Sometimes, you just need a holiday movie cry.
What are the biggest differences between those kinds of movies and movies like “The Gift of Peace”?
Brennan Elliott:You just took me totally somewhere else, which was great.
I take every project, [and] I’m sure Nikki can attest to this.
It’s a job, and you want to make it the best it can be.
It sounds cliche, and I’ve said this a million times, but it’s not.
Elliott:It’s a different pop in of escape, and there’s a place for everyone.
That was a totally different experience.
All of them are good in their own way, and I enjoy them all.
In the end, what are we doing this for?
How big does your house need to be?
How much money do you need?
How many people need to [watch your projects], and how many awards do you need?
I don’t know.
It’s such a different world.
It’s very hard to say, but the experience is different.
I love them all.
This one is special to me for a myriad of reasons, but the Christmas movies are special.
Do you want to do a Christmas movie with him at some point?
DeLoach:Oh, of course.
I would love to do a straight-up comedy with Jonathan.
That would be fun to do that with him.
He’s so funny too.
We would have a lot of fun together coming up with bits and shtick and all sorts of things.
Elliott:It’ll happen.
DeLoach:Hopefully, we’ll get it in our world.
Elliott:I want to watch that one night.
DeLoach:Are you kidding?
The second he came up and goes, “Hey, we got an offer.
The next day, he comes in and goes, “Did you read that script?
It is not a comedy.”
I was like, “What?”
Elliott:We’ve been wanting to work together for a few years.
Elliott:She’s worked with friends of mine, and I’ve worked with people that she knows.
When it happened, I didn’t even read it.
[Casting director] Penny Perry said, “Nikki’s going to probably do it.
We have in an offer to her.”
I go, “Well, then I’ll do it "
DeLoach:Same, both of us.
Elliott: thinking it’s going to be a rom-com because we both do a lot of humor.
Because it’s a different movie in its scope, and it’s real.
You cannot get through and be fake in this one.
You got to come there.
I came to her, and she hadn’t read it.
I go, “Did you read it?”
She’s like, “Not yet.”
She was brilliant in the movie everything she does, she’s a genius.
But she held my hand through the whole thing.
She held my hand [and] got me through it.
“The Gift of Peace” premieres on Saturday, December 10, at 10:00 p.m.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
