Dennis Trillo is "Gagambino"

From the fertile mind of Carlo J. Caparas comes another fantaserye that will show the unusual friendship between man and animals. Gagambino, in particular, depicts a young man named Bino who becomes close to an eight-feet tall spider.

Featuring Dennis Trillo in the title role, Gagambino will replace Dyesebel on GMA-7's primetime block. His two leading ladies are Nadine Samonte (who plays Celine) and Katrina Halili (whose character is Lucy). Dennis will be pitted against his archenemy Harold (played by Polo Ravales).

Reports say that Dennis learned three martial arts in preparation for his role as a superhero: wing chun, judo and kendo, a Japanese martial art of sword-fighting. He also underwent rigorous training to learn parkour, which translates to the art of movement.

"Para siyang wall climbing pero ina-apply mo sa totoong environment," says Dennis about parkour. "Na-iincorporate dun yung galaw ng spider. Siyempre, dito sa Gagambino, mala-spider yung galaw kaya dapat maka-akyat ka dun sa mga pader, sa mga dingding. Medyo agile siya at kailangan ang dexterity ng katawan.

"Kailangan malakas ang buong katawan mo basically, yung upper body mo, yung legs mo. Marami akong tama diyan [shows a bruise on his right arm] and pati sa shins marami akong tama diyan."

Writer-director Carlo Caparas says that the choice of Dennis as the lead character of Gagambino is "unprecedented and unexpected."

"Hindi iisip na si Dennis ang gaganap. E, yun ang element ng isang bagong proyekto na parang eksperimento, experimental kung tingnan nila, pero dyan nangggagaling ang mga malalaking blockbuster TV shows, na hindi nila inaasahan kung sino ang gaganap dun sa role," tells Direk Carlo.

According to the prolific komiks creator, the challenge for Dennis is how he will be able to tame the giant spider to become his ally.

Toppel Lee and Don Michael Perez are co-directors of the TV series Gagambino.