d ong ▁D antes . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Star ▁Cinema ▁and ▁V iva ▁Films , ▁the ▁film ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁pra ising ▁the ▁film ' s ▁special ▁effects ▁but ▁critic izing ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁character ▁development ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁com edic ▁scenes . ▁ ▁This ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁film ▁appearance ▁of ▁com ed ian ▁Ch ok ole it , ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁B angu ed , ▁Ab ra ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁propriet or ▁of ▁a ▁struggling ▁car n ival ▁named ▁Fant ast ica ▁( V ice ▁G anda ) ▁was ▁task ed ▁by ▁a ▁kn ight ▁( Rich ard ▁Gut ierre z ) ▁to ▁find ▁three ▁prin cess es ▁of ▁the ▁kn ight ' s ▁land . ▁The ▁prin cess es ▁was ▁war ped ▁on ▁Earth ▁separately , ▁and ▁lives ▁regular ▁lives ▁there . ▁But ▁an ▁evil ▁spread s ▁on ▁the ▁kn ight ' s ▁land , ▁and ▁his ▁rival ▁( D ing d ong ▁D antes ) ▁was ▁on ▁their ▁thro ats . ▁The ▁mission ' s ▁cover ▁was ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁car n ival / f air ▁to ▁l ure ▁the ▁prin cess es .