As early as January 2009, teasers about the upcoming film Panday were already being screened in cinema houses. When PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) interviewed Senator Bong Revilla during the wake of Douglas Quijano last June 17, he revealed that the film was already 60 percent finished.


"Nasa 60% na kami ngayon. Ang leading lady ko dito sina Iza Calzado at saka si Rhian Ramos. Ang ating main villain as Lizardo ay si Phillip Salvador. Kasama rin natin si Geoff Eigenmann at marami pa. You'll be surprised with this movie. Malaking-malaki. I think this is my biggest film. Bigger than Exodus, bigger than Agimat, Resiklo, you'll see it. Talagang pinaghandaan, mas mahaba yung preparasyon namin kasi more than a year, more than one year. Talagang pinapaganda namin."

Where did they shoot this film?

"Location namin Ilocos. ‘Pag sinabi mong Panday, Ilocos ‘di ba? White sand, meron kami n‘yan. And meron kaming location sa Caliraya, Laguna; meron kaming Tanay, Rizal. Meron din kaming Palawan. Malalayo...halos ikutin na namin yung Pilipinas."

What will make this version different from other Panday movies in the past?

"Unang-una sinimulan namin don sa simula kung saan nanggaling si Lizardo. Parang prequel ito so aatras ‘yong story ng Panday. Then simula nung bata si Flavio, pinakita namin ‘to. Pinakita namin kung ano talaga ang pinagmulan ni Flavio."