JOROSS Gamboa will remain busy the entire 2023. He will be part of the cast of Star Cinema’s first venture with showbiz couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, “Rewind,” that will start filming next month.
He is wrapping up the drama series, “The Missing Husband,” with Sophie Albert, Rocco Nacino, Yasmien Kurdi, Max Eigenmann and Jak Roberto.
More recent for Gamboa is “Ang Pangarap Kong Oskars” of Mavx Productions, where he worked for the first time with Paolo Contis. Written and directed by Jules Katanyag, the suspense-comedy also stars Kate Alejandrino and Faye Lorenzo.
Veteran actors Jon Santos and Long Mejia have special participation, as well as singer-actor Gian Magdangal.
Meanwhile, Gamboa has three directorial projects he is planning to pitch to producers. “Gusto ko, ‘yung idi-direct ko, ako rin ang magsusulat,” he said.
One is a sports comedy with a twist. “Magugustuhan ito ng mga bagets because the treatment is light. About basketball, ako ‘yung bida. Sayang dahil ako na rin ang nag-direct, pero hindi ako ‘yung magaling.
“Ang bida ‘yung storya. Inspired by Stephen Chow’s kind of comedy. Gusto kong leading lady si Alessandra de Rossi. Isa siya sa pinakamagaling na leading ladies pagdating sa batuhan ng linya.
“Kapag nag-absorb siya, may ibinabalik siya agad sa ‘yo. Magaling siyang artista. Laging may makukuha ka agad sa kanya. Magaling siya sa comedy at drama.”
The other story is about cancer that ruffles the relationship of a family. “Personal experience ko rin dahil ang mommy ko nagka-cancer, but gumaling na rin siya. But my lola died of cancer in 2017, before the pandemic.
“Ang gusto kong bida, Angel [Locsin] or Juday [Judy Ann Santos]. Tatlong may cancer then may nag-aalaga sa kanila. May pagka ‘Patch Adams’ na babae ang story. We can include Bea Alonzo. Then isang bata.”
The third one is a romantic-comedy with a twist. “Pwedeng digital or even global, but isipin mo kung paano ang atake,” Gamboa insisted. “Siyempre, dapat merong influence of our culture, dapat may touch of Filipino.
“Bagong artista ang gagamitin ko. Pwedeng i-audition namin.” (Leah C. Salterio/ABS-CBN News)
