MANILA – Actor John Lloyd Cruz finally broke his silence after it was reported that he backed out of a television series which he was supposed to headline along with Maja Salvador and Jericho Rosales.
"Bridges" was first announced in August as a production of Star Creatives, the team behind the primetime hit "The Legal Wife," with Rosales, Cruz and Salvador as lead stars.
Speaking to entertainment site Pep, Cruz clarified that at the time, the casting wasn't final yet.
“Medyo unfair sa akin how it all played out kasi parang ang lumabas, iniwan ko yung show. Sabi ko nga nung una, isa lang ako sa mga na-consider lang for the part. Hindi pa naman final 'yun,” he said.
According to Cruz, one reason why he did not accept the project was because his contract was about to expire when the project was offered to him.
“Sinasabi ko nga sa kanila na bago tayo mag-proceed sa kung ano mang bagay, after mai-pitch sa 'yo, after ng story con, ayaw ko mag-proceed kasi alam ko nga na mag-e-expire ako. Paano ko aayusin 'yung kontrata ko if I have a show na gagawin na magra-run for six months? It’s not going to make sense,” he said.
“Ang nangyari, since inaayos nga namin 'yung kontrata ko, ang sabi ko sa management, ‘Baka po gusto niyong mag-consider ng iba for the part kasi ayaw ko naman silang paghintayin kasi parang hinihintay nila ako.’ Ayaw ko ng ganun. And added pressure din 'yun kasi 'yung decision mo napakaimportante and ayaw mo siya maging clouded because merong pending na show na hinihintay ka,” the actor further explained.
Cruz said it is not possible for him to leave a show which he has not accepted yet.
“Unang una, hindi pa ako entirely committed doon para iwan. Pangalawa, hindi ko pa 'yun tinatanggap para masabing iniwan ko. Hindi pa ako talaga solid na part noon as much as si Maja and si Echo. So parang ako, paano ko iiwan 'yun kung hindi pa naman talaga ako diyan?” he said.
In their previous interviews, both Rosales and Salvador chose to keep mum when asked to react to rumors that Cruz will no longer be a part of the project.
"Well, I can't release any official statement, eh, as of now," Rosales had said. "'Di ako na-instruct na mag-release ng any information about it, but all I can say is tuloy 'yung show at nag-su-shoot kami ngayon.”
As for Salvador, she said at the time: “Siyempre lahat tayo gusto natin makatrabaho ang A-List actor na si John Lloyd Cruz. Pero may mga valid reasons siya at kailangan natin tanggapin 'yun. Kung soon makakatrabaho natin siya ulit, kung mabibigyan ng chance, mas okay.”
Salvador and Rosales started filming for "Bridges" last September 12.
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