Edjop (film)

Edjop
Directed byKatski Flores
Written by
StarringElijah Canlas
CinematographyNeil Daza
Edited byBenjamin G. Tolentino
Music byLen Calvo
Production
companies
  • Open Water Productions
  • Mad Goats
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Edjop is an upcoming Philippine biographical political drama film directed by Katski Flores and co-written by Jade Francis Castro. Starring Elijah Canlas in the title role, the film is based on the life of Edgar Jopson, a young man from an affluent family who became an underground activist who confronted President Ferdinand Marcos and his regime of terror. It also stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Kakie Pangilinan in her cinematic debut, Cedrick Juan, and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo.

A co-production of Open Water Productions and Mad Goats, in association with Narra Post-Production Studios, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is scheduled for theatrical release on 16 September 2026.

Plot

Edgar Jopson is an Ateneo-educated son of a grocer who lived a life of affluence. However, he abandoned this kind of life when he became an underground activist of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Cast

  • Elijah Canlas as Edgar Jopson: The titular student leader-turned-underground activist who was a son of a grocer.
  • Jodi Sta. Maria as Joyette Jopson: The second child of Edgar and Joy who is a triathlete.
  • Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Joy Jopson: Edgar's wife
  • Cedrick Juan as Noy Jopson
  • Stefanie Akashi as Andrea
  • Teroy Guzman as Hernan
  • Issa Litton as Josefa
  • Thea Marabut as Inday
  • Nour Hooshmand as Sucel
  • Jethro Tenorio as Ka Felising
  • Nico Locco as Thomas
  • Jerome Dawis as Freddie

Production

Development

Filmmaker Katski Flores made the decision to develop Edgar Jopson's life story into a film in 2021 after triathlete Joyette Jopson, a classmate and Edgar's daughter, approached her at their high school reunion. Later on, the latter accepted Flores' request to begin the project from the first base. Before Flores accepted the project, no director had ever agreed to direct the film while a sequence treatment was already developed.[1]

Cinematographer Neil Daza immediately joined the project, citing that he shared the activist's upbringing. Besides Daza, Jade Castro joined as co-writer while Maki Sarmiento and Erik Manalo were respectively assigned as line producer and production designer.[1]

Casting

Elijah Canlas was initially offered by the production team to play young Edjop until the production team, including producer Joyette Jopson, decided to cast him also as older Edjop, citing the successful result from a screen test in November 2023.[2] In 2025, Kakie Pangilinan, who was in the country at the time of filming, joined the cast as Gloria Maria "Joy" Asuncion, Edjop's wife.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bennett, Dahl (19 October 2024). "Making 'Edjop': Direk Katski Flores on The Journey of a Biopic". Spot.ph. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Cruz, Marinel (19 June 2024). "How Elijah Canlas ended up as Jodi Sta. Maria's dad in movie". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Acierto, Drew (7 July 2025). "Sharon Cuneta proud of daughter Frankie Pangilinan's acting in 'EdJop'". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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