Iza Calzado bags her original role in Hollywood's 'The Echo'

Get your daily dose of hot gossip in this all-new addition to iGMA! Whether it's capping off yesterday's entertainment headlines or dishing a celebrity's recent issue, iGMA still has it covered! Be on the lookout for multiple updates within the day - you wouldn't want to be the last to know, would ya? So keep checking this space for what's hot and new in the entertainment world. Tuwang-tuwa si Iza Calzado habang ibinabalita sa amin na siya pa rin ang gaganap sa original role niya para sa Hollywood remake ng Sigaw. Sinigurado na sa kanya ni direktor Yam Laranas na siya ang napiling gumanap sa multong character sa The Echo, the same character na ginampanan niya sa Sigaw. Tuesday ng tanghali, July 17, wala pang kaalam-alam si Iza -- na humarap sa mga publicists ng kanilang soap ni Sunshine Dizon sa GMA-7 na Impostora -- na napasakanya na pala ang role na inaasam-asam niyang gawin. Sa pakikipag-usap namin sa kanya, Iza stressed what she said during the presscon of Ouija last week, na hindi niya sinabing mag-a-audition siya for the role. But since wala pa rin naman daw naka-cast, ang sinabi niya ay sana mapag-audition siya. Tanghali ng Miyerkules, July 18, nalaman ni Iza ang balita na siya ang napili ng Hollywood producers ng The Echo na gumanap sa dati niyang role. Mismong si Direk Yam, who will also direct the Hollywood version starring Jesse Bradford, ang nagsabi kay Iza ng napakagandang balita. "Sure na po," sagot ni Iza sa tanong namin sa kanya sa text kung nakuha na niya nga ang role. "Direk Yam was the first one who told me," pahabol niya. Mid-August aalis si Iza patungong Toronto, Canada, para sa shooting ng The Echo. "I still have Impostora. Salamat naman po, pinayagan akong umalis ng GMA. Napakabait ni God," sabi pa ni Iza. Umaasa rin si Iza na maayos ang schedule niya dahil bukod sa Impostora ay mayroon pa siyang isang committment for Regal Entertainment's Desperadas na entry sa 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival. Nakapagsimula na ring mag-shoot ni Iza for the said movie. "Wala pa pong details but I'll be back in time to finish Desperadas. I think maayos naman po lahat 'yan," sabi ni Iza. Nag-promise siya that when she gets the final details of her schedule ay ibabalita niya rin sa amin. -- PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) Happy for Iza? You can congratulate her yourself this coming July 26 when she and her co-stars from Impostora take the hot seats on iGMA's Live Chat! If you haven't registered yet, register now! Can't contain yourself until then? Share your thoughts at the iGMA forums! There you can talk about Iza Calzado or about the movie being remade by Hollywood! And don’t forget to tune in every week night as the the tale of twin sisters unfolds on Impostora, after each heart-pounding episode of Lupin. Only on GMA Telebabad. Text IZA (your message) to 4627 for all Networks to congratulate her! (PhP2.50 for Globe, Smart, and Talk 'n Text; PhP2.00 for Sun)