Biopic ni Arnel Pineda, tuloy
TULOY pala ang biopic ng Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, ang lead vocalist ng legendary American band na Journey. Kaugnay nito, ibinahagi ni Arnel na nakatakdang bumisita ang Crazy Rich Asian director na si John Chu at ilang Warner executives sa Manila.
“It’s going to happen. I think they’re gonna start. Some people from Warner will start coming here. I think maybe with (Crazy Rich Asians director) John Chu and (Joker at The Fighter screenwriter) Scott Silver. They might come here to audition actors and actresses that will take part in the bopic,” pagbabahagi ni Arnel sa kanyang exclusive virtual interview para sa Rolling Stones, kamakailan.
Ayon sa siger plano niya i-tour si Chu at ang iba pang mula Warner at ipakita ang kanyang lugar na kinalakihan.
“That’s the deal, of course. I want to show them where I grew up, where I was born, where everything happened before this whole magical thing,” he added. “There’s so much to remember, I’m telling you. At one point in my life, I was really on drugs. It quite affected my memory. I need to recover all those things that happened to me when I was young. But I’ve recovered a lot of my childhood memories. Scott Silver is quite happy with what I was able to tell him.”
Pagbabahagi ni Arnel, story would probably begin sa kanyang childhood at early band kasama ang mga struggles na pinagdaanan.
“That’s the plan. I’ve spoken many times with Scott Silver. What’s interesting about my story is that I’ve survived two coup attempts here in the Philippines before I went to Hong Kong for 10 years. I don’t know if he plans to tell what happened in Hong Kong, but I had 10 years there. He might focus on my love story with my wife now,” dagdag pa niya.
Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin umano makapaniwala ang singer na napansin siya ni Chu. “It’s unbelievable that he took notice of my life and my story and wants to make a movie out of it. It really humbled me. I think I’m going to use my voice. Do you remember the Queen movie [Bohemian Rhapsody]? Marc Martel did the voice. I think I’m going to do that too.” Sa usapin naman ng musika, ibinahagi ni Arnel na nakapagrecord na ang banda ng anim na bagong tracks para sa upcoming album. Umaasa siya na makalabas ang album ngayong 2021 at muling makapag-tour.
“I can’t wait to see those smiling faces and that rolling-thunder sound of the audience. It’s quite an adrenalin (rush) when you experience that every night. That’s what keeps you going,” pagbabahagi pa ni Arnel sa Rolling Stones.