10 years after playing Darna on TV, Marian Rivera met the new Darna, Jane De Leon. Marian shared their photo from a Belo event and said, “Nice to meet you, Jane! [heart emoji]”
Marian starred in the GMA series about the iconic superhero from 2009 to 2010. It was her third big role after playing Marimar and Dyesebel on TV. You can watch her Darna trailer below:
Jane will play the superhero in the upcoming movie directed by Jerrold Tarog. She was revealed as the new Darna in July, ending a nationwide search for the next actress to play the role after Liza Soberano dropped out of the project because of her finger injury.
The highly coveted role has been played by many actresses through the decades including Angel Locsin, Vilma Santos, and Regine Velasquez.
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