She's Dating The Gangster is the movie adaptation of the book of the same title written by Bianca Bernardino.
Bernardo plays the role of Athena Dizon, the 17-year-old girl who makes a deal with Kenji delos Reyes, the school heartthrob, to pretend to be his girlfriend. The role of Kenji, of course, is played by Padilla.
The Got To Believe stars had been required to read the book to have an in-depth knowledge of who their characters are. While Bernardo revealed that a lot of twists in the lives of Athena and Kenji have been added in the script, the movie sticks to the book's plot.
"Maraming nakabasa ng book so siyempre hindi naman namin aalisin sa movie 'yung nasa libro para mapapanood nila kung ano 'yung nasa libro. Pero mag-e-expect pa sila ng mas maraming mangyayari. Hindi lang siya just the book pero maraming mga ibang ilalagay na twists. Kailangan nila abangan," she said.
She's Dating The Gangster is KathNiel's third movie team-up - the first being Must Be... Love, the second one was the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry Pagpag: Siyam Na Buhay which did very well in the box-office.
When asked if they are expecting the new movie to be as successful as Pagpag, Padilla admitted that they are nervous about it but they will do everything they can.
"Nakakakaba pero gagawin namin ni Kath ang lahat," he said.
The recent Star Cinema offering was the big hit Starting Over Again which has already made a combined domestic and international box-office gross of P491.67-million as of April 1, 2014 (seven weeks). Is She's Dating The Gangster geared towards replicating its success?
"Ayaw naman namin mag-expect kasi kung titignan mo bago pa lang talaga kami. Sana maging successful pero ayaw muna namin mag-expect. Basta sisiguraduhin muna namin na maganda ang material na mapapalabas," Bernardo said.
She's Dating The Gangster is set to be released later this year.
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