It's no longer just the TV stations now. The tagalization of foreign movies has now moved to theatrical showings:
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SineAsia Theater’ to show Tagalized versions of popular Asian filmsIf dubbed Asian teleseryes can be a big hit with viewers, perhaps they can be just as well-received on the big screen as well.
That seems to be the underlying inspiration behind SineAsia Theater, a joint undertaking between SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. (SMLEI) and Viva International Pictures that aims to bring popular, never-before-seen commercial Asian films dubbed in Filipino to select SM and WalterMart cinemas.
During a recent press conference for the launch of the project dubbed as “the first Asian tagalized theater in the country,” SMLEI president Edgar C. Tejerero and Viva head honcho Vic del Rosario announced the initial titles that will kick off SineAsia starting this March.
“Gangnam Blues”, a Korean action flick starring heartthrob Lee Min-ho that features Freddie Aguilar’s classic song “Anak” in its soundtrack, will be SineAsia’s very first offering. A huge box office hit in its home country where it has earned the equivalent of US$7.6 million to date, it is expected to become an international blockbuster when it opens in 13 other Asian countries, including the Philippines.
Other movies scheduled to get the SineAsia treatment are Hong Kong-China’s “Rise of the Legend”, “Out of Inferno” and “From Vegas to Macau”; Hong Kong’s “Once Upon a Time in Shanghai” and “SPL II”; and Korea’s “Mourning Grave” and “My Love, My Bride”.
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