Imagine You & Me (2016)

Interesting facts

Imagine You and Me is a 2016 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Mike Tuviera. The film stars Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. The film was released on July 13, 2016, as AlDub's first anniversary offering, which happened on July 16, 2016, three days after the film was shown. It was screened primarily in the Philippines and also had screenings in other countries such as Canada, Italy, and the United States. The film follows the story of Andrew and Gara as their opposite beliefs cross paths in Italy.

Production

A project commemorating the first anniversary of AlDub was unveiled in March 2016, which was made into a film the next month. Imagine You and Me was the first film with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza in leading roles. The film was planned to be shot in Italy and according to its director, Mike Tuviera, it would be a dream come true for him and of his father, APT top executive Tony Tuviera, to do a film in Italy.

Production of the film began in May 2016 in Como, Italy. According to Como, Italy's website La Provinicia di Como, Richards and Mendoza were accompanied by 35 crew members, along with director Mike Tuviera. The shoot in Como, Italy started on May 9, 2016, and ended on May 18, 2016, with the support of the municipality government of Como. There also scenes shot in Verona, Italy where Richards and Mendoza had a scene at the statue of Juliet.

During filming, Tuviera used benches in many scenes to honor Kalyeserye creator Jenny Ferre who is fond of benches. He also added that Jasmine Curtis-Smith, one of the film's supporting cast, was sick in the duration of the shoot in Italy and since Curtis-Smith role is a sickly person, the director used Curtis-Smith's situation for method acting.

Maine Mendoza wrote the lyrics of the film's theme song with music by Vic Sotto and arranged by Jimmy Antiporda (member of the defunct band Neocolours). On June 16, 2016, Mendoza performed the song "Imagine You and Me" on Eat Bulaga!. A duet version of the song with Alden Richards is also included in the film.

The film's soundtrack, including its instrumental version was released and streamed on July 8, 2016, in the digital music services. On its day of release, the songs lead the charts in iTunes Philippines. It was also released digitally on Spotify and Google Play.

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