ABS-CBN to Produce Local Twilight Television Series
Okay… now this really caught me completely off-guard. I can’t find the words yet to express what I’m really feeling - you know being a huge fan of the Twilight series and all. But what the hell - OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!??! It looks like we will see Twilight localized since ABS-CBN bought the television rights for the highly acclaimed novel series. Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayo will play Edward and Bella respectively.

Man oh man they don’t look like anything like Edward or Bella. This is really heart-wrenching. Check out the rest of the cast after the jump.
To be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina, the TV adaptation will focus on Edward and Bella’s love story to be treated as drama, romance and fantasy. The unofficial cast includes Valeen Montenegro as Alice Cullen, Gabby Concepcion as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Luis Manzano as Emmett Cullen, Al Tantay as Charlie Swan, Yayo Aguila as Renee Dwyer, Fred Payawan as Jacob Black, Carlos Agassi as James, Chin Chin Gutierrez as Esme Cullen, Karylle as Rosalie Hale, Joross Gamboa as Jasper Hale, Jessy Mendiola as Jessica Stanley, Empress Schuck as Angela Weber, Brad Murdoch as Laurent, Nikki Bacolod as Victoria and Aaron Villaflor as Mike Newton. Rayver and Shaina were former love team partner but the tandem did not work. It seems their tandem will click in “Twilight.”
So… what do you guys think? I’ll probably try watching one episode - if just out of respect for Twilight. If it bombs, then I will butcher it’s review here in my blog till kingdom come. Lol.

December 23rd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Narinig ko din ito sa mga kaplurkmates ko. If matutuloy to, surely madami manonood nito
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I mean paglumabas ang twilight sa pinas. madami manonood nyan :P
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
O_O holy crap so its title is “takipsilim” neh?
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1007/takipsilimoi9.jpg <– look lolololol
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
FU ABS if you bring shame to the Twilight series!!!! I’ll burn your fucking building down!!
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Amfufu! How can a station make something better out of something crappy in the first place (c’mon, a mushy love story fueled only by cheezy lines). But oh well, I have faith in ABS-CBN, they always make crap shows anyway. Epic failure. (Oh right, this is just me talking.)
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
sigurado korni nito..
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Sa special effects palang ng Pinoy alam na.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
OMG I guess this really just shows how popular the twilight saga. What a way to ruin my christmas. I don’t expect anything good out of this.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Lol, talk about taking another notch of bringing down Original Filipino Creations. Jeebuz, all we can do now is copy western ideas for our mainstream shows. Gawd… talk about MASSIVE PHAIL.
December 24th, 2008 at 7:05 am
OMG~!!! that guy is UGLY!!!!!!!
and i mean. UUUGGGGGGLLLYY as a mother fcker.
December 24th, 2008 at 7:20 am
I totally disagree on this news. It SUCKS you know!!! Copycut ABS-CBN
If ABS-CBN pursuing the TV remake version of Twilight maybe this could be the fall of Philippines Television.
Those who hate the idea of ABS-CBN, you can sign-up your petition here http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/say-no-to-twilight-filipino-version
I already put this on my blog http://pvegetah.com/2008/12/twilight-pinoy-tv-remake-in-abs-cbn/
December 24th, 2008 at 7:38 am
WTF?!
YUCK!
I can now visualize the fast running, like the picture is obviously separate from the actors… haha, that is how it always is …
December 24th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Hahahahaha natawa ako sa link nung “poster”. FAIL!!
December 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
If you’re against the filipino version of twilight,
sign up here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/say-no-to-twilight-filipino-version
December 24th, 2008 at 10:06 am
waaaa..what the is that?…
December 24th, 2008 at 10:36 am
is this for real? Sna gwin nla mganda.i hate localized western shows but i have faith that abs-cbn would do their best to make this a masterpiece.d nman dn mxado full of spe. Fx twilight, more of stunts, cheesy love quotes and love story..i don’t like rayver and shaina for the lead roles though..bka nman fanfic lng e2, mdami kc fanfics s youtube..mind you, the web is full of liars..
December 24th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Hindi naman mukhang vampira ung lalaki sa poster.
December 24th, 2008 at 10:51 am
oh really? no comment. this is business dude.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
abscbn is always a copycat..
for sure this will be a bad move.. the movie is fu***ng boring
anyway the shaina is hot
December 24th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
OMFGGGGG!!!!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
this aint cool. this feels like watching brokeback mountains man..
fo-real dawg..
