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Liza Soberano Stuns at the LA Premiere of 'Lisa Frankenstein'

The Filipino-American actress was a head-turner at the red carpet premiere of her Hollywood debut film

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<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/20fbcebf-6f29-4d25-a504-d2b90cb81596__kwe6453.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Liza Soberano at the " Lisa="" premiere="" in="" Los=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Liza Soberano at the &#x27;Lisa Frankenstein&#x27; premiere in Los Angeles<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> Photo by Kim Wee Ebol  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Liza Soberano</strong> is making waves in Hollywood with the film <em><strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/liza-soberano-in-lisa-frankenstein-trailer/37362" target="_blank">Lisa Frankenstein</a></strong></em>! The Filipino-American actress graced the Los Angeles premiere of the funny-gory horror romance film alongside stars <strong>Kathryn Newton</strong> and <strong>Cole Sprouse</strong>. </p><div><br/></div><p>Of this amazing experience, Liza shares, “What a special night the Lisa Frankenstein premiere was! I’m so incredibly honored to be around amazing talent and even better human beings! I’m so proud of this wonderfully bonkers film we made that was born out of love for horror/comedy and a passion for story telling.”</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/50c90328-3832-46c0-9f50-07e27f3dd944__kwe6534.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="" Lisa="" stars="" Cole="" Kathryn="" and="" Liza=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">&#x27;Lisa Frankenstein&#x27; stars Cole Sprouse, Kathryn Newton, and Liza Soberano<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> Photo by Kim Wee Ebol  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/liza-soberano-in-lisa-frankenstein-trailer/37362" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liza Soberano Is Such a Mood in the &#x27;Lisa Frankenstein&#x27; Trailer</a></div><div><br/></div><p><em>Lisa Frankenstein</em>, directed by <strong>Zelda Williams </strong>(daughter of the late Robin Williams and herself part-Filipina), marks Liza Soberano&#x27;s Hollywood debut. In this “coming-of-rage” film, which also has Oscar®-winning screenwriter <strong>Diablo Cody</strong> at the helm, features Liza as Taffy, the plucky cheerleader stepsister of Lisa (played by <strong>Kathryn Newton</strong>). </p><div><br/></div><p>Lisa is an awkward 17-year-old trying to adjust to a new school and a new life after her mother’s death and her father’s hasty remarriage. This lead female character finds solace in the abandoned cemetery near her house, where she tends to the grave of a young man who died in 1837–and whose corpse she unwittingly reanimates (<strong>Cole Sprouse</strong>). Feeling obligated to help the poor soul regain his humanity, Lisa embarks on a quest to breathe new life into her long-dead new companion. All she needs to succeed are some freshly harvested body parts and Taffy’s broken tanning bed. The film also features notable actors like <strong>Joe Chrest</strong> (<em>Stranger Things</em>), <strong>Henry Eikenberry</strong> (<em>The Crowded Room</em>), and <strong>Carla Gugino</strong> (<em>San Andreas</em>).</p><div><br/></div><p>Cody (who is also known for penning acclaimed film <em>Young Adult</em>, starring Charlize Theron, and the Megan Fox-led cult-classic <em>Jennifer’s Body)</em> shared that Taffy is her favorite character: “Taffy is my favorite character. She’s a beacon of positivity, and even when she’s unwittingly condescending or tone deaf, her intentions are always kind. She’s more protective of Lisa than anyone else in the film, other than the Creature. Lisa resents Taffy because she’s effortlessly beautiful and popular, but Lisa eventually comes to realize that her ire is misdirected. I felt that having Taffy be a standard ‘mean popular girl’ would be uninteresting. Most of the queen bees I’ve known were more complex than that.”</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/8774bd80-ac00-4ae0-bed1-c6621d7277dc_liza soberano _ kathryn newton - resized.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Liza Soberano as Taffy and Kathryn Newton as Lisa in " Lisa=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Liza Soberano as Taffy and Kathryn Newton as Lisa in &#x27;Lisa Frankenstein&#x27;<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> Photo Credit: Universal Pictures  </em></span></span></span></span></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/22270e40-1bf2-4181-9c61-1efa5733ab02_cole sprouse _ kathryn newton - resized.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse in “Lisa Frankenstein”"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse in “Lisa Frankenstein”<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> Photo Credit: Universal Pictures  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/enrique-gil-liza-soberano-support-each-other-films/37430" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano Show Support For Each Other&#x27;s Upcoming Movies</a></div><div><br/></div><p>At the LA premiere of <em>Lisa Frankenstein</em>, Liza graced the red carpet, wearing an <strong>Oliver Theyskens </strong>strapless dress, which she later layered with a <strong>Giuseppe Di Morabito</strong> coat. She was glammed up by her go-to team: makeup artist <strong>Mickey See </strong>and hairstylist <strong>Renz Pangilinan</strong>. She also worked with wardrobe stylist <strong>Maeve Reilly</strong>, who has styled Hollywood A-listers like Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Eva Longoria. </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/7adfc6a4-83c0-4b31-9a34-54eb20a0f3db__kwe6438.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></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/cf49bda9-ae28-4d8e-bb09-f478757a4910__kwe6440.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></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/718fc590-e80c-46f2-92a8-f314755903a2__kwe6477.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></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/cb317b0d-3cb2-468f-b07e-2676ba0c6fff__kwe6487.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></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/0c8b463d-d1de-410c-b68d-8cbab9d144eb__kwe6529.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></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/f74e0b3e-4001-47cd-b207-b0fc8e00c94c__kwe6433.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>While Liza was in the thick of her movie promos in the US, a special screening of <em>Lisa Frankenstein</em>, with the support of digital bank Maya and SM Cinemas, was held on her behalf. Present during the event were Enrique Gil (who is also starring in the upcoming film <em>I Am Not Big Bird</em>), James Reid, and Issa Pressman. </p><div><br/></div><p>We were among the first ones to watch <em>Lisa Frankenstein </em>during this advanced screening, and all we can say is that Liza totally nailed her performance! She was such a breath of fresh air in the film, and her comedic timing is on-point. 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<div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3B0vf-Pkwy/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Metro.Style (@metrodotstyle)</a></div></div></blockquote> </div><div><br/></div><p>“I had an instant connection with her,” says Liza (who is popular for films <em>My Ex and Whys </em>and Alone/Together and for her voice acting stint in <em><a href="https://metro.style/culture/film-and-tv/so-you-ve-watched-trese-what-s-next/30459" target="_blank">Trese</a></em>) of Taffy, her first Hollywood film role. “She’s such a fun character to play.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Liza is very excited and grateful for the opportunity. “It’s set in the 80s, so the whole look—the hair, makeup—is totally 80s, which is new for me,” she says. “It’s the kind of movie I’ve always wanted to do. It has horror, comedy, and romance in one. I was looking for a role that would really push me. Sure, it’s a huge risk for my career, but that’s what’s exciting about it. I know I’ve learned a lot no matter how it turns out. That’s what counts.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos by <strong>Kim Wee Ebol</strong></p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZKc9S14I6LU" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/liza-soberano-10th-showbiz-anniversary-special/30815" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: Liza Soberano Celebrates Her 10th Showbiz Anniversary With Metro</a></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>