“alum Danny Pintauro.
Brandon Quinn:This movie is unique because there are different stories being told.
There’s a lot that can be taken from this film.
Elliott:This was a happy, lucky, by-chance opportunity.
I cannot say enough good about Brandon Quinn.
I would work with him till the end of time, and I hope we do.
But this opportunity was a surprise.
The executive producers brought the idea to me, and I was so fast on board.
Then they reached out to Brandon, and luckily, he said yes.
Quinn:I easily said yes.
But [it was] same thing.
Can you talk really fast?”
We were both having a bit of a
Quinn:We were second-guessing the other.
But man, I was so excited for the opportunity to work with Brooke again on something different.
I was so nervous to do the music.
Elliott:That’s nice of you.
They had different approaches to singing in the movie
You get to sing in this movie.
Elliott:It’s something that I was always very open to.
It worked really nicely in that way, and I was very excited about it.
I sing, but I hadn’t sung in those particular ways since Broadway.
It was the perfect project for that.
Brandon, what about your musical background?
How did you approach that?
I taught myself to play the guitar.
I could play a little piano.
The only singing I’ve ever done was in musicals back in high school.
There was maybe a little insecurity with singing in front of people.
They were like, “We’ll work around it.
We’ll make it work.
Elliott:We’re like, “Don’t think.
Don’t think anymore.”
Quinn:“Don’t think.
I was like, “This is the coolest job in the world.”
They had to pull me out of the recording studio.
I absolutely loved it.
I’m so glad I pushed through that fear because it was such an incredible experience.
Would you do any musical theater now?
Quinn:Heck, yes.
I would do it all again.
But I would love to train my voice and get into it.
I’m hooked, literally.
Brooke, can you talk about that experience?
A lot of those, they’ll film more in June.
I don’t know how somebody doesn’t love that.
It’s beautiful, and it’s heartwarming, and it looks magical, and it’s sweet.
I’m a big sucker for it.
I’ll fall for it every time.
Quinn:These films are so much fun.
The feeling of Christmas is contagious.
The crew’s feeling it.
There’s this energy that surges through these sets when you’re filming these movies.
It’s funny that I’ve been fortunate.
It’s a great thing to be a part of.
But your movie isn’t that.
It’s unique in a lot of the Christmas movies that I’ve seen.
I loved how progressive it was.
I loved the little changes to the story that this particular one had.
Not to speak for Brandon, but I know he feels that way.
The script was appealing to me because of everything [she] just said.
I’m happy you said that.
Elliott:There’s different beats that were put in.
The ending is a bit different than you would normally see.
There’s a lot of different levels to that.
Did that bring more of a comfort level than maybe you would have with other actors?
Elliott:For sure.
As we have said, I would work with Brandon until the end of time.
One of the other reasons was because these two characters had a very specific familiarity.
They had a very specific history with each other.
We know each other.
Yes, he could also act, but the fact that Brandon and I have that was helpful.
Quinn:It is so helpful.
It makes perfect sense, at least on my end.
Sometimes, you do get that right away with another actor, and sometimes it takes a while.
That was one thing where we were like, “We have this in the bag.
Will there be a third season?
We just shot it.
Quinn:We wrapped Season 3 about two weeks ago, actually.
Elliott:We’ve been shooting that.
I don’t know when that comes out, but we have a Season 3 for everybody.
Is there anything you’re free to tease about that?
Anything it’s possible for you to say without getting into trouble?
Elliott:What can we say?
Quinn:Gosh, I feel like we can get in trouble for everything.
Elliott:I know.
We’re not allowed to say anything.
Quinn:Other than the fact that it will continue to be as great as the other two seasons.
It’s such an incredible group of people.
To write for that many characters … That continues through Season 3, and I’m excited for everyone to see it.
There’s some exciting stuff coming up.
People won’t be disappointed.
Elliott:They’ll love it.
Did you get a chance to meet her or interact with her at all?
Elliott:I did, and I was stupidly excited about meeting her.
I was very, very, very excited.
I got to meet her … She’s lovely, and she was kind and giving and supportive.
At the table read, she sang a cappella for us.
She was so lovely.
She let us all take a picture with her.
I swear to God, in this picture, I’m so excited in this picture.
I was so excited to meet her.
But she was great.
That was a great experience.
I had a great experience on that show.
Brandon, you worked with Kevin Hart in “Die Hart.”
I wanted to ask you a bit about that experience because that was a pretty out-there concept.
Quinn:I loved that show.
It’s one of the productions that I’m most proud of.
It was a remarkable experience.
Brooke, so many shows are being rebooted now.
Is there any talk of “Drop Dead Diva” maybe coming back?
Elliott:Being a reboot?
I don’t know.
But Josh always loved that show, and I will always be in love with Jane.
I loved playing her so much.
It would be fun.
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This interview has been edited for clarity.
