Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang

Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang (lit. "The Stories of Grandma Basyang") was an withdrawn fantasy action-adventure film produced by Unitel Productions. The film is a two-story, "Pedrong Walang Takot" and "Mariang Alimango" derived from the short stories of Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang written by Severino Reyes. The film is directed by Mark Meilly, and Chris Martinez. It stars Richard Gomez, Paolo Contis, Sam Concepcion, Iza Calzado, Rufa Mae Quinto, Empress Schuck and Zsa Zsa Padilla. It is one of the 8 official entries for 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival but later on the film sent a request letter to MMDA to pull out of the festival. On October 19, the film was replaced by Thy Womb.

Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (The Stories of Grandmother Basyang) is a series of short stories written by "Lola Basyang," pen name of Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. In 1925, Reyes wrote a series of short stories under the series title wherein he adopted the persona of Lola Basyang, an elderly woman fond of telling stories to her grandchildren. During the golden age of Philippine Komiks in 1949, Pedrito Reyes revived the stories of his father into komiks. Since then, the original magazine stories have been adapted for television, cinema, and published in book form. in 2012, the script of the film was submitted for the selection entries for the upcoming 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival or MMFF. On June 16, 2012, the Metro Manila Development Authority announced that the film is one of the 8 official entries for the film festival. The Greater Manila Theater Operators Association selected the 8 film out of 14 through level of creativity, cultural or historical value, and commercial viability. However, on October 18, 2012 the producers sent a request letter to MMDA to pull-out the film from the official entries. According to UNITEL, they plan to release the two stories as a separate film on 2013.