Sa PEP Exclusives interview ni Liza Soberano, ikinuwento niya kung paano napunta sa kanya ang role bilang Taffy sa Hollywood movie na Lisa Frankenstein.
Inilahad din niya ang experience ng pakikipagtrabaho sa lead stars ng pelikula na sina Cole Sprouse at Kathryn Newton.
Naibida rin ni Liza ang closeness nila ng direktor ng pelikula na si Zelda Williams, anak ng yumaong Oscar-winning actor at comedian na si Robin Williams.
Malaki ang naging papel ni Zelda para makuha ni Liza ang kanyang role sa Lisa Frankenstein.
Mismong si Zelda raw ang nag-offer kay Liza na mag-audition para sa role.
Sa interview na ito, mapapanood na maski si Liza, hindi makapaniwala sa isinagot niya kay Zelda sa alok na pag-audition.
Panoorin ang PEP Exclusives interview na ito ni Liza.
#lizasoberano #lisafrankenstein #pepexclusives
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Host: Rachelle Siazon
Video Editor: Stephanie Lim
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Inilahad din niya ang experience ng pakikipagtrabaho sa lead stars ng pelikula na sina Cole Sprouse at Kathryn Newton.
Naibida rin ni Liza ang closeness nila ng direktor ng pelikula na si Zelda Williams, anak ng yumaong Oscar-winning actor at comedian na si Robin Williams.
Malaki ang naging papel ni Zelda para makuha ni Liza ang kanyang role sa Lisa Frankenstein.
Mismong si Zelda raw ang nag-offer kay Liza na mag-audition para sa role.
Sa interview na ito, mapapanood na maski si Liza, hindi makapaniwala sa isinagot niya kay Zelda sa alok na pag-audition.
Panoorin ang PEP Exclusives interview na ito ni Liza.
#lizasoberano #lisafrankenstein #pepexclusives
Video of interview courtesy of Universal Pictures
Special thanks to Ad Pub Hub
Host: Rachelle Siazon
Video Editor: Stephanie Lim
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00:00 The day I met her was actually the day that this project got greenlit for her.
00:04 She was like, "I actually have the two leads casted already,
00:07 but there's one character that I'm still looking for an actor for."
00:11 And she was like, "Maybe you would like to audition?"
00:14 And I was like, "Um, sure, I'll take a look at the script."
00:17 I'll take a look at the script.
00:18 [laughs]
00:18 Hi, Liza.
00:24 I'm Rachel, and welcome to PEP Exclusives.
00:28 For my first question, I would like to ask,
00:30 how does it feel now that your film will be showing in the Philippines after the long week?
00:38 I'm super excited, and I just feel so blessed that I'm given this opportunity to work with
00:44 a production house that has created movies like "Brokeback Mountain,"
00:47 "Last Night in Soho," "Fifty Shades of Grey."
00:50 To be able to work with a studio this big and have it shown here in the Philippines,
00:55 where my home is, where my people are, you know,
00:58 I feel very honored to be able to share my dreams with them and my excitement with them.
01:03 But of course, with that comes a little bit of nervousness as well,
01:06 because I haven't been on the big screen, at least here in the Philippines, in a while.
01:11 And so, you know, I don't know how people will receive the project,
01:15 but I'm just really hoping that they will all look forward to watching it,
01:19 be excited about it, and when they do, that they'll learn a few things from Lisa Frankenstein,
01:24 but also just feel very happy and excited when they get home after watching it.
01:28 Are you excited for your fans to see that your role for this movie is really big,
01:33 because you're actually, I think, the third from the main cast?
01:38 Yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited about my character and my participation in this film.
01:45 You know, it was such a fun character that I got to play, and it's so different,
01:48 I feel like, from any of the other characters that I've portrayed before.
01:52 But it's still not that unfamiliar from what people are used to seeing me for.
01:56 I feel like my character is still very, like, funny and charming and lovable.
02:02 Even if the film is a genre that people haven't seen me in before,
02:07 I feel like they won't be too thrown off guard by the character itself.
