Kapuso star Will Ashley is ending the year on a high note after earning not one but two entries in the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
The actor, who attended the festival's lineup announcement, took to Instagram to share his excitement.
"Only a crazy dream until you do it! Magkita-kita po tayo sa Pasko para sa MMFF!" he wrote.
Will also shared how surreal the moment felt, expressing deep gratitude to his supporters.
"Isa lamang itong pangarap dati. Who would've thought na sa unang MMFF, dalawa na malapit sa puso kong pelikula ang mapapasama dito! Patuloy po natin suportahan ang pelikulang Pilipino!" he said.
Will stars in two festival entries -- "Bar Boys: After School" and "Love You So Bad." The latter marks his first on-screen pairing with Bianca De Vera and Dustin Yu under the direction of Mae Cruz-Alviar.
Meanwhile, "Bar Boys: After School" features a new cast lineup that includes Klarisse De Guzman, Emilio Daez, Sassa Gurl, Royce Cabrera, Bryce Eusebio, Therese Malvar, and Glaiza De Castro.
"Bar Boys: After School" and "Love You So Bad" join "I'm Perfect" and "UnMarry" as the films that complete the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival lineup of official entries.
In July, the MMFF revealed its first four official entries: "Call Me Mother," starring Vice Ganda and Nadine Lustre; "Reconnect," featuring Gerald Anderson, Carmina Villarroel, Zoren Legaspi, Gloria Diaz, and Alexa Miro; "Manila's Finest," top-billed by Piolo Pascual; and "Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins," starring Ivana Alawi, Fyang Smith, Ashley Ortega, Ysabel Ortega, Carla Abellana, Kaila Estrada, JM Ibarra, Seth Fedelin, Francine Diaz, and Dustin Yu.