MAG ISA

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FILLER: EMANTRON

kyupol

on June 25, 2009

***NOTE: This fake interview was inspired by the comic "OFF HOURS". In here, we make the assumption that the actor who is playing Eman Cruz (his real name is "Robin Revilia") will also star in a Combatron movie.***

Check out Combatron [Space Warrior], my other comic.

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So… Mr. Eman… errr… Mr. Robin Revilla. I understand that you usually play the part of the movie tough guy. You know, you're usually a cop, a soldier, a gangster, or anything where martial arts and guns come in handy But in MAG-ISA, you've played a different role. How did that feel?
- first of all, it was something totally new for me. I had to lose 40 pounds in order to play the part of Eman Cruz. Especially during the time when we were shooting the first few chapters of the series. But now, its all right that my weight goes back to normal. Since this Eman Cruz character apparently gets to learn how to fight. And later on as the series progresses, I thankfully won't be needing to drop weight.
But hey. Thats part of the job. You gotta lose weight in order to get into character.

From playing the character of Eman Cruz in MAG-ISA, what things have you learned from the experience?
- Quite alot. You know, from reading the script, I noticed that MAG-ISA sometimes went into political and religious issues. Something I'm not really familiar with because I really don't get into politics. Don't worry I'm not planning to run for the senate like what the rumors say. I'm too young for that. Also, I'm really an atheist. But this project has been some sort of a spiritual experience for me. For some reason I cannot really explain.
Mr. Chris Lim seems a little weird with all the stuff he talks about. But overall he's a nice guy and he's fun to work with.
Also, I've learned more on how to act on the drama part. Its a totally different ballgame because you can't really make up for bad acting by doing some flashy action moves. I'm also glad I was able to pull that off.

Do you have any romantic interest with any of the girls on the set of MAG-ISA?
- (laughs). That's private. But all I can say is that they're really… um… fun.

And now you're gonna play the part of Combatron, who is apparently a comic book superhero in the 80s and 90s. How do you feel taking on that role?
- Im glad to be back again to playing roles I'm comfortable with. Also, I feel honored to be selected to play that part. Because you know, as a kid, I used to read Funny Komiks alot. I really loved Combatron and I remember that I used to pretend play that I was Combatron and everyone thought that I was crazy. But yeah. I'm glad that I really get to play the part of Combatron now that I'm all grown up.

So I take it that you like playing Combatron better than Eman Cruz?
- I guess you can say that. I'm more of an action person than a drama person. Sorry.

And what do you say to your fans? Especially to the fangirls?
- First of all, thank you for your support. And second, I plan on being single for awhile.

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@JustNoPoint - thats something out of character.

@subcultured, worstcase, Peipei, croxtonhas - thanks for commenting.

@ghostrunner, trevoramueller, Jonko - More fanservice coming.

@BlkKnight - there's a version somewhere without the censorship. Its for my eyes only. But you can come up with all sorts of theories on what the censored area looks like. :)