Maybe This Time (2014 film)

Steph Asuncion (Sarah Geronimo) and Tonio Bugayong (Coco Martin) were once in love. Back then, she was a young girl who wanted a simple life and he was older, more ambitious than she was. Tonio was a small town guy who wants to board a ship to provide for his family’s furniture business. Steph was a Manila girl who spends the summer in the province for community service. What might have been a sweet relationship ended sourly when Tonio left without saying goodbye. Steph was heartbroken and it taught her to dream bigger to be worthy of love. Will their paths cross again? Will they overcome the pains of the past to give love a second chance?

This is a story between two people who will be reminded about the importance of being true to one’s self in order for true love to happen.

• Sarah Geronimo as Stephanie "Steph"/ "Teptep" Asuncion
• Coco Martin as Antonio "Tonio" Bugayong
• Ruffa Gutierrez as Monica T. Valencia

• Ogie Diaz as Mae
• Dennis Padilla as Erning
• Shamaine Buencamino as Lenny
• Buboy Garovillo as Butch
• Marlann Flores as Mels
• Zeppi Borromeo as Jans
• Kathleen Hermosa as Clara
• Alex Castro as Patrick
• Devon Seron as Abby
• Marco Masa as Danno
• Bea Basa as Porky
• Sofia Millares as Kimberly
• Aaron Junatas as Hyro
• Minnie Aguilar as Elma
• Dante Ponce as Andrew
• Marina Benipayo as Carmen
• Cecil Paz as Susan
• Tony Mabesa as Pancho

Originally, Martin was supposed to star with Marian Rivera in a movie also entitled Maybe This Time.{{cite news | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/14/12/coco-do-movie-marian-rivera | title=Coco to do movie with Marian Rivera | publisher=ABS-CBN News | date=March 14, 2012 | accessdate=October 11, 2018}} The film was supposed to have been helmed by Maryo J. de los Reyes and produced by Regal Films for an early-2013 release.{{cite news | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/12/marian-coco-film-be-released-early-2013 | title=Marian-Coco film to be released in early 2013 | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation News | date=October 10, 2012 | accessdate=October 11, 2018}} The film likewise would have co-starred Snooky Serna as Martin's mother{{cite news | url= https://www.pep.ph/news/34973/snooky-serna-signs-up-with-new-talent-management-group-promises-not-to-disappoint-regal39s-mother-li#ZdDZPmBg8agIX024.99 | title=Snooky Serna signs up with new talent management group, promises not to disappoint Regal's Mother Lily Monteverde | publisher=PEP | date=July 21, 2012 | accessdate=October 11, 2018 | first=Rose | last=Garcia}} and was touted as bringing together talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA.{{cite news | url= https://www.pep.ph/news/33426/coco-martin-and-marian-rivera-cross-network-barriers-to-star-in-a-movie-for-regal#Adgs9FxUgxOxi11x.99 | title=Coco Martin and Marian Rivera cross network barriers to star in a movie for Regal | publisher=PEP | date=March 17, 2012 | accessdate=October 11, 2018 | first=Jun | last=Nardo}} The movie, however, was ultimately shelved.{{cite news | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/04/14/movie-john-lloyd-or-piolo-marian-speaks | title=Movie with John Lloyd or Piolo? Marian speaks up | publisher=ABS-CBN News | date=March 4, 2014 | accessdate=October 11, 2018}}

The announcement of the main casts for the film was made on February 8, 2014. The details were first discussed through a meeting on January 21, 2014. At the time, although there were no official announcements for the movie yet, it was already publicized that Geronimo and Martin would be the leads, together with Ruffa Gutierrez, and will be directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng.{{cite news | url=http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/latest-news/coco-and-sarah-to-star-in-a-movie | title=Coco and Sarah to star in a movie? | publisher=Star Cinema | accessdate=May 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524000624/http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/latest-news/coco-and-sarah-to-star-in-a-movie | archive-date=May 24, 2014 | url-status=dead }}

On March 1, 2014, the official theme song of the movie accompanied by a music video was released.{{cite video | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6SznSfibbQ | title=Maybe This Time Music Video By Sarah Geronimo" | website=YouTube | date=May 1, 2014 | accessdate=May 22, 2014}} The film's theme "Maybe This Time" by Michael Martin Murphey was covered by the film's lead, Sarah Geronimo. The whole team held a grand press conference on May 15, 2014, at the Dolphy Theater to talk about the film and their experiences.{{cite news | url=http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/latest-news/watch-catch-the-highlights-of-maybe-this-time-press-conference | title="WATCH: Catch the highlights of 'Maybe This Time' press conference" | publisher=Star Cinema | accessdate=May 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523234256/http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/latest-news/watch-catch-the-highlights-of-maybe-this-time-press-conference | archive-date=May 23, 2014 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | url=http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/photos/maybe-this-time-press-conference | title="MAYBE THIS TIME PRESS CONFERENCE" | publisher=Star Cinema | accessdate=May 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517014229/http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time/photos/maybe-this-time-press-conference | archive-date=May 17, 2014 | url-status=dead }} The next day, the first official full-length trailer was released on YouTube.{{cite video | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR-ACtwLC_k | title="Maybe This Time Full Trailer" | website=YouTube | date=May 16, 2014 | accessdate=May 22, 2014}}

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• {{official website|http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/maybe-this-time|Maybe This Time}}
• {{IMDb title|3707612|Maybe This Time}}

Category:2014 films

Category:Star Cinema films

Category:Viva Films films

Category:2010s Tagalog-language films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:2014 romantic comedy films

Category:Philippine romantic comedy films

Category:Films directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng

Category:English-language romantic comedy films