Ser Chief gets funny
Even though he looks serious, Richard Yap could also be playful and downright funny.
E ven thoughh he looks serious, Richard Yap could uld also be play- yful and downright t funny.
This is evident in n “The Amazing Pray-ybeyt Benjamin 2,” an n entry to this year’s’ s Metro Manila Film Fes- estival (MMFF).
Whereas he managed ged to hold his own in the movie, Richard also had his share of light moments on set.
“May mga jokes ( din)
tayo na minsan hindi ndi
masyadong wholesome. me.
(Although) hindi naman man kasama sa movie ’ yon,
biruan lang ( sa set),” ,” he said.
“Siyempre, bumabagay bagay ako sa mga jokes nila. a. Sila ang nauuna, gumagantiaganti lang ako,” he said goodnaturedly.
Richard shared how he tried to strike a balanceance between being serious s and being funny when portraying raying his character in the film, m, military man Wilson Chua.
“Binabagay ko langng sa karakter ko. Hindi ako masyado asyado nagpapaka-kengkoy likee nagbabato ako ng lines, hindi ako ko tumatawa kahit nakakatawa ’ yung lines. ’Yun ’yung take ko. You just have to watch (the film),” he said.
Richard, fondly known as Ser Chief of the recently concluded “Be“Be
Careful With My Heart,” art,” admitted
the film is his “on- the- he- job training” when it comes to comedy. As such, he relied mainly on
co- stars Vice Ganda da and Alex
Gonzaga to guide him.m.
“Ang galing kasi i nilang magbitaw ng mga linya, kahit wala sa
script, on the top of their head, they could just come up with something funny.
Kaya nape- pressure ako. Medyo tahimik lang
ako, so I’m just trying to learn from them to see how to be a better comedian also, so that I can also contribute to the movie,” he shared.
Also something to watch out for in the film is Kris Aquino’s appearance as Richard’s provocative wife. The two have yet to shoot their scenes together at the time of the press conference.
Asked if he’s ready to be seduced by Kris, Richard said, “Ready naman.”
He was happy to work with Kris’ son, Bimby. “Okay naman siya, he’s very nice. Ta
himik lang siya. Okay naman ’yung mga eksena namin.”
The 47-year- old heartthrob was also thrilled to work with Vice in “The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin 2.” He said he didn’t have to make a lot of adjustments because they have been longtime friends and have worked together
in several concert tours before. “Okay si Vice. Mabait si Vice sa akin, ang tagal na naming magkaibigan eh. At saka ’ pag hindi ano, ayun, tinatapik niya ako,” he workingsaid. “withIt’s veryhim kasinice parati naman kaming magkasama noong nagshow kami sa Europe so we know each other quite well.”
Vice, on his part, disclosed how he was floored by Richard’s sense of humor. The comedian said, “Ang gal
ing ni Richard. Abangan niyo, nakakatawa siya kahit hindi niya alam na nakakatawa siya.”
He added, “Sabi ko
nga kay Wenn ( Deramas, film director), kinakabahan ako kasi baka matapos itong pelikula, mas nakakatawa sa akin si Richard. Kasi nakakatawa talaga siya, (nang) walang effort.” According to Vice, “The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin 2” is more “special” than its predecessor, “The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin,” because of Richard’s participation.
“Ang laki ng naitulong niya (Richard) sa akin kasi nu’ng una, si Derek (Ramsay, his former leading
man), ang naitulong niya talaga ay parang may karne sa pelikula. Si Richard, naibigay niya rin ’yung karne- karne dahil naghubad din siya dito. Bukod du’n, nagpapatawa talaga siya kaya hindi masyadong malaki ’yung pressure sa akin na ako nang ako ’yung nagpapatawa,” the comedian said.
Other cast members are Eddie Garcia, Tom Rodriguez, Nikki Valdez, Kean Cipriano, Valdolph Quizon, Malou de Guzman, and many more.
The movie opens in theaters on Dec. 25.