a criminal gang armed with automatic rifles, he was able to kill them nevertheless and plant his magic sword into the wall of a small chapel, and only one with a clean heart and noble intentions may pull it out. In the present day, Guiller, an expert gunsmith and protector of the poor, meets Emy after both are taken hostage by criminals. Guiller becomes the new Panday after he retrieves the sword and fights a kidnap-for-ransom gang. The sword is melted and reforged into a shotgun which fires bullets and stun rays. It magically turns back to a sword when needed. Unlike all other incarnations of the Panday, Guiller wears a black jacket and jeans. He is at times aided by the spirit of Flavio, and he defeats the criminal who shot Flavio in a sword fight after the latter arose from Hell wielding the "sword of darkness", with Flavio appearing to take over his body to deal the final blow. At the end, another meteor falls and then returns to the heavens after Guiller/Flavio plants the sword into it for a final time. 2000s In 2009, a reboot of the series, Ang Panday was released by GMA Films as one of the entries of 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival and stars Bong Revilla, who also starred in 1993 Dugo ng Panday film as a descendant of the original Flavio but this time he played as Flavio himself. Lizardo is played by Phillip Salvador who also played Flavio in the 2005 Panday television series. Ely Buendia and his Pupil band performed the theme song of the film. In 2011, a sequel, Ang Panday 2, was also shown in theaters as an entry of 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival, with the stars reprising their roles. 2010s In 2017, it was announced that another Panday film was in the works with Coco Martin set to direct and star as Flavio after Caparas approved the film. The film marked Martin's directorial debut. The film (entitled also as Ang Panday) was eventually shown during the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival. The theme song entitled "Ang Panday" is performed by Gloc-9 and Ebe Dancel. The evil Lizardo is played by Jake Cuenca in this film. As with the previous Panday iterations, Flavio in this film is a descendant of the original Panday. Television series 1987 animated TV series In 1987, RPN aired its first ever