Star Cinema Launches Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo in "Way Back Home"

Star Cinema has just released publicity photos for their upcoming movie titled Way Back Home which will launch the Mara Clara stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo.

The movie will also star Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil as their respective leading men. The two are replacements to AJ Perez, who passed away last April, and Albie Casiño, who was said to be pulled out of the movie for being involved in the Andi Eigenmann controversy.

Directed by Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Way Back Home will be released August 17, 2011.

Four more photos after the jump.

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"Growing Up" Teasers feat Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo

ABS-CBN has released a teaser for their upcoming youth-oriented show, Growing Up. The two videos show main stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo talking animatedly about their growing up experiences.

Julia and Kathryn will again be together in one show after their hit tandem in Mara Clara. But they're not gonna make us cry this time. They will actually act their age on the new show and worry about boys and other stuff teenagers go through.

Growing Up is said to replace Good Vibes on its Sunday afternoon timeslot. Good Vibes, a teen drama with focus on dance, is ending next month (August).

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN is also giving Julia and Kathryn their launching movie. Sam Concepcion will be Julia's loveteam. He replaced AJ Perez who passed away last April. Kathryn's supposed loveteam, Albie Casiño, was also recently replaced by Enrique Gil. Albie had also been pulled out of Growing Up due to his involvement in  the issue of Andi Eigenmann's pregnancy.

Watch Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo on the Growing Up teasers after the jump.

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Enrique Gil Replaces Albie Casiño in the Kathryn Bernardo-Julia Montes Launching Movie

Albie Casiño's showbiz career seems to gloom with the controversy involving him with Andi Eigenmann's pregnancy. Even if Andi's camp doesn't name the young actor, saying alone that the father of her child is her first boyfriend drops the bomb. Of course, the public knows about their relationship and the bad breakup they went through recently.

What's more, clearing the name of the other person (read: Jake Ejercito) suspected of being the father of Andi's unborn only confirmed that the 17-year-old Albie, indeed, was the father.

The controversy has resulted into Albie's being pulled out from the projects that he was supposed to do. He is not anymore part of the upcoming Growing Up, and he was pulled out from the Julia Montes-Kathryn Bernardo launching movie.

Was it some sort of a punishment given to him by ABS-CBN? Or were they just afraid people wouldn't support the young actor anymore because of his involvement in the controversy?

Enrique Gil was reported to replace Albie in the Julia-Kathryn launching movie. His Good Vibes co-star Sam Concepcion is also in the movie as a replacement for AJ Perez who passed away in a tragic vehicular accident last April.

The original leading men are out. Of course, we don't wanna say that the movie is doomed and would like to think that it's just really not meant to be. But what do you think of the Julia Montes-Sam Concepcion love team? How about the Kathryn Bernardo-Enrique Gil team-up?

It's really sad that Albie Casiño is now out of the movie because the tandem had already developed a fan base from their Mara Clara days. Let's just hope, and I'm sure Albie's fans would agree with this, that the young actor would be given another chance, whether as Kathryn's love team or not.

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Sam Concepcion Takes On AJ Perez's Role

Before AJ Perez suffered a tragic death, he was supposed to do a movie with the Mara Clara stars that would mark his team-up with Julia Montes. But now that he's gone, his good friend Sam Concepcion is said to be taking his role.

Julia was reportedly asked whom she thought could take over the role. She dropped the name of Sam because he's the only one she could think of who's in her age bracket (Julia is 16; Sam is 18). Besides, the two are good friends. Their closeness started when they worked together in the now defunct teen-oriented show, Shout Out.

The movie that the two will be paired-up in will also star Kathryn Bernardo and Albie Casiño.

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AJ Perez on MMK This Saturday

AJ Perez, who died in a vehicular accident last April 17, 2011 at the age of 18, still has an unreleased Maalaala Mo Kaya episode. He stars opposite the child star Bugoy Cariño in the episode that will shown this coming Saturday, April 30, 2011.

Watch the teaser of the said MMK episode below.

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Soap Stars for Bench Summer 2011

The leading men from Sabel pose for the Bench Summer 2011: Return to Temptation campaign. AJ Perez and Joseph Marco sport flat knits from the label.

Meanwhile, the young Kapamilya singer/actor Sam Concepcion is flanked by Kapuso artists Geoff Taylor, Steven Silva, and Sarah Lahbati.

Sam is set to front act the Taylor Swift concert not only here in Manila but on her entire Asian tour. Sam is said to be personally handpicked by Taylor. Time to conquer a bigger audience, Sam. After all, your runner-up in Little Big Star has already conquered the world.

Geoff, on the other hand, is in the cast of the upcoming GMA-7 Pinoy fantasy series, Captain Barbell: Ang Pagbabalik which would star Richard Gutierrez, while StarStruck V winners Steven and Sarah are busy with their respective soap operas – Steven with Koreana and Sarah with Little Star.

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Garage’s Young Talents Issue

On this year’s Young Talents Issue, Garage magazine has four young and fresh male talents on its double cover.

Ivan Dorschner and Steven Silva are together on one cover, and AJ Perez and Enrique Gil are together on the other.

Ivan Dorschner became well-known after his PBB stint where he eventually became the 4th Big Placer. But before that, he was first seen as a contestant on the now defunct Wowowee and one of the audience in Showtime. He’s currently seen Thursdays on ABS-CBN’s afternoon teen variety show, Shout Out.

Steven Silva is the only Kapuso on the said cover. The half-Portuguese, one-fourth-Chinese, and one-fourth-Filipino Ultimate Male Survivor of GMA-7’s Starstruck V is currently seen on the afternoon soap Koreana and the Sunday noontime variety show Party Pilipinas.

AJ Perez is a member of Star Magic Batch 13. He was last seen on the big screen through the movie Mamarazzi. He’s currently a member of Giggerboys and can be seen on ASAP regularly.

Enrique Gil is also a member of Giggerboys and is a member of Star Magic Batch 16. Before being an ABS-CBN talent, he has appeared in a series of tv commercials and was a member of STAGES, a musical theater company.

Young talents indeed. Will they be as successful as the previous Young Talent covers Gerald Anderson and Enchong Dee?

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Joseph Marco is Hot Part 2

Joseph Marco is one of the leads in ABS-CBN's drama series, Sabel, which also topbills Jessy Mendiola and AJ Perez.

Joseph Marco used to be with the GMA Network. In fact, he was given a bit role before in La Vendetta. But bit roles ain't enough, of course, that's why he moved to ABS-CBN for meatier roles (and better salary).

Joseph was already a familiar face on the internet before he was given the role of Raymund Sandoval in “Sabel.” Being a model with artista looks, he is more often than not one of those who walk the ramp shirtless or in briefs.

Here are some of Joseph Marco’s pics before he joined “Sabel.”

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