Richard Gutierrez takes on dark character in comeback movie ‘Overtime’

May 14 2014

Marami ang naghihintay sa pagbabalik ni Richard Gutierrez on-screen.

Kaya naman ngayong darating na July, ihahandog ng GMA Films ang Overtime na pagbibidahan ni Richard kasama si Kapuso actress Lauren Young.

Halos isang taon ding hindi lumabas sa TV si Richard. Ang kanyang huling teleseryeng ginawa ay ang Love and Lies noong nakaraang taon pa. Taong 2013 din nang huling lumabas si Richard sa pelikula kasama si Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera sa My Lady Boss.

Nang tanungin ng GMANetwork.com si Richard tungkol sa kanyang character sa Overtime, sinabi niyang kakaibang Richard daw ang makikita ng viewers. “Expect something different. I'm kind of pushing myself on this character,” aniya.

Ayon sa aktor, pinagbutihan niya raw ang pagganap niya sa character ni Dom sa tulong ng kanilang direktor. “Direk Wincy (Ong) is helping me also to really push myself and it's different,” saad ni Richard.

Ipinakilala sa amin ni Richard ang character ni Dom. “I'm playing a kind of bad guy but it's more character-driven so the audience will take a journey on the life of this character even though it's somewhat dark,” pahayag niya.

Dagdag pa niya, “I think it's engaging also also for Lauren as much as I was engaged in the character. So it's totally different. It's out of my comfort zone. It's out of the box.”

Ayon kay Richard, hindi pa siya nagkaroon ng chance na mag-portray ng ganoong klase ng character sa isang pelikula. Kaya naman nang i-offer sa kanya ng GMA Films ang role sa Overtime, hindi na raw siya nagdalawang-isip na kunin ang project na ito.

“This is my first time to do something like this so it's always an adventure and exciting for me,” pahayag ni Richard.

Catch Richard Gutierrez as he plays the role of Dom in Overtime, the newest offering of GMA Films, this coming July on theaters nationwide.

Keep visiting www.gmanetwork.com for updates on Richard Gutierrez and your favorite Kapuso stars, shows, and films.

- Text by Al Kendrick Noguera, Photo by Bochic Estrada, GMANetwork.com