December 24th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Oh please! This is too funny! hahaha! I really hate it that there’s another Twilight wanna be, nothing compares to the book (of course). I still love my own imagination.
December 24th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
rayver sucks man… he can do no good edward… doesn’t even look like he fits to be one.. i say jay cuenca may be a better edward… LOL..xD
December 24th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
malamang,,, korni yan.. sa una tama pa ung storyline.. habang tumatagal maiiba na.. tapos dadagdagan n ng mga style ng pinoy,, may matutuklasan anak pala xa ne2,, kapatid pala cla sa ama,, o kaya kung anu anu pa,,, tapos un,, iba na,, iba na ung storya.. joke.. ^_^..
lage nmn kasi ganun.. hahhaha,,, mga effects pa,,, umasa ng ganun,, ahhaa..
December 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
um…kung sa effects nman..partners po ang ABS-CBN and ignite media in this project…and…i think they should replace rayver though..haha…XD
December 24th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I agree with sheena. I prefer my own Edward and Bella imagination. :) I totally disagree with the remake.. duh.. puh-lease stop this madness..
December 24th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
cheapness to the maximum level, im not a twilight fan but this is insane. yuck.
December 24th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
WTF no yuck! ewwww corny naman, pota!
December 24th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
hahaha vEry fUnNy=)
December 24th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
gossip girl… then ugly betty.. and now twilight? seriously.. nakakaburat minsan ang philippine television. LAHAT NALANG! kulang nalang kopyahin nila pati greys anatomy, how I met your mother, prison break etc. psh! pathetic!
December 24th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
da hell is happening to our entertainment industry
December 24th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Cheap..
December 25th, 2008 at 1:55 am
pabor yan sa jologs ska mga longkatuts nilang mga taga-hanga.
December 25th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Whhhaaatt!!!!???? This will be a sure disaster for the twilight saga!
Rayver Cruz??? Sucks! Wala na bang maisip ABS??? puro remake!!!
Like “My Girl”., Kim Chiu?!
Cguro c Shaina ok pa, kaso pa tweetums!!! C fred as jacob, magkmukha nga. Esma for chin chin, ok! Al tantay for bella’s dad. Sakto. pero rayver for edward??? whaat da!! Cguro c richard gutierrez nlang, kung pede. ABS, Mag isip!!!
December 25th, 2008 at 11:27 am
DEIM??!! W.T.F.??
C SHAINA MAGDAYAO EN RAIVER?? GAGAWING EDWARD EN BELLA??
DI BAGAY??!! PANGET!! GAGAWING FILIPINO VERSION??
WELL SANA MAG-CLICK!! AT SANA GANDAHAN NYO UNG PAGGAWA NG TWILIGHT!!
KASI PAG HINDI YAN NAG CLICK!! DEIM!! PANGET N YAN!!
HAIXXX!! HATE IT!!
December 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
ang chakaness!! fuck’shit!!!
panget ever!! THE BEST PA RIN PAG “ORIGINAL”
ROBERT PATTINSON PA DIN KAMI EN KRISTEN JAYMES STEWARD!!
PA DIN KAMI!!
watever!!! that takipsalim?? ang laswa!!
December 25th, 2008 at 11:31 am
???!! korni!!!!.. BADUY!!!
December 25th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
over $1million dollars? wow.
kung yang over $1million dollars e ginamit nila para makagawa sila ng hollywood-style special effects para sa mga original series nila, eh di mas maganda.
December 25th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
good thing i’m not a twilight fan. :D
December 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I think it’s better if Matt Evans and Melissa Ricks will play the leading roles. watchathink?
December 25th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
This is a joke, right? damn…
December 26th, 2008 at 12:19 am
ano!? sure kau?LOL
December 26th, 2008 at 12:20 am
waaaaat!? hahahah
December 26th, 2008 at 1:14 am
i’m completely speechless….this is got to be the worst localization im going to view honestly. i mean, why does ABS-CBN have to always (and i reiterate the word ALWAYS) have to get the most famous foreign content and localize it into something…we might not appreciate? >_< this is most foul IMO..
whats next, Harry Potter????! give me a break!! X_X
December 26th, 2008 at 8:45 am
DONT BS ME!!! GAD I HATE IT!! THEY SHOULD’VE USED THOSE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THEIR EQUIPMENTS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS!!
