The novel writer suggested Joseph Marco that he would be perfect for the role of Top Pendleton but the producers decided to give him the second male lead instead--Red Dela Cruz.
The announcement of making a movie adaptation of the novel trended on Twitter.
This is a follow-up on-screen match-up of Nadine Lustre and James Reid after the success of their tandem with Yassi Pressman in Diary ng panget (2014).