Victor Magtanggol
| Victor Magtanggol | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | |
| Directed by | Dominic Zapata |
| Creative director | Roy Iglesias |
| Starring | Alden Richards |
| Theme music composer | Ex Battalion |
| Opening theme | "Superhero Mo" by Ex Battalion feat. Alden Richards |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Production location | Philippines |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment Content Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
Victor Magtanggol is an upcoming Philippine television drama action-fantasy series to be broadcast by GMA Network.[1] The series is inspired by Norse mythology.[2] Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Alden Richards in the title role. It is set to premiere on July 30, 2018 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing The Cure.[3]
Originally titled as Mitho, it marks as the comeback show of Coney Reyes in the network after four years.[4]
Premise
Many gods won't survive in the expected Ragnarök including Thor. Before his death, he will order his son, Magni to hide his Mjölnir, until there's someone right to inherit it. Magni will go to the world of mortals to wait for the new taker of Mjölnir where he will meet Victor Magtanggol, the one who will eventually must learn to use the Mjölnir to protect the world and his loved ones from Móði, another son of Thor, who is upset of not inheriting the Mjölnir and Loki who plans to spread chaos in the mortal world.[5]
Cast and characters
- Lead cast
- Alden Richards[4][6] as Victor Magtanggol / Hammerman[7]
- Andrea Torres[6] as Sif
- Janine Gutierrez[4][6] as Gwen Regalado
- John Estrada[8][6] as Loki / Dr. Mikolai
- Supporting cast
- Coney Reyes[8][6] as Vivienne Magtanggol
- Al Tantay[9][6] as Tomas Magtanggol
- Yuan Francisco[10][6] as Carmelo 'Meloy' M. Domingo
- Chynna Ortaleza[9][6] as Lynette Magtanggol-Domingo
- Dion Ignacio[9][6] as Percival 'Perci' Domingo
- Lindsay De Vera[9][6] as Anne Magtanggol
- Pancho Magno[9][6] as Modi
- Kristofer Martin[9][6] as Lance Espiritu
- Reese Tuazon[6] as Honelyn De Mesa
- Benjie Paras[9] as Abelardo
- Freddie Webb[9] as Renato
- Eric Quizon[8][6] as Hector Regalado
- Maritoni Fernandez[9][6] as Alice Regalado
- Lucho Ayala[9] as Ferdinand
- Fabio Ide[9] as Baldur
- Miguel Faustmann[6] as Magni / Magnus
- Christian Bautista[11]
- King Badger[9] as Mario
- Flow-G[9] as Luigi
- Guest cast
Production
Development
GMA Network tasked writers to come up for a television series based on Norse mythology. Jules Katanyag, concept creator of Victor Magtanggol described what he and other writers came up as "best reflects the Filipino condition" which is that of uncertainty.[12]
Setting
Victor Magtanggol will be set in the Philippines in "the present day" when several Norse deities including Thor already dead following Ragnarök, a series of catastrophic event.[12] Part of the series will also be shot outside of the Philippines.[4]
Music
The theme song for Victor Magtanggol is "Superhero Mo" which is a collaboration of actor, Alden Richards and hip hop group, Ex Battalion. Ex Batallion composed the song. A lyric video of "Superhero Mo" was released by GMA Network on May 28, 2018.[13]
References
- ^ "Costume ni Alden Richards bilang si 'Victor Magtanggol,' ipinakita na". GMA Network. July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Konsepto at istorya ng 'Victor Magtanggol,' inspired ng Norse mythology" [Concept and story in 'Victor Magtanggol' inspired from Norse mythology] (in Filipino). Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ Padayhag, Michelle Joy (July 21, 2018). "Alden Richards' Victor Magtanggol to start airing on July 30". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Angelli Catan (March 6, 2018). "Action-fantasy series nina Alden at Janine, may taping sa ibang bansa" [There is filming overseas for Alden and Janine's action-fantasy series] (in Filipino). Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Victor Magtanggol" (in Filipino). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Cast of Victor Magtanggol".
- ^ PEP Troika (July 23, 2018). "Victor Magtanggol ni Alden Richards, handa nang banggain ang Probinsyano ni Coco Martin". PEP (in Taglish). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c Junardo. "Sino kaya kina Maine, Jasmine at Janine ang itatambal kay Alden sa Victor Magtanggol?" [Who among Maine, Jasmine, and Janine will be paired up with Alden in Victor Magtanggol?]. PressReader (in Filipino). Bandera Visayas. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Calderon, Noiv. "The cast of 'Victor Magtanggol'". Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Mañago, Lito. "Yuan Francisco, sidekick ni Alden Richards sa 'Victor Magtanggol'". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Christian Bautista will be part of 'Victor Magtanggol' as one of the villains". Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "'Victor Magtanggol' based on Norse mythology, not Marvel's Thor, says creator". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Padayhag, Michelle Joy (May 29, 2018). "Alden Richards collaborates with Ex Batallion for 'Victor Magtanggol' theme song". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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