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Bayaniverse
Directed byJerrold Tarog
Written byVarious
Starring
Production
company
Running time
Total (2 feature films):
268 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱376 million (2 films)

The Bayaniverse (stylized BAYANIVerse) is a series of films directed by Jerrold Tarog and associated with TBA Studios.[1]

Films

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Overview
Film Release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Production company
Heneral Luna September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) Jerrold Tarog Jerrold Tarog
Henry Francia
E. A. Rocha 		Artikulo Uno Productions[a]
Angelito (short film) February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) TBA Studios
Goyo: The Boy General September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05) Jerrold Tarog
Rody Vera 		TBA Studios
Artikulo Uno Productions[b]
Globe Studios
Quezon 2026 TBA Studios

Heneral Luna (2015)

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Main article: Heneral Luna

The first feature film of Bayaniverse was Heneral Luna which focuses on the Philippine Revolution general, Antonio Luna. It was based on a 1998 script by E. A. Rocha and Henry Hunt Francia.[2] Francia died before the film's release.[3] Eventually, Leo Martinez convinced Rocha to submit the script to the Film Development Council of the Philippines.[4] Jerrold Tarog, who had separately developed an interest in making a film about Antonio Luna obtained permission to use the script and revised it accordingly.[5][6] Production for Luna was publicly known as early as April 2014.[7]

Intentions to create a trilogy around Heneral Luna was publicized by Tarrog as early as August 2015. Tarrog said there are plans to make it the first of a trilogy if it generated enough revenues.[8] The first film had its nationwide premier in the Philippines on September 9, 2015.[9] However the film had prior release in select theaters in the United States and Middle East a month prior.[8]

Goyo: The Boy General (2018)

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Main article: Goyo: The Boy General

In 2017, Artikulo Uno alongside Tuko Film Productions and Buchi Boy Entertainment set up TBA Studios.[10] The second film Goyo: The Boy General centering around a young Filipino general Gregorio del Pilar of the Philippine–American War was produced with a budget three times bigger than that of Luna. The newly formed TBA Studios as well as Artikulo Uno and Globe Studios are the credited production studios behind the film.[11] The film was released on September 5, 2018.

Quezon (2025)

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Main article: Quezon (film)

Production started on the third film of the trilogy, Quezon, in March 2025.[12] This film is a biopic that dramatizes the life of Manuel L. Quezon, who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944.[13][14] In the film, Benjamin Alves portrays Quezon as a young adult, while Jericho Rosales portrays the older Quezon. Also featured are Iain Glen (as Governor-General Leonard Wood), Romnick Sarmenta (as Sergio Osmeña), JC Santos (as Manuel Roxas), Cris Villanueva (as Joven Hernándo), Karylle (as Aurora Quezon), and Mon Confiado (as Emilio Aguinaldo).

Pre-production of the film began in 2019, with a planned release date of 2022.[15] Production was delayed after Tarrog was tapped to direct the film Darna, which was later cancelled.[15][16] Subsequent delays were related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Short film

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A short film bridging the events of Heneral Luna to that of Goyo was released on February 15 in tandem of the screening of the feature film I'm Drunk, I Love You.[17] The 20-minute short film, titled Angelito, focused on the fate of the brothers Jose and Manuel Bernal after Luna's assassination through the perspective of the third and youngest brother Angel. Art Acuña, Alex Medina, Arron Villaflor and Carlo Aquino reprised their roles in Heneral Luna. Tomas Santos plays the main lead.[18][19]

Production

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For the Bayaniverse, Tarrog intended to portray the historical figures in the film series often regarded as national heroes as "flawed characters".[20]

The main focus of the two next films after Heneral Luna was already known back in 2015; the other two films would individually focus on Gregorio del Pilar and Manuel L. Quezon.[8] Tarog also brought up the possibility of a fourth film featuring female revolutionary Teresa Magbanua, who led troops in the Visayas region during the war.[21]

