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Piolo Pascual and Jasmine Curtis-Smith Take on Their Most Daring Roles Yet in 'Real Life Fiction'

Piolo Pascual and Jasmine Curtis-Smith reflect on how this project made an impact on them, how the pandemic challenged them, and what the movie would bring to its a

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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/f18b011d-000b-4097-a4b4-77a5291da828_jasmine &amp; piolo in real life fiction.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual in " Real="" Life=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual in &#x27;Real Life Fiction&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div></div><div><br/></div><p>For the first time, <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/digital-covers/pamilya-sagrado-piolo-pascual-in-michael-cinco/38326" target="_blank">Piolo Pascual</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/digital-covers/jasmine-curtis-smith-cos-ss-22-sustainable-fashion/32879" target="_blank">Jasmine Curtis-Smith</a></strong> pair up for <strong>Black Cap Pictures</strong>’ <strong><em>Real Life </em></strong><strong><em>Fiction</em></strong>. This intense drama thriller takes the audience inside the mind of <strong>Paco</strong> (Piolo Pascual), an actor going through an existential crisis, and his relationship with actress <strong>Paula</strong> (Jasmine Curtis-Smith), his on-screen and off-screen lover. An actor past his prime, Paco questions everything he has accomplished, taking matters into his own hands. Real life and fiction overlap as Paula gets caught in the middle of it all.</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/a3d3e61f-963e-4d9b-96e7-091d578f2a50_jasmine curtis-smith in real life fiction.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith as Paula in " Real="" Life=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jasmine Curtis-Smith as Paula in &#x27;Real Life Fiction&#x27;</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/d5d99fa5-afdc-490b-96da-ba3bb60c9318_piolo pascual in real life fiction (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Piolo Pascual as Paco in " Real="" Life=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Piolo Pascual as Paco in &#x27;Real Life Fiction&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div></div><div><br/></div><p>At the press day of the movie, members of the media got a sneak peek of <em>Real Life Fiction</em> and had a chance to get up close and personal with the lead stars. Piolo and Jasmine candidly answered questions that reflected how the movie made an impact on them, how the pandemic challenged them and what the movie would bring to its audience.</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/ec750bc2-c56c-450f-b054-4c480a8277f2_real life fiction_presscon_jasminepiolo.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual at the press con of " Real="" Life=""/></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/df84576e-4f6b-4371-a5fe-600704412884_reallifefiction-presscon_.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual at the press con of " Real="" Life=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual at the press con of &#x27;Real Life Fiction&#x27;</span></span></span></div><div>        </div><div><br/></div><p>Written and directed by <strong>Paul Soriano</strong>, <em>Real Life Fiction </em>was shot during the height of the pandemic. This, however, helped Piolo as he shared, “This happened at a time wherein the world was unsure of what’s going to happen in the future so when Paul [Soriano] pitched it to me, we were at a point in our lives we weren’t sure of what’s going to happen the next day or what would happen to us as humans. So, I kind of related to the character in such a way that I saw myself in Paco.” </p><div><br/></div><p>The pandemic also added to the surreal feel that the movie gave as the characters are isolated from the world despite being in the metropolitan. </p><div><br/></div><div>    </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/52ab9eda-1c6c-4896-bbea-0bce38bc907a_reallifefiction_jasmine-piolo.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Jasmine turned to method acting for her role, saying, “It’s just so easy for me to allow myself to become Paula, so close to reality and at the same time the lock-in, the proximity, everything, all the dynamics that allowed us to work into towards the material kind of did call for me to also just be Paula. ’Cause it wouldn’t work if we didn’t. You’d see a detachment.” </p><div><br/></div><p>An established actor, Piolo found it easy to say “yes” to the film. He said, “With the emergence of the streaming platforms, you get to choose roles that don’t have to be mainstream, such as this because you already have different markets that you can tap so it’s to our advantage.” </p><div><br/></div><p>The movie, noticeably made in the English language, would likely also be welcomed by an international audience.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WIgd6pnitNg" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Piolo and Jasmine gave their characters complete authenticity as Paco and Paula’s intimate scene had the emotional weight to show how two people can lose themselves to each other. </p><div><br/></div><p>When asked if this was their most daring role to date, they both coyly answered, “Yes, it is.” Jasmine playfully added, “Hope you enjoy it.”</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/39725bfb-b578-4b4b-9283-26a16dcbc922_real life fiction.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></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/2dc4b25a-6775-4d06-9358-b96b4e40e5b6_piolo pascual - jasmine curtis in real life fiction.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Piolo hopes the movie is able to deliver its message to its audience, saying, “It’s not abnormal to acknowledge and question your thoughts, but you also have to have a grasp of reality.” </p><div><br/></div><p>He emphasizes the importance of having someone to talk to otherwise we tend to believe our own thoughts. He explained, “For me, as a character, <em>nagkaroon siya ng</em> blurred lines because he was so into his head, he was just in his own world. Even his girlfriend, <em>hindi alam ang pinagdadaanan niya</em>, because he made his life more complicated by choice. So, I guess this is a question of how you are going to deal with yourself. And where are you going to go from there?” </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/47deaf6a-34c3-45c8-972b-36c9b72b7192_piolo pascual in real life fiction.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></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/4c14aedb-2ea3-4a05-9baf-b261bf6bb944_piolo pascual &amp; jasmine curtis in real life fiction.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Jasmine also gave her take from Paula’s view: “In any relationship, you should always know the fine line of your commitment to yourself and to your partner, the same way you commit to your job and to your real life. There is always that fine line of work commitments and self-commitment because you can tell yourself, ‘Oh I’m at work <em>naman</em>!’ This is separate but it does cross over to your personal life. So, you have to give yourself a boundary and only you can set 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/648d53e0-b41b-4f22-b03e-98e5ee65e9ba_rlf-poster_main (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Piolo Pascual for " Real="" Life=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Produced by <strong>TEN17P</strong>, <strong>Viva Films</strong>, <strong>Spring Films</strong>, and distributed by <strong>Black Cap Pictures</strong>, <em>Real Life Fiction</em> opens on<strong> August 28 </strong>exclusively at <strong>SM Cinemas </strong>nationwide. Rated <strong>R16</strong> by the <strong>MTRCB</strong>.</p><div><br/></div><p>Text by <strong>Bambi Camus</strong></p><p>Photos courtesy of <strong>Black Cap Pictures</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/pamilya-sagrado-piolo-pascual-in-michael-cinco/38326" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Pamilya Sagrado” Star Piolo Pascual Is Living Life in the Fast Lane</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/jasmine-curtis-smith-cos-ss-22-sustainable-fashion/32879" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jasmine Curtis-Smith’s Journey To Awareness</a></div>

Piolo Pascual and Jasmine Curtis-Smith reflect on how this project made an impact on them, how the pandemic challenged them, and what the movie would bring to its audience