This Time a summer movie for JaDine

MANILA, Philippines – After the success of their first primetime series, ABS-CBN’s On The Wings of Love (OTWOL), real-life sweethearts James Reid and Nadine Lustre (JaDine) are gearing up for the big screen again with their latest movie This Time.

James and Nadine recently made public the real status of their relationship. They confessed that they are finally a couple during their sold-out concert JaDine in Love last February at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The popular love team and their fans are happy that Viva Films has given them another project immediately after their TV series. In This Time, James portrays the role of Coby while Nadine plays Ava. Coby and Ava are childhood friends who see each other only during summer vacations.

James and Nadine have been a love team since the 2014 film Diary ng Panget, and during a recent visit to the This Time set in Tarlac, James admitted that in the past two years that they’ve been together doing movies, TV shows and commercials, both of them have certainly gotten to know each other more. The couple could no longer hide their sweetness on and off camera.

Asked what he loves most about Nadine, James said, “I always say I like her, no one understands me like she does. Hindi s’ya maarte and she’s hands-on with everything, like until now wala pa s’yang driver. She’s independent; she doesn’t rely on anyone. I find that attractive in women.”

Nadine, on the other hand, said that she did not see the romance coming at all. “Nag-aaway pa nga kami sa Wang Fam premiere night, may tampuhan. Pero ngayon iba na, pag-gising ko sa umaga I look forward to working with him, excited, kasi s’yempre makikita mo na ang mahal mo, he makes me smile and happy. Siguro yun ang pagkakaiba ngayon.”

Asked how they feel about being considered as the No. 1 love team in the country, James said, “I can’t say that we’re the No. 1 love team. It’s just that we just have successful projects, we have a lot of noise or hype because of our fans. I don’t think the noise decides if you’re No. 1 or not. It doesn’t mean that we’re better, it’s just that right now, we have a lot of happening.”

As of presstime, James and Nadine are doing the OTWOL world tour.

This Time is under the direction of Nuel Naval and expected to hit theaters in April.