December 26th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I think I might just regurgitate my breakfast.
December 26th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
oh god january 2009 :O
December 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
next time ellen degeneres show naman gagayahin nila tapos si aiza ang host :))
December 26th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Kasi naman! Puro nalang gaya!!!
December 27th, 2008 at 9:42 am
damn it ! whattashit ! i really hate it !! DAMN !
Damn it ABS ! better not do it or we’ll enjoy watching your buildings burn !
December 27th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
sigurado palpak nanaman ito. puro ka dramahan nanaman ang mapapanood. malapit na talaga end of the world.
December 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
yuck!
as if matatapatan nila ang
love na love kong series na Twilight!
sana iba na lang yung pinili nyong movie
or series…
kahit love na love kouh ang kapamilya network
di ko matanggap na…ugh!
kung matutuloy ‘to..
sana di nalang pouh magmukhang corny…
i wish wit might po talaga..
ayun lang pouh yung message..
lablab..
December 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
clearly no one likes it. ABS-CBN should really read your posts… wasting more than $1M with a project not even of pinoy talent!
Filipinos are really schmucks. No originality. Nothing to be proud of. Vanity.
December 28th, 2008 at 7:43 am
HOLD EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
STOP THE WHOLE PROJECT! OR ELSE!!u will FEAR my WRATH!!
NO ONE CAN RECREATE TWILIGHT!!!and NO ONE MUST!!!!!!!!
TWILIGHT …PHILIPPINES????THINK ABOUT IT!!
December 28th, 2008 at 7:45 am
ok..look b****es…. if u recreate this I WILL POST BLOGS!EVIL BLOGS!!
I’M EFFING SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 7:49 am
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December 28th, 2008 at 7:52 am
ARE U F***ing out your mind????????
December 28th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
di n po xa matutuloy.. tnx god..
wag nyo sirain ung mgandang impact ng Twilight..
and the Casting. WTF!!!! BolShet!!!!!
December 30th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
ABSCBN already released its official announcement about this issue.
its 110% not true according to them.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:47 am
hmmm….you brought a snack!!
if you don’t want it, don’t watch it. let ABS waste their money. I’m neither against nor fanatic of this so-called remake…
but i love the smell of bella swan…
rawr
December 31st, 2008 at 1:43 am
I heard the news from tv patrol it’s not true the web report is not true…
December 31st, 2008 at 4:53 am
[...] which resulted to wrong information being posted on their site. They’ve already removed the original article and now have an official statement clarifying everything. Read the official statement after the [...]
December 31st, 2008 at 10:40 am
no! please!
January 1st, 2009 at 1:33 am
Ang panget nmn jan ni Rayver prang engot prang feeling nya gwapo cya pero hindi nmn mas gwapo pa ako sa bakulaw na Rayver na yan
si Shaina magdayao nmn pa cute pa hindi nmn cute prang manikang buhay.
Rayver+Shaina=2 Piece of Black Dick
Rayver and Shaina, Suck balllsssss
Shaina wag kang mag pa cute hindi ka cute taena mo.BULLSHIT
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
ewwwwwwwwww……….grosssssssssss………….
March 9th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
sa mga bad comment ang masasabi q lng e.. INGGIT LNG KAU.. MGA INSICURE… TSE!… pero sa tingin q.. mgging patok ang teleseryeng yan pati ang LOVERS IN PARIS ni kc conception at piolo pascual.. hmm.. ganda ng mga show na drating sa ABS-CBN… sana maging GUEST din ako sa mga show na yan.. lolz asa pa q… bwahahahah!!!…. mhuaah! mhuaahh!!..
March 9th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
pahabol.. pede ba mag sama si sarah geronimo at toni gonzaga cguro comedy with love story.. xe prang astig ang tandem na un… w0w ehehehe!!! d q cnabi na cla ah! ahhaah!!! hmmm… sister’s cla.. gs2 nio sama nio pa angel locsin at kc conception.. astig dba.. ahaha!!! 4 sister’s or 4 angel’s… cguro magandang palabas nila eh wiches cla.. parang twilight din… kalimutan q kung anong title ng movie na un… “LOVEYOU KAPAMILYA”.. godbless.. more! more! more!..