Cast and characters

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Character Feature films Short film
Heneral Luna Goyo: The Boy General Quezon Angelito
Antonio Luna John Arcilla
Emilio Aguinaldo Mon Confiado
Joven Hernándo (young) Arron Villaflor
Joven Hernándo (older) Cris Villanueva
Paco Román Joem Bascon
Eduardo Rusca Archie Alemania
José Bernal Alex Medina Alex Medina
Manuel Bernal Art Acuña Art Acuña
Angelito Bernal Tomas Santos
Apolinario Mabini Epy Quizon
Isabel Mylene Dizon
Laureana Luna Bing Pimentel
Felipe Buencamino Nonie Buencamino
Pedro Janolino Ketchup Eusebio
Tomás Mascardo Lorenz Martinez
José Alejandrino Alvin Anson
Pedro Paterno Leo Martinez
Lt. García Ronnie Lazaro
Gregorio del Pilar Paulo Avelino
Vicente Enríquez Carlo Aquino Carlo Aquino
Manuel L. Quezon (young) Benjamin Alves
Manuel L. Quezon (older) TJ Trinidad Jericho Rosales
Remedios Nable José Gwen Zamora
Felicidad Aguinaldo Empress Schuck
Hilaria Aguinaldo Che Ramos
Aurora Quezon Karylle
Sergio Osmeña Romnick Sarmenta
Manuel Roxas JC Santos
Leonard Wood Iain Glen

Critical response

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Film Development Council of the Philippines
Heneral Luna 78% (9 reviews)[22] –
Goyo: The Boy General 40% (5 reviews)[23] Grade A[24]
Quezon TBA

Notes

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  1. ^ TBA Studios was not yet established. Retroactively credited as a TBA Studios film
  2. ^ Artikulo Uno is credited independently from TBA Studios

References

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  1. ^ "BAYANIVerse: The rise of the PH Heroverse". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ Concepcion, Pocholo (August 31, 2015). "How the film 'Heneral Luna' finally saw the light of day". Philippine Daily Inquirer (in English and Filipino). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Sallan, Edwin (August 31, 2015). "'Heneral Luna' to have global premiere on National Heroes Day". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^ E. A. Rocha, Jerrold Tarog (July 28, 2015). HENERAL LUNA Behind the Scenes: Screenplay.
  5. ^ Lucero, Zach (September 24, 2015). "Heneral Luna… a song worth watching…". Radio Republic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Pia Hontiveros, Art Acuña, E.A. Rocha, Jerrold Tarog (July 28, 2015). news.PH: Heneral Luna (Part 2).
  7. ^ San Diego, Bayani Jr. (28 April 2014). "Game of the general". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Sallan, Edwin (August 31, 2015). "'Heneral Luna' to have global premiere on National Heroes Day". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Nicolas, Jino (1 October 2015). "HENERAL LUNA: a cinematic revolution". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. ^ "TBA Studios set to spend P500 million on films, microcinemas, writing workshops - BusinessWorld Online". BusinesWorld. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. ^ Tomada, Nathalie (27 August 2018). "Goyo makes history". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b Purnell, Kristofer (17 January 2025). "TBA to begin production on Manuel Quezon movie, eyeing late 2025 release". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  13. ^ Escuadro, Kiko (March 21, 2025). "Jericho Rosales teases his look as filming begins for 'Quezon'". Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  14. ^ Deveza, Reyma (March 20, 2025). "Cameras start rolling for 'Quezon' film". ABS-CBN. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Dumaual, Miguel (15 October 2019). "After Darna flies, Quezon film in 'Heneral Luna' series to start rolling". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Jerrold Tarog will not be part of Jane de Leon's Darna: The TV series". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  17. ^ Jerrold Tarog [@JerroldTarog] (February 6, 2017). "I guess I can announce now that a 20-min short film prequel to GOYO called ANGELITO will be attached to I'M DRUNK I LOVE YOU. Opens Feb 15" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "'Gregorio del Pilar' short film to hit theaters with 'I'm Drunk I Love You'". ABS-CBN News. February 7, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  19. ^ "TBA Studios releases 'Angelito' online for free! Watch the short film before 'Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'". adobo Magazine. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  20. ^ Garlitos, Raymund Magno (September 27, 2015). "The most important filmmaker of our era is Jerrold Tarog". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  21. ^ "'WATCH: After 'Heneral Luna,' a movie on Gregorio del Pilar is in the works, Paulo Avelino to star'". October 29, 2015.
  22. ^ "Heneral Luna (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  23. ^ "Goyo: The Boy General (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  24. ^ "37th FAP Luna Awards Winners: The Complete List". Film Development Council of the Philippines. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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