02:13 I did get a lot of screen time with Catherine and Cole, and it's just,
02:17 it's so nakakakilig to be next to such amazing leads like them,
02:22 who have been in the industry for decades already, despite their young age.
02:26 And I learned so much from them and from this project, too.
02:30 So I'm excited for people to see it.
02:31 Okay. What was it like working with Cole Sproud and Catherine?
02:36 They were so fun to work with because they just really love what they do,
02:40 and that's what inspired me the most about them.
02:43 I know that, like, being in the same industry for so many years,
02:47 eventually, like, you get burned out or, you know, you start wanting to do other things.
02:53 But what I saw in them is, like, that they truly love
02:56 and cherish, like, every project that they do and everybody that they get to work with.
03:01 And, like, that really shows in the work that they do.
03:04 And so that resonated with me, too, on a more personal level.
03:09 It made me very appreciative of, like, everything that I've experienced in my career so far.
03:14 And it really helped me to kind of feel more comfortable around them on the set,
03:19 because at the end of the day, acting for them is a job.
03:24 It's not, like, their whole identity.
03:26 And so when they're acting, they just feel like they're having fun.
03:29 And that's what I want to feel like when I do projects.
03:31 I just want to have fun, tell amazing stories,
03:34 and have people enjoy these stories that we show them.
03:39 I think even Cole mentioned that he really enjoyed your character,
03:43 the positivity of Taffy.
03:45 So did you have a lot of bonding moments with him on the set?
03:50 Actually, sadly, I don't have a lot of scenes with Cole.
03:53 I'm not sure if you saw the movie already.
03:55 But we did get to bond a lot, because while Catherine would be filming her solo scenes,
04:01 I would be in my trailer or, like, right on the side of the set,
04:05 because I was also kind of ghosting Zelda Williams, the director,
04:08 while she was filming, because I wanted to learn how to direct as well.
04:12 And so in those, like, in-between scene moments,
04:15 me and Cole would catch up and have really, really good conversations about life,
04:19 about our careers, about acting in general.
04:23 And I wish that I had more scenes with him, actually.
04:27 But I was really happy with the time that I got to spend with both of them.
04:31 And of course, you've mentioned the director and the writer,
04:34 because especially Diablo,
04:37 she was able to create a lot of unique films in the past.
04:41 What did you learn from them during...
04:43 From the directors and writers?
04:44 Director and writers.
04:45 Yes.
04:45 It was such an honor to be able to work on a Diablo Cody project.
04:50 A lot of her projects, like Juno, Jennifer's Body,
04:53 were projects that I grew up watching and kind of changed my perspective on, like,
04:58 films and everything.
04:59 And so when I learned that she was the writer of the script,
05:02 I was like, "I really want to be in this project, because I'm such a fan of hers."
05:07 And also her life story.
05:09 Like, she's such a badass b*tch.
05:12 And with Zelda, she is like the biggest sweetheart ever.
05:17 A lot of people know her as the daughter of Robin Williams,
05:20 so they have like a certain expectation when it comes to meeting her.
05:25 But she's just like the most humble human being I've ever met.
05:30 She is quirky, she's nerdy, she's very artsy.
05:34 And she's just a sweetheart.
05:36 She always remembers to text me, like, every two weeks, I feel like.
05:40 She's always like, "Hey, Lovebug, just checking in. I hope you're doing fine."
05:44 And she's like, "Come back to LA already. I miss you."
05:47 And I heard from my managers that she's out there championing me,
05:51 which I feel really blessed, because she's such a great friend and such an amazing director.
05:56 And what I learned from her is, again, just like Cole, I think,
06:00 is just to have fun with whatever you're doing.
06:04 Don't do anything that doesn't make your heart want to burst from love and joy.
06:09 And I remember you said in a previous interview that it was
06:12 Zelda who really convinced you to audition for this project.
06:16 Yes.
06:17 The day I met her was actually the day that this project got greenlit for her.
06:21 She was like, "I actually have the two leads casted already,
06:24 but there's one character that I'm still looking for an actor for."
06:29 And she was like, "Maybe you would like to audition?"
06:31 And I was like, "Sure, I'll take a look at the script.
