ABS-CBN's New DARNA Movie in Development

Angel Locsin's first run as Darna on GMA's 2005 TV series of the same title

ABS-CBN and star cinema has recently confirmed that they are indeed developing a new "Darna" movie with Erik Matti as director and Angel Locsin to reprise her role as the Filipina superheroine. Last April 2013, the property rights to Darna and along with 12 other Mars Ravelo properties have gone into ABS-CBN's wing. ABS-CBN immediately launched their recent Dyesebel TV series and have since been developing a Darna movie. [hit the jump to continue]

ABS-CBN Acquires the Rights to Darna

DARNA is now a Kapamilya, as ABS-CBN has acquired the rights to the iconic, classic comicbook character; Mars Ravelo’s DARNA. ABS-CBN signed a deal with the late Mars Ravelo’s daughter Rita Ravelo-de la Cruz and son Rex Ravelo, for exclusive rights to the komiks creation. According to ABS-CBN News, aside from “Darna,” the deal with the Ravelos granted the network exclusive rights to their father’s other well-loved works, like “Dyesebel,” “Captain Barbell” and 10 other titles that are yet to be specified.

The report further notes that while the network had the liberty to choose who would play Darna, the family would be consulted when it came to “creative decisions.” That, he said, would have to be a collaboration. [read the entire article after the jump]