This *might* be the best news for Hello, Love, Goodbye fans.
On May 16, 2024, local production companies, GMA Pictures and Star Cinema posted a teaser video that read, "This is finally happening!" NGL, there was no explicit indication that the teaser was about Hello, Love, Goodbye. But what is a teaser if they exposed all the details already, right?
Nonetheless, fans flocked to their comments section, proclaiming that the teaser was really about the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster hit. Some fans pointed out that the teaser used the airport background which was the last scene in the film.
Furthermore, some netizens were also so sure about the similarities between the font they used in the teaser and the official posters of the film. A comment read, "Same pink text color and font sa HLG poster. Yay!"
Fans were stoked to see that the film would be produced by both Kapamilya and Kapuso production companies. ICYDK, Hello, Love, Goodbye was only produced by Star Cinema in 2019.
"The exciting part here is it's GMA Pictures and Star Cinema's first collaboration together after how many years of rivalry. I find it amazing," one netizen wrote. The official announcement regarding the released teaser will be on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 6PM.
Since their first project together, Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards have actually built quite a following thanks to their palpable onscreen chemistry, which led Hello, Love Goodbye to becoming one of their highest-grossing films. Fans were also raving about a possible reunion project. Most were hoping that the two would reprise their roles in a sequel.
"HLG part 2 na ba ito? KathDen lang talaga malakas..." one fan conveyed in their comment.
Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards on Hello, Love, Goodbye sequel
It's been five years since the film was released, but the anticipation for a Hello, Love, Goodbye sequel never died down. Alden has remained positive about a possible sequel throughout the years.
In fact, the actor has been very vocal about his willingness to work with Kathryn again. "Ako po, of course, Hello, Love, Goodbye naman po made history. At 'yun naman din po ang clamor ng mga nakapanood—to have a part two. Ako po, ready naman ako, anytime," the actor told PEP.ph in a December 2023 interview.
Just this March 2024, Alden took the liberty to talk about some of his upcoming projects this year with some members of the media during an event. ICYDK, the Kapuso actor established his own multimedia agency called Myriad Corporation in 2022.
Asked if there would be a possibility that Myriad would be working with Kathryn in the future, the actor exclaimed, "Coming soon! Let's go!"
In an April 2023 interview with PEP.ph, film director Cathy Garcia-Sampana openly confirmed that there have been talks surrounding a second installation to their blockbuster hit. In the same interview, the seasoned director belied rumors that Daniel Padilla was the reason why Hello, Love, Goodbye's part 2 never materialized.
"Ito po ay matagal na ring pinag-iisipan, ang part 2. Kaya lang, maraming nangyari, nagka-pandemya... maraming nangyari kaya hindi lang talaga natuloy," the director honestly conveyed.
She continued, "Hindi naman kayang hadlangan ni Daniel ang ganoong kalaking proyekto. Tsaka si Kathryn naman ay may sariling isip. So, 'pag gusto niya, gusto niya."
