The actor shared the he had fun working with the unkabogable comedian. “Masaya, makulit at tsaka professional [si Vice] tapos nakakatuwa na maka-eksena siya.” Ejay will play as one of the love interests of Vice in the movie.
Despite headlining a comedy film for the first time, Ejay said it was not as hard as he thought it would be. “Fan kasi din ako ng comedy eh at siyempre ‘yung mga kasama ko naman sa set like ‘yung mga supporting actors namin nakakatuwa din, nakakausap ko din, so kumbaga nadadagdagan ako ng kompyansa sa sarili ko na makapag-comedy din. Si direk Wenn napakasarap makatrabaho at gina-guide niya ako.”
Ejay admitted that he did a lot of preparations for this big project. “Siyempre kailangan pag-handaan at ‘yun nga, napakaganda ng pelikula. At si Vice Ganda kung gumawa ng pelikula, aminin natin na sobrang dami ang nanonood so sobrang napakaraming makakapanood sa akin sa pelikulang ito. Kaya talagang binibigay ko ‘yung 100 percent ko sa pelikulang ito at talagang gagawin ko ang lahat para mapaganda ang pelikulang ito,” he stated.
Is there any pressure knowing that he’s going to be part of a movie competing in the MMFF? “Parang hindi kasi direk Wenn, Vice Ganda, parang lahat naman ng pelikula nila pinapanood ng lahat ng tao eh so ‘yung pressure wala, masaya ako na nakasama ako sa pelkula nila,” he remarked.