Romnick accepts gay role because of script quality

By Jan Milo Severo Philstar.com

ACTOR Romnick Sarmienta revealed that he accepted a gay role in the film “About Us But Not About Us” because of its quality script.

In a report by ABS-CBN, Romnick said he even got tearyeyed upon reading the script.

“They told me they wanted to do a project with two actors in a single location. Then I was advised, ‘Read the script.’ So I started reading. I finished the first read-through. I wanted to read it in a way that everything was fresh for me. I don’t preempt what the character would say. So I was going along for the ride while we were doing the first read,” he said.

through it.

The setting of the story is conversational. In a conversation, you usually don’t know what the person you’re talking to would say. Tatanggapin mo lang kung ano ang ibabato sa ‘yo, then try to react and respond,” he said.

“The way I understood my character, sometimes you want to do the right thing. You want to be a human being, but you get taken advantaged of like what happened to Eric. You get caught up in situations that every human being will find themselves in. You are either unable to express yourself fully or you are able to express yourself fully but is misunderstood. You also have moments when you have an agenda, but you can’t admit it to yourself,” he added.

ready [to get married]. Nice, ‘no,” she added.

During the interview, Sembrano also asked Atayde’s mother to share the characteristics of the person that the younger actress should date, although she noted that she’s “happy” for her daughter. “‘Yung mahal siya talaga bilang siya, ‘yung pagkatao ni Ria. Sabi nga ng daddy niya, ‘yung kaya siyang buhayin at pakainin, and maaalagaan siya. And isa lang takot ko, which I never received from [Ria’s] father in my life, bilang babae, ‘yung hindi siya sasaktan. Kasi kung sasaktan niya ang anak ko, hihilingin ko na lang na ibalik niya sa’min ang anak ko,” Sanchez said.

(The one who loves her as her own person, as Ria. Her father also said that her partner should be willing to give her a good life, feed her, and take care of her. I’m only scared of one thing, especially that I never received it from Ria’s father — and as a woman. I hope that he would not hurt her. Because if he ever hurts my daughter, I would beg him to return her to us instead.)

Despite their 10-year age gap, Atayde told the Inquirer in January 2023 that Marudo never made her feel uncomfortable about it.

“He is just from an older batch, but we’re both millennials. We get along really well. I laugh a lot [when I’m with him] and, for me, that’s the most important thing,” Atayde said. g

“There were some parts there that I didn’t expect and I caught myself getting teary-eyed reading some of the lines. I realized how good the piece was. Maganda siyang sabayan. As I was reading it, in the first few pages, I get affected already. Maganda ang takbo ng story, ‘yung flow, ‘yung kwento, ‘yung batuhan ng lines,” he added. Romnick said he was challenged with his role but got

“I was told that my character was a professor and he’s gay. He gets caught up in this weird situation. But they didn’t tell me how the story was going to progress. I guess that helped.

“About Us But Not About Us” won best film in the Tallinn Film Festival in Estonia. Directed by Jun Lana, starring Romnick and Elijah Canlas, the film is an official entry in the first-ever Metro Manila Summer Film Festival. g