06:34 I'll take a look at the script and see if it's something that interests me."
06:37 And she was like, "For sure."
06:39 And then I read the script and I was like, "Oh my gosh, it's everything I've ever wanted in a script."
06:44 I got back to her and I was like, "When can I audition?"
06:46 And she was like, "Well, the auditions haven't started yet."
06:48 And there was a few months in between that and when I did audition.
06:53 So I kind of thought that they had already casted someone for the project.
06:57 And then when I auditioned for it, I sent the videos to her first,
07:00 and I was like, "Is this what they're looking for?"
07:03 And then she was like, "Oh, just a few tips.
07:05 These are the standards in Hollywood when passing an audition.
07:08 So you have to have certain framing.
07:10 You have to do certain things like not looking at the camera, which I did on my first take."
07:14 So she really guided me throughout that whole process.
07:17 And I'm really grateful for her because without her, I wouldn't be here right now.
07:22 What was your honest reaction when you saw the script?
07:25 Because it's very different from what you've done in the past, right?
07:30 My heart was racing the whole time.
07:32 Like I finished the script, I believe, in like less than 30 minutes,
07:35 which is really fast for me because I'm a slow reader
07:38 because I try to like visualize everything in my head.
07:41 And I'll go back like a few pages each time
07:44 if I feel like I'm getting a little lost and I can't see it.
07:46 I got so excited because like I mentioned, it's a mixture of all the genres that I love.
07:51 And it's just like the right combination of quirkiness,
07:57 romance, and horror, and everything that I just couldn't say no to it.
08:01 Like I was instantly drawn to the project.
08:04 Any personal takeaway or anything that you were able to relate with your character in this movie?
08:11 So I actually asked Zelda about that.
08:13 I had a conversation with her before we went into filming.
08:16 And I was like, "What traits do I have that you would say are similar to Taffy's?"
08:20 So that I could kind of draw from that.
08:22 And she said, "Taffy is very earnest.
08:25 Like she's just very genuine and truly deeply cares for everybody that she lets in her circle.
08:32 She's frank because that's something that she gets from her mom.
08:36 And I think that's also the American in me.
08:38 I get it from my mom too.
08:40 I'm very straightforward, very frank.
08:42 Sometimes I don't think about the things I say before I say them.
08:45 But you know, that's just me being me sometimes.
08:47 And just being very genuine and honest about how I feel about certain things.
08:51 But at the end of the day, I have pure good intentions.
08:55 And I think that's how I resonate with Taffy.
08:58 She's just a genuine soul.
09:00 She just loves people.
09:01 She loves to love.
09:03 And I think I'm like that too.
09:05 For my last question, I feel like you really enjoyed doing this film because of the theme.
09:11 And it's from the 80s, the setting.
09:14 So, right?
09:14 It's really different from the usual modern take about love stories.
09:19 Yes.
09:20 Yeah, I got really excited also when I learned that it takes place in the 80s.
09:23 Because I've never had the chance to play a character that takes place in another time period.
09:28 So, I actually did a lot of research beforehand on the 80s.
09:32 Because I wanted to know like what was pop culture like during the 80s?
09:36 How did people sound?
09:37 Like how did English sound during the 80s?
09:39 Because you know how like back in the day, English kind of had like a certain twang or accent to it.
09:44 So, I wanted to study that too.
09:46 But then I also wanted to understand some of the references that Diablo put in the script.
09:51 Because there's some lines where I completely didn't understand what we were talking about.
09:56 And so, I had to ask Diablo Zelda and do my own research so that I could understand and
10:00 actually relate to all of these things.
10:02 All right.
10:02 Thank you so much, Liza.
10:03 I'm so happy and excited for everyone to see this film.
10:06 Can you invite Pepsters to watch the Lisa Fragans night?
10:11 Hey, Pepsters.
10:13 This is Liza Soberano.
10:14 I would like to invite all of you guys to watch Lisa Frankenstein this February 7th
10:19 in theaters nationwide.
10:21 Thank you so much for the love and support.
10:22 Thank you.
10:23 [END]