"Growing Up" Stars Attend the Star Magic Ball

ABS-CBN's Growing Up is set to air its pilot episode today, September 4, after ASAP Rocks. It replaces the recently-concluded Good Vibes.

Growing Up is topbilled by perhaps the hottest young dramatic actresses we have today – Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo of the Mara Clara fame. Also in the cast are Diego Loyzaga and Daniel Padilla as their respective leading men, plus Neil Coleta, Kiray Celis, Yen Santos, EJ Jallorina and Maricar Reyes. The teen-oriented show is directed by Lino Cayetano.

But before the much-awaited premiere of Growing Up, the cast of the teen drama attended the Star Magic Ball tonight. Check out some of the pics I found interesting.

Daniel, Diego and Neil:

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"Growing Up" Premieres September 4 on ABS-CBN

Mara Clara stars Julia Montes, Kathryn Bernardo, and Diego Loyzaga will be back on national television beginning September 4, Sunday, which marks the premiere of ABS-CBN's newest teen-oriented show, Growing Up. They will be joined by Daniel Padilla, a new teen star that I'm sure teenage girls would love.

Storyline:
Ella and Tammy (Kathryn and Julia respectively) together with their friends would do everything to help their favorite teacher (played by Maricar Reyes) when they found out she was sick. They would join different contests to come up with the right amount to help their teacher. They would encounter trials along the way, and at the same time learn valuable life lessons with regards to themselves, their dreams and about falling in love.

Directed by Lino Cayetano, Growing Up also stars Neil Coleta, Kiray Celis, Yen Santos and EJ Fallurin.

Watch the full trailer of Growing Up after the jump.

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Paulo Avelino's First ABS-CBN Project is with Coco Martin and Julia Montes

Paulo Avelino has just signed a 2-year contract with ABS-CBN last August 15, but it seems like one of his wishes has already been granted by the network.

In an interview after the contract signing, the StarStruck alumnus told the entertainment press that now that he's already a Kapamilya, he hopes he gets to work with Kim Chiu and Coco Martin who are both noted for the successful primetime shows they had starred in, Paulo said he aims to learn a thing or two from the said Kapamilya talents.

And then a while ago, pep.ph posted this in their scoopbox: "Ayon sa feed na natanggap ng PEP, mala-Wuthering Heights daw ang konsepto ng unang teleserye na gagawin ni Paulo Avelino sa ABS-CBN. Balita ring makakasama ng StarStruck alumnus sa proyektong ito sina Coco Martin at Julia Montes."

Now, that's one wish less from the list!

Wuthering Heights is a romantic drama written by Emily Brontë. A Tagalog movie adaptation of the novel had been released in 1991 titled Hihintayin Kita sa Langit. It was directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna and starred the love team of Dawn Zulueta and Richard Gomez. It was a big hit and was critically-acclaimed in its time.

Could Paulo's first teleserye be a TV adaptation of Hihintayin Kita sa Langit? Or if not, I'm sure it would be something of that kind since it was described as mala-Wuthering Heights.

Meanwhile, fans of Paulo Avelino have showed their support of the actor thru Twitter and Facebook by saying they would love the 23-year-old actor regardless of the network he chooses.

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"Way Back Home" – Movie Stills

Star Cinema has just released stills from the upcoming Way Back Home which is the launching movie of Mara Clara stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes. It is set for release August 17, 2011.

Way Back Home also stars Enrique Gil and Sam Concepcion as the leading men of Kathryn and Julia respectively. Supporting cast includes Agot Isidro, Tonton Gutierrez, Lotlot De Leon, Bella Flores, Ahron Villena, Jairus Aquino, Clarence Delgado, Josh Ivan Morales, and Gilleth Sandico.

Click here to watch the teaser trailer of Way Back Home.

More movie stills after the jump.

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"Way Back Home" – Teaser Trailer

After the movie poster, Star Cinema has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming Way Back Home which is showing in theaters on August 17, 2011.

Way Back Home stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo who both became household names via the hit television series Mara Clara. Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil play the roles of their leading men in the movie.

Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, the movie also stars Agot Isidro, Tonton Gutierrez, Lotlot De Leon, Bella Flores, Ahron Villena, Jairus Aquino, Clarence Delgado, Josh Ivan Morales, and Gilleth Sandico.

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"Way Back Home" – Movie Poster

Star Cinema has released a new movie poster of Way Back Home which is set for release August 17, 2011. Way Back Home is the launching movie of Mara Clara stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo.

