December 11, 2024 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Is Nadine Lustre the new horror queen?
“I’m honored. But two films pa lang naman kasi and I feel like it’s too early. I don’t know. But if you want to call me horror queen, it’s OK. Thank you. Haha!”
Nadine reacted when asked about it during the presscon and special cinema screening of “Nokturno” at the Gateway Cinema 18, powered by Gomo.
“Nokturno” director Mikhail Red and Nadine’s co-actor Wilbert Ross were also present at the event.
“Nokturno,” now streaming on Prime Video, is Nadine’s second starrer horror film following the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival horror flick “Deleter,” also helmed by direk Mikhail. “Deleter” bagged the Best Picture, Best Director (Mikhail Red), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Nadine), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound awards at the MMFF.
“Nokturno,” on the other hand, is produced by Viva Films, Evolve Studios and Studio Viva, which also stars Bea Binene, Eula Valdez and JJ Quilantang.
Nadine takes on the lead role of Jamie, an overseas worker who comes home from Dubai following the sudden and violent death of her sister, Joana (Bea).
Despite being distant from her hometown and estranged from her mother, Lilet (Eula), she feels compelled to return to comfort and protect her traumatized younger brother, Julius (JJ).
What begins as a homecoming soon becomes a fight as Jamie discovers a curse to her family linked to the “Kumakatok”— mysterious figures who knock on doors in the dead of the night. Anyone who answers their call is doomed to die within three days, or lose a loved one in their place — a tragic end that Joana could not escape.
As Jamie digs deeper into her family’s dark history, she must confront not only the supernatural curse but also her mother’s deteriorating mental state, which hides long-buried secrets.
Nadine Lustre with co-actor Wilbert Ross and director Mikhail Red at the presscon and special screening of ‘Nokturno,’ now streaming on Prime Video.
As the “Kumakatok” close in, will Jamie find a way to heal and protect her broken family or will the curse claim them all?
Nadine made sure that her character as Jamie in “Nokturno” veers away from her previous role as Lyra in “Deleter.”
Direk Mikhail gave Nadine references as a peg for her role in her newest film. “From ‘Deleter’ to ‘Nokturno,’ magkasunod lang siya na taon so I think in a way, I need to find a way na magkaiba si Lyra and Jamie. I took note of Lyra’s nuances and iniisip ko, ‘OK, these are the things na hindi ko pwedeng gawin this time around.’”
Filming “Nokturno” was more challenging for Nadine than “Deleter” because it involved different elements.
Nadine explained, “Honestly, I feel like yung ‘Deleter’ (easier) because sobrang contained yung location. We don’t go out often from the location. Our scenes are usually in the office so I think it’s easier. But for ‘Nokturno,’ ang daming elements na kasama — like the rain, scenes outside. Shooting is a bit different.”
She mentioned different conditions that occurred while they were filming — like the weather condition and crowd control — which made it more challenging to shoot.
But what piqued Nadine’s interest in doing horror movies is its “interesting process” in executing the scenes.
“My favorite genre is horror. So aside from manonood ako ng horror movies, matatakot ako sa horror movies, at least this time around I’m part of the story. And it’s fun because the process is very interesting. I mean aside naman from the usual filmmaking process, for ‘Nokturno,’ marami ding prosthetics. Gustong-gusto ko rin pag sinasabi ni direk na yung wala kaming kabatuhan ng eksena,” she said.
“Alam mo yung mga scenes kasi yung tinatakot namin yung sarili namin just to bring the scene alive. So it’s very interesting for me. And I really love the setting. It’s a normal setting, for example, ‘Deleter,’ is in an office, for ‘Nokturno,’ it’s in a house. I really liked it na yung nagtra-transform siya into something creepier, eerie, or yeah I just love horror films.”
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