Liza Soberano is the new 'Darna'

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She will take over from Angel Locsin who backed out of the film project because of a back injury

  MANILA - It's official. Young actress Liza Soberano will play the Philippine iconic superheroine Darna in a new movie adaptation. The movie will be produced by Star Cinema and directed by Erik Matti. Star Cinema had been looking for an actress to play after Angel Locsin, who played the superheroine in the 2005 television series, backed out because of a back injury. "Yes, it is confirmed. I have accepted the role of Darna," the 19-year-old Soberano told ABS-CBN's MJ Felipe. Soberano promised to give "more than 100 percent" in her portrayal of the Philippines' version of Wonder Woman. Darna is a fictional Filipino comics superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo. She made her comics debut in 1950. In the original story.Darna is an extraterrestrial warrior who manifests herself in a village girl from Earth named Narda, who swallows a tiny stone and shouts "Darna!" to transform into the superheroine and fight earthly villains and those from outer space. The transformation of Narda into Darna has become a part of pop culture in the Philippines. 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