Dingdong Dantes says ‘Remember’ different from ‘Rewind’ but offers familiar feeling of love

Is Remember a continuation of the 2023 blockbuster film Rewind? 

Celebrity couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera addressed the question during a block screening organized for them by Avignon Clinic and Travertine Longevity Clinic on the film’s opening day, November 11. 

“You’ll find out,” Dingdong jokingly quipped when asked by host Gelli Victor. “Pero hindi, hindi naman. Pero ‘yung feeling of love is universal. It may be familiar. Baka na-feel niyo ‘yun sa Rewind, you may feel it here but it’s a completely different story. We are completely different characters in this movie. So, sana kung nagustuhan niyo po ‘yung Rewind, sana magustuhan niyo rin po ito,” he added.  

Dingdong also expressed his gratitude for the love that the film has received, as he and Marian celebrated its opening day with their supporters. “Masaya po kaming i-share sa inyo [ang pelikulang ito] because you guys mean so much to us and we really appreciate all the support.” 

Looking back on their experience filming, he said, “We shot it in Canada, in Quebec, some time in June, and it was a very memorable experience for us. Even while shooting the film, napakarami ho naming mga learnings bilang artista about the characters that we portrayed. So, with the story that we’re about to tell, that we’re about to show, we hope that you will enjoy it and we hope that you will also get to love it as much as we loved doing it.” 

Directed by Mae Cruz Alviar, Remember also stars Zia Grace, Joross Gamboa, Kyle Echarri, and Ana Abad Santos, among others. The film follows an estranged couple who pretend to rekindle their relationship for the sake of their daughter, whose memory is slowly fading.

In an Instagram post, Dingdong expressed his appreciation for Direk Mae, who also directed Rewind.

“I loved Remember when I first read it. It spoke to me as a father, a husband, and a son. But to play this man, I needed to see him through your eyes, too. You helped me understand him beyond the lines on the page,” a portion of the post read. 

“I’ve always felt you care for your films the way you would your own children, Direk. You give a part of yourself to each one. And today, the people who walk into a cinema to see Remember get to know a little of the Mae I’ve been lucky enough to know all these years,” he concluded.  

Remember is now showing in cinemas nationwide.