Quezon (film)

Quezon is an upcoming Philippine epic historical drama film that focuses on the life of Manuel L. Quezon starring Jericho Rosales as the titular character. It is written and directed by Jerrold Tarog. The film is a sequel to the 2018 film Goyo: The Boy General and is a third installment in TBA Studios's Bayaniverse.^[1]

Quezon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jerrold Tarog
Written by	Jerrold Tarog Rody Vera
Starring	Jericho Rosales Karylle Mon Confiado Arron Villaflor Romnick Sarmenta Cris Villanueva JC Santos Iain Glen
Cinematography	Pong Ignacio
Edited by	Jerrold Tarog
Music by	Jerrold Tarog
Production company	TBA Studios
Release date	October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Additional members include Karylle, Mon Confiado who reprises his role from the previous films, Arron Villaflor, Romnick Sarmenta, Cris Villanueva, JC Santos, and Iain Glen.

Cast

• Jericho Rosales as Manuel L. Quezon^[2]
  • Benjamin Alves as young Manuel L. Quezon^[3]
• Karylle as Aurora Quezon^[4]
• Bodjie Pascua as Raymundo Melliza
• Joross Gamboa as Eduardo Rusca^[5]
• Ketchup Eusebio as Pedro Janolino
• Romnick Sarmenta as Sergio Osmeña Sr.
• JC Santos as Manuel A. Roxas
• Bob Jbeili as Tomas Oppus
• Jake Macapagal as Manuel M. Nieto
• Mon Confiado as Emilio F. Aguinaldo^[6]
• Angeli Bayani as Maria Agoncillo-Aguinaldo
• Noelle Polack as Esperanza Escolar L. Osmeña
• Iain Glen as Leonard Wood^[7]
• Iken Ramirez as Ray Conley
• Nico Locco as Sargeant Johnston
• Arron Villaflor as Joven Hernando^[8]
  • Cris Villanueva as older Joven Hernando
• Therese Malvar as Nadia Hernando
• Ana Abad Santos as Carmen Hernando
• Jerald Uy as Journalist #1
• VJ Mendoza as Journalist #2
• Jojit Lorenzo as Miguel Laureano

Production

It was reported that the sequel to Goyo would be about President Manuel L. Quezon, with Benjamin Alves and TJ Trinidad set to reprise their roles as younger and older versions of Quezon respectively.^[9][10] However, director Jerrold Tarog's work on the sequel was postponed after Star Cinema hired him in 2018 to direct Darna. While Tarog focused on filming for Darna, producer EA Rocha stated that pre-production work on the potential Quezon film would continue.^[11]

In 2021, Tarrog teased the potential script co-written with Rody Vera on Twitter, stating that it was still to be submitted for approval.^[12] In early 2024, it was revealed that film was still waiting for greenlight approval. The project would later receive a “large budget production fund" support from the Film Development Council of the Philippines as part of its CreatePHFilms Funding Program Cycle 1 of 2024.^[13]

In 2025, TBA Studios confirmed that the filming of Quezon will commence in March of the same year,^[14] with Mon Confiado reprising his role as Aguinaldo.^[15]

Casting

On February 18, 2025, TBA Studios announced that Jericho Rosales will portray the role of Quezon.^[16] Also joining the cast are Karylle will portray the character of Quezon's wife Aurora, Romnick Sarmenta who portrays Sergio Osmeña, JC Santos as Manuel Roxas and Cris Villanueva as the older Joven Hernando.^[16] On February 19, 2025, it was announced that Aaron Villaflor will portray as Joven Hernando.^[17] On March 16, 2025, it was confirmed that Iain Glen has been cast in the film and will portray the role of governor Leonard Wood.^[18] On March 26, Joross Gamboa released an image of himself as part of the cast and was named by Confiado as Eduardo Rusca, one of Antonio Luna's companions in the first Bayaniverse installation Heneral Luna.^[19]

Filming

In a social media post, TBA studios announced the start of their filming for the film Quezon on March 18, 2025. Also Jericho Rosales shared in his social media account what he looks like on the first day of their shooting as he plays Manuel L. Quezon on the film.^[20][21]

Quezon is the latest addition to TBA Studios "Bayaniverse", a cinematic series of historical films that includes Heneral Luna and Goyo: The Boy General. Director Jerrold Tarog, who co-wrote and directed both Heneral Luna and Goyo, returns to helm the project.^[20] Filming concluded on June 11, 2025.^[22]

Release

On July 4, 2025, TBA Studios released a poster for the film and announced that it would be released in Philippine cinemas on October 15, 2025.^[23]