Kumpirmado na kasamang lilipad na rin ang maganda at award-winning actress na si Iza Calzado bilang Darna.
Ito ang kinumpirma ng ABS-CBN Head of TV Production na si Lauren Dyogi na magkakasama si Iza sa TV remake ng action-fantasy-drama na “Darna” na pagbibidahan ni Jane de Leon, kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng birthday ng aktres.
“Iza will officially be part of the Darna TV series that will start shooting last quarter. I want to announce what exactly she will play but I don’t want also to spoil the announcement,” panimulang banggit ni Direk Lauren.
Dagdag pa niya, “But we promise Iza will play a dream role. But this one is an important role for Iza, it will be fun and an important role in the series.”
Sambit naman ni Iza, “I’m gonna tell the truth, Direk Lauren. I had a meeting in 2017 for this project so I’ve been attached to this project since 2017. Movie pa ‘yun, ang dami nang dumaan, changing of seasons and people and nandito pa rin ako.”
Matatandaang si Angel Locsin ang una sanang bibida sa bagong movie version ng “Darna” noong 2015 ngunit umatras ang aktres dahil sa back injury kaya pinalitan siya ni Liza Soberano pero nag-back out din ang dalaga matapos maaksidente sa taping ng seryeng “Bagani”.
Bagamat ganun man ang nangyari matapos naman ang lahat noong July, 2019 in-announce ng Star Cinema na si Jane de Leon na ang bibida sa “Darna.” But last year, nagdesisyon ang ABS-CBN na gawing serye na lang ang “Darna.”
Noong pinaplano pa lang ito, four years ago, ay kasama na sa cast si Iza, “I’ve been grateful since that moment. I’ve done some trainings without giving out all the stuff. It feels like it’s been such a long journey to get here and the role I’m going to play is more meaningful than what I could have played before.
“Why Darna is important now more than ever, it’s because we also need to recognize the hero inside all of us, the Darna within, the hero within,” sey pa ng aktres.
“Naiyak ako! It’s one of the best birthday gifts! On different levels, nakaka-lift lang ng puso at spirits.
“Finally, I can claim to be part of the Pinoy superhero history! I almost had the chance in the past, but God had other plans.
Samantala, sa panayam naman kay Iza ng manager niyang si Noel Ferrer, inamin nitong naging emosyonal siya nang malamang tuloy na rin ang paglipad niya bilang Darna.
“I was not meant to be that Darna but He surely prepared me to play this Darna. Everything always happens in His perfect time. I call it Divine Timing,” sey pa ni Iza na siyang magpapasa ng makapangyarihang bato kay Jane bilang bagong Darna.
Alam naman ng lahat na maraming nag-aabang sa pelikulang ito kaya naman kapana-panabik ang seryeng itong kapag umere na sa telebisyon.
