Da Possessed
Da Possessed is a 2014 Filipino horror comedy film directed by Joyce Bernal and starring Vhong Navarro and Solenn Heussaff. The film, produced and distributed by Star Cinema officially premiered in the Philippines on April 19, 2014. It is a remake of the Indian Tamil-language film Muni 2: Kanchana.
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| Da Possessed |
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| Da Possessed theatrical movie poster |
| Bb. Joyce Bernal |
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| Athena Aringo-Yenko |
| Ays De Guzman |
| Antoinette Jadaone |
| Kriz G. Gazmen (additional dialogue) |
| Athena Aringo-YenkoAys de Guzman |
| Elma S. Medua (supervising) |
| John Paul E. Abellera (creative) |
| Vhong Navarro |
| Solenn Heussaff |
| Joey Marquez |
| John Lapus |
| Empoy Marquez |
| Smokey Manaloto |
| Matet de Leon |
| Beverly Salviejo |
| Joy Viado |
| Aaliyah Belmoro |
| Charlie Peralta |
| Marya IgnacioJoyce Bernal |
| Carmina Cuya |
| Star CinemaRegal Entertainment |
| Star CinemaRegal Entertainment |
| April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19) (Philippines) |
| April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25) (Guam) |
| April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26) (Europe) |
| 120 minutes |
| Philippines |
| Filipino |
| ₱122 million |
Da Possessed is a 2014 Filipino horror comedy film directed by Joyce Bernal and starring Vhong Navarro and Solenn Heussaff. The film, produced and distributed by Star Cinema officially premiered in the Philippines on April 19, 2014. It is a remake of the Indian Tamil-language film Muni 2: Kanchana.
The film earned ₱17 million on its opening day on Black Saturday.
Many years ago, 3 circus landowners are killed after they refused to sell their land and are buried on that same lot.
In the present, the mother-reliant and weakling Ramon is forced to work as a landscape artist to pay off their family's debt. In his field, he meets the lovable femme fatale boss Anna, who he falls in love head over heels with. Working hard as he tries to impress, Ramon unknowingly digs the graveyard of the three circus owners whose souls begin to haunt and possess Ramon's body for vengeance; thus ruining his courtship and eventual relationship with Anna.
Meanwhile, to prove the purest of his intentions, Ramon needs to stand up for Anna against her father Don Demetrio, who is a syndicate leader. But because of Ramon's cowardice, this comes as a major challenge, on top of the disturbance brought by the three ghosts headed by Anastacio "Chemerut" Balbitero, Jr. As Ramon tries to solve the mystery behind these hauntings, he discovers that ghosts are trying to revenge against Don Demetrio. Ramon, is compelled to work with the ghost. As Ramon struggles to fight for love and justice, he also learns the true meaning of courage which leads him into peacefully serving justice to the three ghosts and at the same time, save himself and Anna from the impending danger that Don Demetrio poses on them.
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Under director Joyce Bernal, Irene Villamor served as assistant director, screenwriter Antoinette Jadaone served as 2nd assistant director, Daisy Cayanan served as creative assistant, and RC Delos Reyes served as script continuity supervisor.
The film is Navarro's film comeback after Bulong in 2011. It was first announced in November 2013 and started shooting in December 2013. However, Navarro got involved of the mauling incident that happened on January 22, 2014 that the filming was postponed. After recovering from serious injuries, Navarro resumed filming in February 2014, amid his controversial legal battle in relation to a mauling incident.
Before Heussaff, there are plans of having two other leading ladies for Navarro. The first is Angel Locsin, but then it was changed to Ellen Adarna. However, the role ended up going to Heussaff, creating controversies. There is a claim that Vhong had been uncomfortable at the thought of working with Adarna, who admitted to being good friends with Cedric Lee, the main suspect of the mauling incident. Nevertheless, Navarro states that he does not know anything about changes in casting, and he is willing to work with her in the future.
On March 29, 2014, the first official full-length trailer is released on YouTube. Few weeks later, the official theme song of the movie accompanied by a music video is released. The song entitled "Da Vhong Song" is released by producer Star Cinema and performed by Vhong Navarro.
- List of ghost films
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- Da Possessed official website
- Da Possessed (2014) at IMDb