All You Need Is Pag-Ibig

All You Need Is Pag-Ibig
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Directed by	Antoinette Jadaone[1]
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou Santos
Written by	Yoshke Dimen Antoinette Jadaone
Starring	Kris Aquino Bimby Aquino Yap Derek Ramsay Kim Chiu Xian Lim Jodi Sta. Maria Ian Veneracion Nova Villa Ronaldo Valdez Julia Concio Talia Concio
Cinematography	Hermann Claravall
Edited by	Benjamin Tolentino
Production company	ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release dates	December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (2015 Metro Manila Film Festival)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino English
Budget	P 15,000,000
Box office	P83 million[2]

All You Need Is Pag-Ibig (lit. "All You Need is Love") is a 2015 Filipino romantic-comedy film released by Star Cinema as their official entry to 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival. It stars an ensemble cast including Kris Aquino, Bimby Aquino Yap, Derek Ramsay, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion. It also marks the film debut of Julia Concio and Talia Concio.^[3] This marks as Aquino-Yap's third film fest entry.

Cast

• Kris Aquino as Love^[4]
• Bimby Aquino Yap as Jake
• Derek Ramsay as Dom
• Kim Chiu as Anya
• Xian Lim as Dino
• Jodi Sta. Maria as Mel
• Ian Veneracion as Eric
• Talia Concio as Kelsey
• Julia Concio as Hannah
• Pokwang as Corina^[5]
• Ronaldo Valdez as Jaime
• Nova Villa as Loisa
• Shy Carlos as Tara
• Eslove Briones

^[6]

Production

Pre-production

The film undergone a lot of complicated situations, it was first announced in June 2015 with its original working title, Mr. & Mrs. Split that is to be starred by Kris Aquino, Bimby Aquino Yap and Herbert Bautista until in September 2015 it was changed again into Pamilyang Lab Luv Love until weeks after, the production team already confirmed it as All You Need Is Pag-Ibig which adds Kim Chiu and Xian Lim with the cast. In early October 2015, reports were said that the movie will not push through with Aquino citing personal and health reasons.^[7] Reports also said that the movie will push through but this time Bautista will not be part of the film.^[8] Rumours then spread that Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap would instead lead the movie, however, in late October 2015, it was announced that Herbert Bautista will be replaced by Derek Ramsay, with additional casts Julia and Talia Concio, and confirmed Jodi Sta. Maria's role, but with her new loveteam Ian Veneracion.

Casting

The film was announced in June 2015 as one of two entries of Star Cinema in the annual Metro Manila Film Festival together with its cast members Kris Aquino, Herbert Bautista, Bimby Aquino Yap and Jana Agoncillo. However the film undergo complication with its cast members Aquino and Bautista leading the film to be shelved. In October 23, the final casting was announced. Kris Aquino and Bimby Aquino Yap remain in the film while Herbert Bautista was replaced by Derek Ramsay and Jana Agoncillo was replaced by Talia Concio. In addition, Popular love teams Kim Chiu and Xian Lim and Jodi Sta Maria and Ian Veneracion completes the final cast members.^[9]

Release

All You Need Is Pag-Ibig was released in Philippine theaters on December 25, 2015 as an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Awards

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