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ni Nonie Nicasio
THANKFUL ang Filipino-Italian film actor, director, at producer na si Ruben Maria Soriquez dahil ang dream niyang mabigyan ng magagandang projects sa Hollywood ay nagkakaroon na ng katuparan.
Pahayag niya, “This year masaya ako sa mga nakasama ko, sa co-stars ko because I got a good role in Donald Petrie’s “The Last Resort”, where all my scenes are with the Star Wars star, Daisy Ridley.
“For me, this is like a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to be in a major Hollywood film, at natupad na ang wish ko.”
Actually, may mga Hollywood project na rin siyang nagawa tulad ng pagiging kontrabida sa pelikulang “General Commander” ng action star na si Steven Seagal. Pero itinuturing ni Direk Ruben na mas magaganda at mas mahahalaga ang mga papel na natotoka sa kanya ngayon.
Esplika niya, “Before I was in General Commander distributed by the Hollywood major Lionsgate, but The Last Resort is my biggest project because of its stellar cast that includes Sam Neill, the star of the first “Jurassic Park” directed by Steven Spielberg. I just can’t believe I am part of this cast.
“In 2019 I was approached by Academy award-winning producer Mark Gordon, who wanted me as the contrabida of Chris Pratt (the star of “Guardians of The Galaxy”) in the project “Cowboy Viking Ninja”. Too bad the project was canceled due to covid pandemic.
“Anyway, I am sure more opportunities like this will come my way,” pahayag pa niya.
Ang The Last Resort ay isang upcoming romantic comedy film na pinamahalaan ni Petrie at isinulat ni Karen McCullah. Bukod kay Ridley, tampok dito sina Alden Ehrenreich, Tia Carrere, at Sam Neill.
Ang ilan naman sa Pinoy cast dito ay sina Mylene Dizon, Tetchie Agbayani, Tonton Gutierrez, at iba pa.
Sa pelikula, si Direk Ruben ay gumaganp sa papel na si Signor Rossi, pero bukod dito ay hindi na siya nagbanggit ng iba pang detalye dahil mayroon daw siyang pinirmahang non-disclosure agreement.
Pagpapatuloy na kuwento ni Soriquez, “Now I am working on a US TV series as a development producer and I am also one of the writers. It’s a Sci-Fi projects created by Virginia Travers. We are presently at the funding stage. The US TV series market is really tough and it’s not easy to get the attention of the big players like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
“Another success this year is to have secured international distribution of the film The Mariana’s Web, where I play the lead role. My leading lady here is Alexa Ocampo, with the American distributor Cardinal XD.”
Dagdag niya, “In The Mariana’s Web, I play the role of a lone Italian farmer that will meet online the woman of his dreams. Directed by Italian director Marco Calvise and shot both in Italy and the Philippines, it’s a horror/sci-fi that is full of surprises.
“It has got the vibes of Netflix’s “Black Mirror”. The cast is mainly Italian, but with Alexa as the female lead.
“The film is for theatrical release in several countries, but for the US territory, we are negotiating with streaming platforms.”
Nabanggit din niyang pansamantalang nag-focus siya sa kanyang singing career. “Before I finished The Mariana’s Web and The Immortal Hunters this 2025 (the second is already streaming in the US), my previous film was Pandemiocracy in 2021. Ito ay dahil noong 2022 at 2023 ay naging abala ako sa paggawa ng aking debut album at sa aking career as a singer.
“Now I am working on my second album, ngunit pati na rin sa iba pang mga proyekto ng pelikula ay busy din ako.”
Two years ago nang inilabas niya ang kanyang second single na pinamagatang “Let’s Travel Together” at available ito sa Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, at iba pang platforms.
Ang una niyang single ay ang “You Fly Away” at ang dalawang naging banda naman niya noon ay ang Stranafonia at ang No Smoking band.
