October 30, 2025 | 9:50am
MANILA, Philippines — Film studio Regal Entertainment Inc. defended Ivana Alawi following rumors that the actress-content creator was causing shooting delays on “Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins,” an entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
A viral post on Reddit claims that the cast of the upcoming film are frustrated because of Ivana.
“Word going around is the production has been a mess lately,” the post said. “Staff, co-actors, even the director are getting frustrated kasi she’s always the reason for the delays. They’ve been shooting for months already pero hindi pa rin daw tapos.”
The post even claimed that according to people on the set, Ivana doesn’t appear worried as if she knows she won’t be apprehended for it.
“Rumor has it the producer of the movie is actually her alleged billionaire boyfriend, which might explain why no one’s calling her out directly,” the post ended. “If this is true, that’s wild. Imagine being part of the MMFF lineup and still not wrapping up production this close to December.”
Regal issued a statement denouncing such talks, calling false claims involving Ivana as “entirely untrue.”
“The film’s production proceeded smoothly and wrapped on schedule, with Ms. Alawi demonstrating utmost professionalism and dedication throughout,” said the studio.
The production outfit furthur clarified it solely developed, produced, and financed the project
“We urge the public to avoid engaging with unverified information and to rely only on Regal Entertainment’s official pages for accurate updates,” it ended.
Co-starring with Ivana on her segment in the 17th “Shake, Rattle & Roll” entry are Richard Gutierrez, Manilyn Reynes, Dustin Yu, and Matt Lozano.
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