Hindi na muna matutuloy ang pagtatambal nina Bea Alonzo at Alden Richards sa Philippine adaptation ng A Moment To Remember, ang 2004 South Korean blockbuster film na pinagbidahan nina Son Ye-jin at Jung Woo-sung.
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Kinumpirma ito ng mga producer ng pelikula—ang GMA Pictures, Viva Films, at APT Entertainment–sa pamamagitan ng isang opisyal na pahayag na inilabas nila ngayong Martes, May 2, 2023.
Nakasaad dito: “GMA Pictures, Viva Films, and APT Entertainment would like to announce the postponement of the movie, A Moment To Remember, originally topbilled by Alden Richards and Bea Alonzo, due to scheduling conflicts within the production team.
“The new production date, cast, and cinema release will be announced in due time. Thank you,” ang nakasaad sa joint statement ng mga producer ng Philippine adaptation ng A Moment To Remember.
Naglabas din ng official statement ang SK Celebrity Connect, ang talent management company ni Shirley Kuan, ang namamahala sa showbiz career ni Bea.
Dito ay isiniwalat nila ang dahilan ng desisyon ng aktres na huwag nang gawin ang proyekto.
Nakasaad dito: “In the spirit of fairness, we deemed it appropriate to advise the producers of Special Memory, a movie adaptation of A Moment to Remember, that Ms. Bea Alonzo had to respectfully beg off from this movie project due to her full schedule this year.
“Ms. Bea Alonzo has contractual obligations with GMA Network to fulfill, and that shall remain as our top priority.
“She is currently taping LOVE BEFORE SUNRISE (“LBS”) with Mr. Dennis Trillo. In addition, she will be participating in GMA7’s still to be announced new reality show within the same timeframe as the LBS taping.
“We have also been advised of her next teleserye scheduled to commence in the last quarter of 2023. In between those TV projects, we shall be announcing two motion picture projects slated to commence principal photography this year.
“These two movie projects have been disclosed as early as 2021, to both GMA Network and the Special Memory producers, from the very start of scheduling discussions in 2021.
“And understandably, due to the pandemic, certain schedules had to be cancelled and postponed. Production team have been made aware that any postponement on agreed upon schedules, would mean they are giving up that reserved window in Bea’s calendar and will have to go to the end of the line because there were other producers waiting for their turn in 2022 and 2023.
“We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincerest gratitude to Ms. Annette Gozon-Valdes, Mr. Tony Tuviera, and Boss Vic del Rosario for always embracing us with their kindest understanding.
“We encourage everyone to join us in wishing the entire Special Memory Production Team all the best! Thank you!”
Ang Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph) ang unang naglabas ng balita, noong February 21, 2021, tungkol sa pagsasama nina Bea at Alden sa pelikula na balak na umpisahan ang shooting noong March 14, 2021.
Pero hindi ito nangyari dahil nauna pa ang taping ng dalawa para sa Philippine adaptation ng Start-Up, na napanood sa GMA-7 mula September 26, 2022 hanggang December 23, 2022.