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“Game of Thrones” veteran Iain Glen’s latest role is portraying Major General Leonard Wood in “Quezon,” the upcoming historical drama from acclaimed Filipino director Jerrold Tarog.

In an interview with Variety from the film’s set in the Philippines, Glen discussed his preparation for inhabiting the role of Wood, who served as governor-general of the Philippines from 1921-1927 and was instrumental in Manuel L. Quezon’s quest for Philippine independence from the United States. The film is a biopic that chronicles the life of Filipino lawyer and soldier Quezon, who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

“Quezon” stars Jericho Rosales in the title role of Quezon and the cast also includes Mon Confiado, Benjamin Alves, Karylle Yuzon, Romnick Sarmenta, J.C. Santos and Cris Villanueva.

“I was sent the script and, hold my hands up, I didn’t know a great deal about Philippine history...

“Game of Thrones” veteran Iain Glen has joined the cast of Tba Studios’ historical biopic “Quezon,” it was revealed on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart.

Glen, known for his role as the loyal Jorah Mormont in HBO’s fantasy series, will portray Leonard Wood, the U.S. Army major who served as governor-general of the Philippines from 1921-1927. Wood was instrumental in Manuel Quezon’s quest for Philippines’ independence from the U.S.

The film, directed and co-written by Jerrold Tarog is a biopic that chronicles the life of the Filipino lawyer and soldier Manuel L. Quezon, who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. Jericho Rosales plays Quezon, and the cast also includes Mon Confiado, Benjamin Alves, Karylle Yuzon, Romnick Sarmenta, J.C. Santos and Cris Villanueva.

Glen recently participated in a script reading at the Manila Hotel in Manila alongside the film’s cast and crew.

Jericho Rosales has been tapped by Tba Studios to portray former President Manuel L. Quezon in an upcoming historical film titled Quezon. The project will chart the life of the Filipino lawyer and soldier who led the Commonwealth from 1935 to 1944, offering audiences a closer look at a figure whose legacy continues to spark debate.

Directed and co-written by Jerrold Tarog—whose previous works include Heneral Luna and Goyo: The Boy General—the film is scheduled to begin shooting in March 2025, with plans for a domestic and international release later that year. As part of Tba Studios’ ongoing series centered on Philippine history, the film joins the studio’s celebrated “Bayaniverse” lineup.

Joining Rosales is a cast featuring actors from Tarog’s earlier productions. Mon Confiado returns to portray Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon’s rival, while Benjamin Alves plays a younger version of the president. The film also includes Karylle Yuzon as Quezon’s wife,...

Exclusive: Philippine production and distribution company Tba Studios has cast Jericho Rosales to play the title role in its upcoming historical biopic Quezon.

Rosales will play Manuel L. Quezon, the Filipino lawyer and soldier who went on to become the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

The film serves as Rosales’ long-awaited return to Philippine cinema after a hiatus of several years; he was last seen on the big screen in 2018 romantic drama The Girl In The Orange Dress. On television, he recently starred in the hit Abs-cbn drama Lavender Fields.

Scheduled to start filming in March 2025, Quezon is directed and co-written by Jerrold Tarog, whose credits include the historical biopics Heneral Luna (2015) and Goyo: The Boy General (2018), both also produced by Tba Studios.

Also starring in Quezon are Mon Confiado and Benjamin Alves, who reprise their roles from Heneral Luna and Goyo: The Boy General. Confiado...

Exclusive: Emmy nominee Rain Valdez (Razor Tongue) has rounded out the cast for her first feature Re-Live, with Yoshi Sudarso (Bullet Train), Jamie Clayton (20th/Hulu’s upcoming Hellraiser), Vico Ortiz (Our Flag Means Death), Nicky Endres (The Dropout), Chris Renfro (Queer as Folk), Sydney Viengluang (Z Nation) and Benjamin Alves (Mystery of the Night) signing on for roles.

Valdez leads the cast, which also includes Rachel Leyco, Maricel Soriano and Rosario Dawson, as previously announced.

The film going into production early next year tells the story of Rowena (Valdez), a transgender actress who returns to her home on Guam for her high school reunion’s “do-over week,” to live out a big regret… her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader. But she must then confront a different kind of reunion, with her estranged family.

Sudarso plays Matthew, a former wallflower turned Dilf. Guam’s most eligible bachelor. He reconnects with Rowena,...

Prolific Filipino helmer Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.’s latest big-screen endeavor “Mystery of the Night” is a supernatural folktale so beautifully atmospheric that one can almost overlook its escalating problems — for a while, at least. But this saga of an allegorical rape of Mother Nature by Western civilization, avenged by her forest she-creatures, eventually grows too humorlessly turgid to be as impactful as intended.

In the end, it’s an old-school Philippines cinema exercise in women weeping for the sins visited upon them by men, even if here the horror trappings allow for some payback. Those genre elements, as well as the film’s visual beauty, will be its major lure to non-Tagalog-speaking viewers.

After a brief flash-forward to climactic events, and opening credits that, in shadow-play style (performed by El Gamma Penumbra) illustrate the mythology of vengeful forest spirits (aka Aswang of Filipino folklore), the story begins in a...

Adolfo B. Alix Jr. is a prolific director who makes several films a year. His first feature, “Donsol” (2006), was honoured with special jury prizes at film festivals in Japan and the United States, and was the Philippines’ official entry to the 2007 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film category. He also works as a screenwriter for film and television. He has also served as member of the international jury of the Busan International Film Festival in 2013 and the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2014. Alix has been listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010″, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.” His most renowed films include “Adela”, “Death March” and “Dark is the Night”.

Benjamin Alves is a Filipino actor and model. He started his acting career in 2007 on TV,...

Folklore, mythology, and fairy tales share a lot in common with horror, namely in how monsters or creatures can be representative of humans’ darker nature, and also in how the fantastical contains a morality lesson within. Such is the case with Adolfo Alix Jr.’s Mystery of the Night, a slow-burn fable set in a 1900s Spanish-ruled Philippine village—a period when aristocracy and clergymen tried to cover up their misdeeds, and their corruption begets inconceivable horrors.

An adaptation of Rody Vera’s stage play Ang Unang Aswang, Alix Jr. uses a theatrical, shadow puppet style title sequence to introduce some of the folkloric elements of the film. The colonized village sits adjacent to an enchanted forest, where those who enter rarely come back alive. If they do, they’re irrevocably changed, as the forest is protected by animalistic spirits. When a village woman is raped and left pregnant and raving mad,...