Maverick Films is a Philippine film production company owned by

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History

1999-2001: Millennium Cinema

The film company was established in 1999 by actor-politician

and producer Eric Cuatico as Millennium Cinema, serving as a sister company of Jesse Ejercito's Crown Seven Ventures. ''Pepeng Agimat'', its maiden movie starring

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, was one of the entries in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival. 2000 saw the film company producing several films, such as '' Eto Na Naman Ako'', ''Minsan Ko Lang Sasabihin'', FPJ's ''

Ang Dalubhasa ''Ang Dalubhasa'' () is a 2000 Filipino action film starring Fernando Poe Jr., who directed the film under the moniker Ronwaldo Reyes, Nanette Medved and Maritoni Fernandez. The film was a vehicle for Medved's comeback after graduating summa cum ...

'' and ''Ayos Na ang Kasunod'', and biopics ''Col. Elmer Jamias: Barako ng Maynila'' and ''The Ping Lacson Story''. In January 2001, amid the impeachment of then President Joseph Estrada, Millennium Cinema, along with Crown Seven Ventures, closed down. At that time, ''Walang Iwanan, Peksman'' and ''

Kaaway Hanggang Hukay ''Kaaway Hanggang Hukay'' is a 2001 Philippine action film directed by Joey del Rosario. The film stars Phillip Salvador, Ina Raymundo and Edu Manzano. Cast * Phillip Salvador as Col. Baltazar Soriano * Ina Raymundo as Lt. Barbara Veloso * Edu ...

'' were the film company's two remaining projects. The former was still under post-production, being released by Ramon Salvador's production company independently on March that year. The latter, which was supposed to be part of the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival, was still ongoing production, being released by Jolo Films the following year.

2001-present: Maverick Films

In March 2001, Millennium Cinema was relaunched by a new group of investors headed by Eric Cuatico as Maverick Films, with ''

Luv Text ''Luv Text'' is a 2001 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Rowell Santiago. The film stars Judy Ann Santos and Wowie de Guzman. This is the first film produced by Maverick Films after being acquired by a group of investors when it was cal ...

'' as its maiden movie. For the next few years, though not as active as its predecessor, it released a string of movies, such as ''

Mananabas ''Mananabas'' is a 2001 Philippine action film co-written and directed by Cesar Montano, who stars as the title role. Cast * Cesar Montano as Lt. Miguel Marasigan * Jo Canonizado as Sabrina Wilson * Rommel Montano as Sgt. Aragon * Daniel Ferna ...

'', ''

Mano Mano 2 ''Mano Mano 2: Ubusan ng Lakas'' is a 2001 Philippine film, Philippine Action film, action film starring Ronnie Ricketts, who wrote and directed the film under the name Ronn Rick. It is the sequel to the 1995 film ''Mano Mano''. Cast * Ronnie ...

'', ''

Batas ng Lansangan ''Batas ng Lansangan'' is a 2002 Philippine action film directed by Fernando Poe Jr. under the moniker Ronwaldo Reyes. The film stars Poe in the title role, Dina Bonnevie and Roi Vinzon. Cast * Fernando Poe Jr. as Maj. Ruben Medrano * Dina Bon ...

'', '' Bestman: 4 Better, Not 4 Worse'', and ''www.XXX.com'', which launched the career of Juliana Palermo. In October 2003, Maverick Films closed down after the release of ''

Utang ng Ama ''Utang ng Ama'' is a 2003 Philippine comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Joey Marquez and Jinggoy Estrada. This is the last film produced by Maverick Films before closing shop. Cast * Joey Marquez as Don * Jinggoy Estrada as ...

''. Since 2007, the film company is used sporadically for Jinggoy Estrada's movies ''Katas ng Saudi'' and ''

Magkaibigan ''Magkaibigan'' is a 2008 Philippine drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Christopher de Leon, Jinggoy Estrada, Maricel Laxa and Dawn Zulueta. This is Maverick Films' last feature film for the decade. It was one o ...

'', which was one of the entries in the

2008 Metro Manila Film Festival The 34th Annual 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival started from December 25, 2008 to January 7, 2009. This year marks the return of the Escalera brothers in ''Iskul Bukol 20 Years After (Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure)'' and the hardworking mother, ...

where it won Best Actor award. After over a decade of dormancy, it returned with ''Coming Home'', his comeback movie which was one of the entries in the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival.

References

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