Former “Darna” stars Janella Salvador and Jane de Leon had a funny interaction while announcing their new movie project.
Janella on November 13 uploaded a picture that showed her, Susan Africa and a cropped image of Jane’s face. The photo also shows a poster with the title of the new movie they will work on.
The three Kapamilya stars will start filming “How to Be a Good Wife” to be helmed by Jun Robles Lana.
The actress also joked about her co-star, saying: “Excited to work on this new film with Ms. Susan Africa and [hindi ko kilala].”
Excited to work on this new film with Ms. Susan Africa and [hindi ko kilala] pic.twitter.com/beEkYIJmWu
— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) November 13, 2023
Janella then added another picture to her post, showing her back-hugging Jane. She also tagged Jane’s X handle with the hashtag #HowToBeAGoodWife.
“Chareng! SO HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN, MWAH,” she wrote.
chareng SO HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN MWAH @Imjanedeleon 😙😝 #HowToBeAGoodWife pic.twitter.com/OGGi1iD79z
— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) November 13, 2023
Jane later reacted to this post. She asked Janella for payment in jest for the back-hug.
“Ikaw pala yan, akala ko kung sino. May bayad po per yakap hihi,” the actress said.
Ikaw pala yan, akala ko kung sino. May bayad po per yakap hihi @superjanella https://t.co/vwbt2isxDv
— JANE DE LEON (@Imjanedeleon) November 13, 2023
The Idea First Company and Regal Films Entertainment on Instagram unveiled the Janella-Jane reunion to be joined by Susan in the upcoming “How to Be a Good Wife” movie.
“J x J x J = Janella Salvador and Jane de Leon in a new film by Jun Robles Lana! HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE,” the post reads.
“Filming soon!” it added.
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Names of other cast members, the plot and other details are yet to be revealed.
Several Filipinos, meanwhile, found their interaction adorable and funny.
“Typical Jane and Janella dynamics,” an X user said.
“Hahahahahahaha hindi niya raw kilala pero ang saya niya pag kasama niya,” another X user commented.
“ANG CUTE TAMA NA,” a Filipino on X also said, then adding “(MORE).”
Others shared their speculations and hopes about the movie project.
“Please be a lesbian film,” an X user expressed.
“I wish it’ll be about two women who plotted the murder of their husband (he two timed them) then get away and [married] each other,” another X user said.
Janella’s post has since garnered 1.5 million engagements with 22,000 likes, 3,100 quotes and 247 comments on the platform.
Jane and Janella previously starred in ABS-CBN’s “Darna” series, which aired on September 1.
Jane landed the titular role of the superhero Darna while Janella played her arch-nemesis Valentina.
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Despite playing rivals, some viewers noticed Jane and Janella’s chemistry in different scenes of the show, thus forming a “Darna-Valentina” fandom.
The duo’s fans continued to rave about them on social media after the series concluded.
