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Bela Padilla, Marco Gumabao in the PH Adaptation of Korean Film 'Spellbound'

The 2011 South Korean film it was based on featured Hallyu stars Son Ye-jin and Lee Min-ki

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<p><strong>Bela Padilla</strong> and <strong>Marco Gumabao</strong> are starring in the Filipino adaptation of the top-grossing 2011 South Korean rom-com film <strong><em>Spellbound</em></strong>.</p><div><br/></div><p>The Korean film, also known as <em><strong>My Girlfriend Can See Ghosts</strong></em>, starred Hallyu A-listers <strong>Son Ye-jin </strong>(<em>Crash Landing on You</em>) as Kang Yeo-ri, a woman who can see ghosts, and <strong>Lee Min-ki </strong>(<em>The Beauty Inside</em>) as Ma Jo-goo, a magician who falls in love with the female lead character. It marked the directorial debut of South Korean film director and scriptwriter Hwang In-ho. It also gave Son Ye-jin a Best Actress nomination at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a1050bd6-1dc0-4bf6-bc83-800cb39f228c_spellbound movie posters embed.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The film " stars="" Bela="" Padilla="" and="" Marco="" Gumabao="" for="" its="" Filipino="" adaptation="" Lee="" Min-ki="" Son="" Ye-jin="" the="" original="" South="" Korean=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The film &#x27;Spellbound&#x27; stars Bela Padilla and Marco Gumabao for its Filipino adaptation and Lee Min-ki and Son Ye-jin for the original South Korean version.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photos from Viva Films and CJ Entertainment  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The characters Marco and Bela are taking on in the <em>Spellbound</em> remake are the same with the original versions and the plot stays true to the material. Marco&#x27;s <strong>Victor </strong>is a street magician who saw <strong>Yuri</strong> (Bela) among the audience during one of his performances and made her the inspiration for his horror magic show. Meanwhile, Bela&#x27;s Yuri acquires the ability to see ghosts after a vehicular accident when she was in high school. </p><div><br/></div><p>The PH adaptation is directed by <strong>Jals Zarate</strong> and is a pre-Valentine offering of <strong>Viva Films</strong>. This project was announced back in 2019 and filming began in January 2020, only to be postponed due to the COVID-caused nationwide lockdowns. Filming resumed late last year. </p><div> </div><p>This is not the first time Marco and Bela have worked together. The James Robin Mayo-directed film <em>Apple of My Eye</em> starred Marco opposite Krystal Reyes, and had Bela working as a screen writer. </p><div style="text-align:center"> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrugESsZrW/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=810&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fpresentation.metro.style&amp;rp=%2Fcmsctx%2Fpv%2F38a326a7-4a96-4fd8-8638-2410a9496ef4%2Fculture%2Fen-US%2Fwg%2F506b976a-e9b5-4588-9147-745576c8e6a6%2Freadonly%2F0%2Fpts%2F638099471459045315%2Fea%2F1%2Fh%2F8073c6df2d2e9dd7f76fb0309194433ed90a98c635365a5627a158044#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5266.900000095367%2C%22ls%22%3A4934.799999952316%2C%22le%22%3A5263.100000143051%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="968" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe> <div><br/></div><p>Bela, who is now based in London, is vocal about her love for Korean content, and her dossier features projects related to the Hallyu scene. In 2019, she starred in the Philippine adaptation of the popular 2013 South Korean drama film <em><strong>Miracle in Cell No. 7</strong></em>. </p><div><br/></div><p>Late last year, in December, her movie with Korean actor Kim Gun-woo and Canadian actorJasper Cho, titled <em><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/bela-padilla-korean-ultimate-oppa-kim-gun-woo/23970" target="_blank">Ultimate Oppa</a></em>, was released. This movie was directed by Hwang In-roe, who also directed <em>Princess Hours</em>, which happens to be one of Bela&#x27;s all-time favorite K-dramas. </p><div><br/></div><p>Bela—who made her directorial debut via the film <em><strong>366 </strong></em>that she also starred in<em>—</em>is continuously inspired by K-dramas. She has another upcoming film titled <em><strong>If</strong></em>, for which she is taking on the roles of the director, writer, and actor. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2022/12/21/the-inspiration-for-bela-padillas-film-if-is-a-favorite-k-drama/?sh=253f469f46cc" target="_blank">In an interview with <em>Forbes</em></a>, she shared that the inspiration for this film about a novelist who is a K-drama fan is the 2018 Korean series <em>Because This Is My First Life</em> which starred Jung So-min and Lee Min-ki (who also happens to be the male lead in the movie <em>Spellbound</em>). </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZzny-PUGr/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=810&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fpresentation.metro.style&amp;rp=%2Fcmsctx%2Fpv%2F38a326a7-4a96-4fd8-8638-2410a9496ef4%2Fculture%2Fen-US%2Fwg%2F506b976a-e9b5-4588-9147-745576c8e6a6%2Freadonly%2F0%2Fpts%2F638099487346366416%2Fea%2F1%2Fh%2F2701e9034261bf5e4661f23e7b39edd2cf1068120502ce0daf0748716#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5031.700000047684%2C%22ls%22%3A4946%2C%22le%22%3A5016.400000095367%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="877" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe> <div><br/></div><div><strong><em>Spellbound</em> is out in cinemas nationwide on February 1.</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>Viva Films </strong>and <strong>CJ Entertainment</strong></p><div><br/></div>