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NAGKAROON kami ng pagkakataon kamakailan na makapanayam ang American/South Korean actor na si Ellis Gage via Zoom. Si Ellis ay gumaganap bilang si Joshua sa BL (Boys Love) series na Stay na kasalukuyang napapanood sa Youtube channel ng Team Campy Entertainment.
Bida rin sa Stay ang Fil-Am actor na si Sebastian Castro (bilang si Andre) na naka-base na rin ngayon sa Amerika na roon kinunan ang kabuuuan ng istorya.
Ang mga lumikha at direktor ng serye ay sina Dexter Paglinawan Hemedez at Allan Michael Ibañez ng Team Campy Entertainment na mga direktor din ng critically -acclaimed indie film na 1st Sem noong 2016 na pinagbidahan ng multi-awarded actress na si Lotlot de Leon (na nasa cast din ng Stay) at then-newbie actor na si Darwin Uy na isa ng Regal baby ngayon.
Paano naka-relate si Ellis sa karakter niya bilang si Joshua sa serye?
“Oh, that’s a really good question. Actually, Joshua is someone who I think, and as people have seen throughout this season and we’ll continue to, definitely has some trouble letting go.
“And just like having fun and letting people in, and I think that functions, as you know, really an agent in protecting him and keeping his life efficient.
“But it also sometimes inhibits some good, exciting things. You know he is having some trouble, being friendly with this new roommate of his because he really, he’s really protecting himself, you know.
“And like as more episodes get released, like I think people will start to learn why, like someone who’s been through the things that Josh has been through would feel the need to really protect his feelings, protect his emotions.
“And I think that’s important, you know, to not wear absolutely everything on your sleeve. I think that like Andre, for example, is kind of the inverse of that, you know, Andre comes and in the first episode, falls into misfortune because he’s very, very trusting and very just open and free spirit.
“And Joshua’s definitely the opposite, and I think that I have always, I’ve always had a little bit of Joshua in me. I can be a total… I can be a grump sometimes, I can be a tough nut to crack and it can be hard to open up to people and just have fun sometimes.
“But I think that’s one of the beautiful things about ‘Stay’ and something that it kinda taught me while I was filming, you know, it was like such a crazy new experience for me.
“I haven’t done a whole lot of film work as an adult, but just like giving in and surrendering, finding new family and so I think that I definitely related to Joshua in a lot of ways, but I also learned from Joshua,” pahayag pa ni Ellis.
