‘Nadine even made her own analysis of the character before I even gave her the character sheet for Nicole,’ says Dan Villegas of his lead star. Photo courtesy of Mentorque Productions, also an entry at last year’s MMFF. The loaded cast, apart from its lead stars, also includes Mylene Dizon, Tirso Cruz III, Elijah Canlas, Gabby Padilla, Nonie Buencamino, among others.

Doing television and series broadens your way of looking at a project. It makes you feel a little bit more involved in the pace and way of shooting. I wouldn’t say it shifted my approach in making films, it was more of adding more experience, knowledge, and perspective in the process. A highlight though: Nadine even made her own analysis of the character before I even gave her the character sheet for Nicole. She made a very detailed and concise study of her character, we got most of it, tweaked a little, and it ended up how you see Nicole in the final cut., in a nutshell, is a story of vengeance. Without revealing any spoilers, how do you think the film turns that very familiar plotline on its head, if at all? at its core is a loving mother’s story.

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