Lovi Poe’s Hollywood adventures and commitment to home
LOVI Poe is a certified Hollywood actress now with not just one but three movies soon to show from the world’s most famous film industry.
She stars in “The Chelsea Cowboy,” a biopic based on the life of actor, gangster, and lothario John Bindon, alongside Alex Pettyfer, Poppy Delevingne, and Charlie Creed-Miles; and an actioncomedy titled “Bad Man,” with William Scott, Rob Riggle, Chance Perdomo, and Andre Hyland; and has just been cast in “Prison Break” and Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” director Adam Beach’s yet-to-be titled movie with Canadian actor Adam Beach.
“Couldn’t be happier to share this with you guys. Really grateful for the opportunity to work with such amazing filmmakers,” Poe wrote on her Instagram.
Despite these back-to-back projects abroad, the grateful Hollywood newbie proved the Philippines will always be home and important to her as Poe jetted in last week to start production her latest Regal Entertainment project, “Guilty Pleasure.”
Co-starring JM de Guzman and Jameson Blake, the Noreen Capili-written movie explores the complex relationships and personal struggles of three ambitious lawyers as they navigate their way through love, betrayal, intrigue, vulnerability, and revenge. The film also sheds light on the important issues of accountability and consent.
“I will get involved with both JM and Jameson’s characters. We each have different storylines, but of course, our paths will intertwine,” Poe revealed at the movie’s media conference.
“I’m very excited because it has a very different theme. It’s something deeper, so it’s more adult in such a way that we are playing lawyers here. I’m very nervous because it’s something I have never done before,” she admitted.
The film will be directed by Connie Macatuno, with whom Poe worked on the highly acclaimed project “Malaya.” The 2020 film gave the actress a Urian nomination for Best Actress.
Considered as one of Regal’s lady boss Roselle Monteverde’s pet projects, “Guilty Pleasure” focuses on women’s issues and is the production’s highly anticipated follow-up to “Seasons” Poe’s last successful outing for them.
Making the most of her time in Manila, Poe is also set to do an action-drama via director Richard Sommes’ “The Untamed.”
“I’m also excited to do action projects, just like my dad,” she said, recalling her late father, action superstar and “King of Philippine movies,” Fernando Poe Jr.
Before then, however, her husband Monty Blencowe, a scientist and movie producer, will also fly to Manila and make a movie with his very in-demand wife.
“I still can’t talk about the project,” she excitedly said, “but we will definitely shoot many scenes showing beautiful sites in the Philippines.”
Asked if much has changed about in her life given her Hollywood adventure, Poe humbly replied, “It’s just all the traveling. I will still do projects here in the Philippines and this will always be home,” she ended.