The vacations are nearly right here, which implies many merry films are coming our means — however Netflix has already set the bar excessive this season with the November 6 arrival of their movie Meet Me Subsequent Christmas.
The movie stars Christina Milian as a Layla, a fantastic lady who has turn out to be instantly single proper earlier than Christmas after catching her boyfriend creeping. Decided to show her holidays round, Layla remembers forming a reference to a good-looking stranger James (Kofi Siriboe) whom she met the earlier December throughout an airport layover. The pair bonded over the Pentatonix within the airport lounge and pledged to fulfill on the group’s live performance in the event that they each ended up single the next Christmas. So Layla embarks on a quest to reconnect — the one downside is the present is bought out. That is the place Teddy, an enthralling concierge steps in. Layla hires Teddy’s concierge service to assist her get tickets — however with time working out the pair discover themselves in a single loopy predicament after one other till the inevitable occurs and Layla finds herself having to resolve whether or not it’s James she actually needs or Teddy who is correct for her!
Try the trailer beneath:
BOSSIP Sr. Content material Director Janeé Bolden spoke with Christina Milian and Devale Ellis simply days after the discharge of Meet Me Subsequent Christmas to debate the Pentatonix, their perception in destiny and rising to the problem of their onscreen dance scene. The pair have been on a excessive from their feel-good movie, which each Ellis and Milian have been having fun with on repeat at residence with their households. We requested them about filming a vacation film that’s about two single adults discovering love.
“To be sincere it felt good as a result of love cures all proper? Devale advised BOSSIP. “When every part goes improper, should you may discover love within the midst of turmoil you will discover something and on this turmoil, that journey that we name Meet Me Subsequent Christmas we discover love. One in every of my favourite scenes I all the time say is when Christina is working by means of the road and you bought ‘Hallelujah’ enjoying within the background and he or she’s in gradual movement and he or she’s working. However the most effective half was her face earlier than that when she realizes, ‘ I Love Teddy!’ That’s a second that — I’m within the film and I’ll be like [Ellis fakes tears] ‘Go get Teddy Layla!’
“The romance and the romantic comedy half, we checked all of the marks,” Milian added. “Once we have been taking pictures the movie we needed to ensure that that they had extra Christmas. I feel that was truly the larger deal. Once we have been taking pictures we have been like, ‘Are there sufficient lights? Are there sufficient timber? There needs to be that Christmas magic. We acquired the reference to the chemistry and all of the totally different folks however be certain that we get a number of Christmas and so it was good seeing it. We had the Pentatonix in fact.”
Talking of the Pentatonix — Milian and Ellis have been each enthusiastic concerning the movie’s incorporation of the favored harmonizers.
“I feel all of us everyone knows there’s just about like 3 artists folks go to — it’s Mariah Carey, Boyz II Males and the Pentatonix for the vacations,” Ellis advised BOSSIP. “My dad loves the Pentatonix so he was like, ‘You’ll be within the film with the Pentatonix? I used to be like, ‘Sit back, relax. Sure, they’re going to be within the film with me, alright?”
“It’s nice as a result of folks what they’ve with them is the sense of nostalgia,” Milian added. “I used to be conscious of their music. I’ve heard their songs earlier than. I heard about folks going to their Christmas reveals, however it wasn’t till I acquired the script and noticed this nice idea about attempting to get these tickets to this Pentatonix live performance that I actually dived in. And it’s like ‘OK let me simply take a look at their entire world,’ as a result of it’s nearly like they’ve their very own little membership, which I’m positive has gotten a lot larger for the reason that film. So I really feel like we’ve been let into the membership. They’re unbelievable.”
The pair additionally spoke about their unimaginable efficiency scene within the film, with each Ellis and Milian confiding they have been nervous regardless of Milian’s pop celebrity standing.
“I used to be nervous,” Devale admitted.
“I used to be nervous,” Milian stated.
“You was not nervous! She’s not telling the reality,” Ellis interjected.
“ what, he was studying it so quick, and he was identical to dancing in some Santa sneakers, I feel the primary day he may need got here in Timbs, however he got here able to go and it’s very cute to see it in particular person after which on the movie. It’s enjoyable since you actually get to see form of guys like let go like that. Me, you’ve seen it earlier than however you then see the character with Teddy however I feel it’s actually it’s heartfelt and it’s mild and it’s enjoyable.
“Shout out to Rusty and the entire workforce and JJ placing every part collectively,” Ellis added. “That was our choreographer. She was on us.
“We solely had a pair days, like three days after which subsequent factor we have been taking pictures it a pair weeks later,” Milian stated.
Destiny is a big theme in Meet Me Subsequent Christmas, initially as a result of Layla is bound the connection she made with James within the airport lounge was so robust she believed there should be extra to it. It seems Teddy was additionally within the lounge that day and in addition had an interplay with Layla. It seems the actors are believers identical to their characters.
“I imagine in destiny,” Milian stated.
“I do too,” Ellis added. “I dropped my cup on the ground after which one dropped in her bag after which randomly a 12 months later I ended up being her concierge — yeah I feel it’s positively destiny that Layla and he had run into one another earlier than in the identical time that she additionally met James.”
“Yep so love was giving her some decisions,” Milian added. “However Teddy got here by means of on the proper time. He was proper by her facet to try to make the opposite factor occur. It’s enjoyable to see — it’s destiny, the truth that she sees the cup on the home and he or she’s like, ‘Ohh my gosh,’ she places the 2 and two collectively. I’m a agency believer in destiny. Even in life, I’m like issues are form of meant to be and I really feel just like the circle of life, like folks round me, simply will get smaller. I might be in one other place in the entire complete world and have simply met any person perhaps, and perhaps only a few weeks later, that I’ve by no means met in my life and unexpectedly I’m like in Japan and France or one thing at like dinner and I run into them. Like what are the probabilities of that?”
These experiences are so actual proper?! If you happen to haven’t already checked this undertaking out it’s a fantastic watch with the household or your important different.
Meet Me Subsequent Christmas is streaming now on Netflix
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