Also in the movie are Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil as the leading men. Supporting cast includes Agot Isidro, Tonton Gutierrez, Lotlot De Leon, Bella Flores, Ahron Villena, Jairus Aquino, Clarence Delgado, Josh Ivan Morales, and Gilleth Sandico.

Way Back Home is directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng.

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Star Cinema Launches Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo in "Way Back Home"

Star Cinema has just released publicity photos for their upcoming movie titled Way Back Home which will launch the Mara Clara stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo.

The movie will also star Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil as their respective leading men. The two are replacements to AJ Perez, who passed away last April, and Albie Casiño, who was said to be pulled out of the movie for being involved in the Andi Eigenmann controversy.

Directed by Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Way Back Home will be released August 17, 2011.

Four more photos after the jump.

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"Growing Up" Teasers feat Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo

ABS-CBN has released a teaser for their upcoming youth-oriented show, Growing Up. The two videos show main stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo talking animatedly about their growing up experiences.

Julia and Kathryn will again be together in one show after their hit tandem in Mara Clara. But they're not gonna make us cry this time. They will actually act their age on the new show and worry about boys and other stuff teenagers go through.

Growing Up is said to replace Good Vibes on its Sunday afternoon timeslot. Good Vibes, a teen drama with focus on dance, is ending next month (August).

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN is also giving Julia and Kathryn their launching movie. Sam Concepcion will be Julia's loveteam. He replaced AJ Perez who passed away last April. Kathryn's supposed loveteam, Albie Casiño, was also recently replaced by Enrique Gil. Albie had also been pulled out of Growing Up due to his involvement in  the issue of Andi Eigenmann's pregnancy.

Watch Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo on the Growing Up teasers after the jump.

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Enrique Gil Replaces Albie Casiño in the Kathryn Bernardo-Julia Montes Launching Movie

Albie Casiño's showbiz career seems to gloom with the controversy involving him with Andi Eigenmann's pregnancy. Even if Andi's camp doesn't name the young actor, saying alone that the father of her child is her first boyfriend drops the bomb. Of course, the public knows about their relationship and the bad breakup they went through recently.

What's more, clearing the name of the other person (read: Jake Ejercito) suspected of being the father of Andi's unborn only confirmed that the 17-year-old Albie, indeed, was the father.

The controversy has resulted into Albie's being pulled out from the projects that he was supposed to do. He is not anymore part of the upcoming Growing Up, and he was pulled out from the Julia Montes-Kathryn Bernardo launching movie.

Was it some sort of a punishment given to him by ABS-CBN? Or were they just afraid people wouldn't support the young actor anymore because of his involvement in the controversy?

Enrique Gil was reported to replace Albie in the Julia-Kathryn launching movie. His Good Vibes co-star Sam Concepcion is also in the movie as a replacement for AJ Perez who passed away in a tragic vehicular accident last April.

The original leading men are out. Of course, we don't wanna say that the movie is doomed and would like to think that it's just really not meant to be. But what do you think of the Julia Montes-Sam Concepcion love team? How about the Kathryn Bernardo-Enrique Gil team-up?

It's really sad that Albie Casiño is now out of the movie because the tandem had already developed a fan base from their Mara Clara days. Let's just hope, and I'm sure Albie's fans would agree with this, that the young actor would be given another chance, whether as Kathryn's love team or not.

Melai Cantiveros, Kris Bernal, Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes on Herbench Knitwaist Overhauled Jeans TVC

The female version of Bench Overhauled Jeans TVC is hilarious towards the end with comedienne Melai Cantiveros providing the comedy. Together with Melai are Kris Bernal, Kathryn Bernardo, and Julia Montes. The girls are wearing HerBench Knitwaist Overhauled Jeans and white tops that made them look younger and fresher.

Watch the TVC below. This is epic!

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Mara Clara Teen Stars Topbill "Growing Up"

After the highly-successful remake of Emil Cruz, Jr.'s Mara Clara, ABS-CBN already has an upcoming tv show for its stars Julia Montes, Kathryn Bernardo, Albie Casiño, and Diego Loyzaga as revealed by ABS-CBN's AdProm Head Eric John Salut on Twitter last night.

He confirmed that the four teen stars are going to star in a show titled Growing Up when he answered a question from @myautumnangel15 asking if the rumor was true.

Salut further tweeted that "#GrowingUp will be directed by the teen-oriented show expert @linocayetano."