MANILA, March 12, 2018 – Don't look now but Disney's A Wrinkle in Time boasts of a delightful Filipino connection that's sure to contribute to Pinoy pride. No less that our very own Filipino-American child actor Deric McCabe plays one of the lead characters in the epic adventure, alongside Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine.
In A Wrinkle in Time (opening in Philippine cinemas March 14), McCabe plays Charles Wallace Murry, a precocious child who's wise beyond his years. Boasting a genius IQ, he is able to sense what others are feeling and holds a special bond with his sister, Meg (Storm Reid). While on the search for his father with Meg and her classmate, Charles Wallace falls prey to the powers of the IT, the same evil presence which is holding his father prisoner.
“Charles Wallace is brilliant, but he is brilliant in a very 5-year-old way,” says screenwriter Jennifer Lee. “He sees the world and all the magic that’s in it and all the potential it holds, but he’s also a kid who isn’t afraid to speak his mind and who can sound a littlle arrogant for his age, which occasionally gets him into trouble. Still, there’s something special about him, and what makes him special also makes him vulnerable, like a lot of people in life.”
