My Illegal Wife

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My Illegal Wife
My Illegal Wife.jpg
My Illegal Wife theatrical movie poster
Directed byTony Y. Reyes
Screenplay byDanno Kristoper C. Mariquit
Story by
  • Kriz G. Gazmen
  • Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGary L. Gardoce
Edited byChrisel G. Desuasido
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
companies
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language
  • Filipino
Box office₱80 million (estimated) [2]

My Illegal Wife is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes starring Pokwang and Zanjoe Marudo. The film, produced by Skylight Films and distributed by Star Cinema officially premiered in the Philippines on June 11, 2014.

Contents

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

The Bullies

Production

Casting and Development

On May 16, 2014, Star Cinema released news through their website about their next film, topbilled by Marudo and Pokwang with the title: "Coming soon: ‘My Illegal Wife’" and accompanied by a spoof image of ABS-CBN's The Legal Wife primetime series. [3] They first introduced the cast, including Zanjoe Marudo, Pokwang, and Ellen Adarna as well as the storyline. [4] The film, which started shooting on April 7, [5] is their second film together after Cinco in 2010. In that case, both wanted to do more scenes that will show their improvement as a team, particularly having bed and love scenes on-screen. [6] [7]

The director noted that Marudo can be the next Vic Sotto, who is the "Prince of Comedy", as the director can see his skills on becoming like one. Coincidentally, Marudo is a fan of Sotto. [8]

Promotions

The team had a story reference on March 28 under Skylight Films. During the reference, Pokwang promises that their team-up will bring laughter and kilig. [9] One month when their first shoot on April 7 started, both the main actors excitedly posted exclusive sneak peeks on their Instagram accounts. [5] In the same way, entertainment writer Mell Navarro posted a behind-the-scene photo of one of Pokwang and Marudo's scenes through his Facebook account on May 9. [10]

On May 30, the full trailer of the film was uploaded in YouTube. [11] The team, then, attended their grand press conference on June 2 at 11 a.m., accompanied by a livestream. [12] In addition, the Marudo and Pokwang have had guestings in ABS-CBN to promote their upcoming film, including The Buzz , Gandang Gabi Vice , and ASAP , wherein they had a dance production number on the latter. [13]

Sources

There are numerous television and movies that the film used to spoof. In fact, their title is a spoof of ABS-CBN's The Legal Wife primetime series. [3] Note that only the title is spoofed, not the storyline. [14] Other sources parodied include:

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References

  1. ↑ "My Illegal Wife". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "Coming soon: ‘My Illegal Wife’". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pokwang and Zanjoe Marudo in ‘My Illegal Wife’". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Pokwang and Zanjoe Marudo’s first shooting day: Laughtrip success!". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Roar in laughter with ‘My Illegal Wife’". Philstar. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Zanjoe says 'yes' to numerous bed scenes with Pokwang". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Director dubs Zanjoe Marudo as the "young Vic Sotto"". Pep.ph. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pokwang: ‘Mas kikiligin kayo sa amin ni Zanjoe ngayon’". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Pokwang says ‘I love you’ to Zanjoe Marudo". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "My Illegal Wife Full Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Catch the live streaming press conference of “My Illegal Wife” later!". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Pokwang to Toni Gonzaga: ‘Magkano ang 'Starting Over Again?' P400 M? Kami P400 M first day’". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Zanjoe Marudo says ‘My Illegal Wife’ is not just a comedy film". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Got To Believe in Pokwang, Zanjoe". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Amazing 'Illegal Wife' Pokwang". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Catch the premiere night of ‘My Illegal Wife’". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "WATCH: Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga insist: 'We are the legal Marco and Genie'". Star Cinema. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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