A week from now, we will have the WORLD PREMIERE of BUYBUST at the @newyorkasianfilmfestival ❤️ We will also be having the ASIAN PREMIERE at the @bifanofficial in SoKor next, next week! Extremely excited about that too! I’ll be flying out to attend both screenings ✈️ and of course PHILIPPINES on August 1!!! . Madlang Peeps In NYC, SoKor, Canada and San Diego, you can come watch our screenings here! NYAFF – NYC July 15 BuyBust Screening 8:35PM SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street Fantasia – Montreal, Canada July 18 9:40PM Hall Cinema, Concordia University BIFAN – Incheon, South Korea July 18 7:00PM City Hall, Main Theatre And July 19 7:30PM CGV Sopoong 3 San Diego Comic Con 21st Annual Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza  July 19 8:00p-10:30pm Room 6A. See ya there!!!!

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MANILA—According to Anne Curtis, she felt compelled to accept her role in "BuyBust" when director Erik Matti offered it to her.

"I was so hungry for a role and a film like this," Curtis told reporters during the movie's media conference Tuesday.

After not starring in movies for two years, Curtis said being part of "BuyBust" is the best way for her to celebrate her 21st anniversary in the industry.

But playing the role of a PDEA operative whose team is trapped inside enemy territory was not easy.

"Actually, lahat ng eksena, buwis-buhay siya," Curtis said.

Despite the difficulties and the injuries, she said she never thought of giving up. The movie took two years to finish.

"Never. Sobra akong competitive and challenged, I like to take the challenge on," she said.

Curtis said she wants people to know women can also star in action films.

"Gusto kong patunayan sa pelikulang 'to na kaya ng female lead na gumawa ng action film. 'Yan ang gusto kong patunayan," she said.

Matti said Curtis was perfect for the role.

"On hindsight, if I didn't get somebody as physical as Anne, hindi 'to matatapos 'tong movie na 'to. Or matatapos man siya, parang maraming daya," he said.

'She's the real deal': Erik Matti speaks highly of Anne Curtis

"Buy Bust" is being billed as one of the most ambitious action projects in local cinema history, employing more than 300 stuntmen and using over 250,000 grams of gunpowder. 

A co-production between Reality Entertainment and Viva Films, "Buy Bust" also co-stars MMA star Brandon Vera, Nonie Buencamino, and Victor Neri. 

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