Steal a look at Lupin
iGMA got to spend quality time with Direk Mike Tuviera, director extraordinaire of “Lupin,” and he revealed his answers to questions about the show and its cast that you’ve been dying to ask!Question: Will Lupin be another telefantasya?
No, although Direk Mike wants to make sure that kids will still be able to enjoy the program. “We were always talking about it, and ang approach na gusto ko sana is for it to be more hyper real. (This means) it’s still all grounded, everything that happens is realistic, but the way I’m covering it, the way I’m shooting it, is a bit askew – you know, like the angles, the lighting, and all that, just to give it that sheen, that X-factor...that gloss! Even though it’s not as colorful or comedic as the anime, I still want it to be accessible to kids, because it’s Lupin, he’s such a beloved character!” (For the show's gallery, click here!)
Lupin is actually a French classic titled Arsine Lupin. “(For the anime, it's Lupin III), medyo iba ‘yung name, iba ‘yung supporting characters, and it’s much more comedic; much more fantastic. So we borrowed straight from the source material…We focused on the original (French) version and made our own, adjusted it sana, na talagang for Filipino taste.”
Q: Are you and Richard fans of Lupin?
Lupin III actually became a full-blown phenomenon in the Philippines, and Direk Mike even has fond memories of it, even though he wasn’t a big fan. “Kids would just really write Lupin III (anywhere!) That was really bad, it encouraged vandalism, but you see the spirit of the show, which is this very pasaway, very naughty (attitude), and I love that!
Gustung-gusto ko 'yung phenomenon surrounding it. And then when I got the show, I started meeting fans, and they found out I was directing it, the people you wouldn’t expect – like I think, Angel Locsin is the biggest Lupin fan ever! She bets that she’s seen every single episode more than once. She’s a severe Lupin fan, way more than Chard and I!”
Q: What can we expect from the pilot episode?
“When we start the show, Lupin (Richard) doesn’t actually want to steal anymore. So it’s his father, played by Tirso Cruz III, who forces him to keep on stealing. And then in one of the heists, something terrible happens…From then, he doesn’t want to (live) the life anymore,” that is, until a series of events unravel which “kind of force him to go back and do what he used to do,” says the director.
Q: How did the cast prepare for their roles?
Joining Richard in the primetime show are Katrina Halili (Ashley), Ehra Madrigal (Briggitte), and Rhian Ramos (Avril). "All four of them, plus some other cast members, went through different types of training for the series. “Ehra has knife training, then, she’ll have rally driving. Katrina is a master of guns, (such as) sniper rifles, machine guns, and hand guns. She had training on that already, including how to assemble and disassemble the guns.”But what is the basic training that everyone had to take? Stealing of course! “They were trained by a magician for slate of hand. And Chard and some actors will be trained by an actual snatcher, a professional thief who will teach them how to snatch. We actually found one through actual policemen!”
Q: What skills does Lupin use in his profession?
Lupin may be a cunning thief, but it’s surprising to know that he actually hates weapons. “He can fight, if he’s pushed to the wall, but he uses his brains, he uses his smarts, he uses his wits. And basically, if possible, he runs away! He escapes! It’s like it’s better to live another day and steal another thing!”
Catch Lupin on GMA Telebabad starting April 9!
source:igma.tv
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