Hohoho Christmas Painting Interview: Julie Ann Emery From Insp Film's Christmas On The Coast! (Behind The Scenes, Co-Stars, Riding A Bike Inward Heels, In Addition To More!)

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Today I am delighted to part alongside all of you- my latest interview alongside an actress who has a leading role in an upcoming Christmas ikon on INSP as well as UP! The cinema is "Christmas on the Coast" starring Julie Ann Emery.

"Christmas on the Coast" is laid to premiere on INSP, Dominicus Nov 25, 2018, Thanksgiving weekend as well as UPtv, Nov 18, 2018. Prior to this premiere, Julie Ann Emery gives us an enthusiastic, insightful look into the incredible filming procedure inward my interview alongside her below!

Among other things, Julie as well as I verbalize over what it was similar to cinema inward the beautiful nation of Georgia alongside her wonderful co-stars. By the way, I mean value you'll recognize a few of them from previous TV shows as well as movies, including Burgess Jenkins, from the UP Holiday Movie alongside Candace Cameron Bure, “The Heart of Christmas”, Bonnie Bedelia, who portrayed Joy inward the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries heartwarming vacation ikon “A Joyous Christmas”, as well as Clarence Gilyard Jr., of the pop tv serial "Walker, Texas Ranger."

It was such a please to cause got this chance to verbalize virtually the ikon "Christmas on the Coast" as well as virtually the joys of the Christmas season, alongside Julie, who Hallmark ikon fans volition recollect from her Hallmark Hall of Fame film, "Pictures of Hollis Woods." (She portrayed the foster mother, who eventually adopts Hollis inward the end.) Much similar that film, "Christmas on the Coast" is or so other touching vacation ikon that is certain to clitoris at our heartstrings!

I promise y'all volition relish our interview *chat* below...

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Interview

Actress Julie Ann Emery

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Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Welcome, Julie, to “It’s a Wonderful Movie,” where nosotros chat virtually identify unit of measurement friendly movies on TV! Please part alongside us the basic storey behind “Christmas on the Coast.”

Julie Ann Emery: Christmas on the Coast is virtually a wildly successful romance novelist, Drucinda Cassadine, who finds herself alongside writers block, as well as is non so real successful at the moment. She is encouraged to larn dorsum to her hometown, Harbor Pointe (in South Carolina), for the holidays to reckon if inspiration volition strike.

What begins equally an attempt to overcome her writer's block, ends upwards beingness a dive into her past, self-exploration, and...she meets a guy, who is dreamy as well as pretty great.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Ooh, that definitely sounds intriguing!

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: What is your character, Drucinda (Dru) Cassadine, like?

Julie Ann Emery: Dru is driven, type A, believes strongly that she has life all figured out (spoiler alert: she doesn't), spends all of her fourth dimension writing virtually made upwards love, as well as even so is lone inward her life. I reckon Dru equally someone who made the paradigm of her dream come upwards true, got caught upwards inward the trappings of it, but inward the procedure she turned her dorsum on who she truly is, as well as on her past. She lost her manlike mortal nurture at a immature historic menstruum as well as has spent most of her life running from that pain. Dru seems two-dimensional to me inward the get-go of the movie, peradventure a footling shallow. Her journeying into making peace alongside her yesteryear as well as accepting herself for who she truly is, makes her to a greater extent than 3 dimensional as well as to a greater extent than laid upwards to honor love.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Where was “Christmas on the Coast” filmed? Which practise y'all prefer, a white Christmas or a warm Christmas?

Julie Ann Emery: We filmed on beautiful St Simons Island inward Georgia. The entire town was incredibly welcoming to us as well as supportive of the movie, peculiarly Stephanie as well as Ben whose beautiful habitation nosotros invaded for weeks on terminate (it was Dru's Momma's house). It was a beautiful identify to live on piece working.

I mean value I volition ever prefer the imagery of a white Christmas alongside mugs of hot chocolate as well as blankets to snuggle nether piece watching our favorite vacation movies. But who would tell no to Christmas at the beach??? Life is long as well as varied. As long equally in that location is love, as well as togetherness, y'all can't larn incorrect at Christmas.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Beautifully said, Julie! Being alongside those nosotros honey is ever the best gift!

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Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: What was it similar filming alongside your co-stars Burgess Jenkins (“The Heart of Christmas”), Bonnie Bedelia (“A Joyous Christmas”), Clarence Gilyard Jr. (Walker, Texas Ranger), as well as others?

Julie Ann Emery: I've been a large fan of Bonnie Bedelia's run for a long long time, so getting to run reverse her was a thrill. She was already signed on to the ikon when I was offered the part, as well as playing her fille was a large business office of the argue I took the role. Every 24-hour interval inward pilus as well as makeup, I would cause got flashes of her inward roles I loved. I loved getting to spotter her work.

My dad is a large Walker, Texas Ranger fan, so Clarence Gilyard Jr was ever on my TV growing upwards (I took a ikon alongside him to text to my dad piece nosotros were shooting.....like a fan girl). Clarence's convey on his graphic symbol truly surprised me, inward a delightful way. He brought a dimension to our human relationship inward the cinema that was completely unexpected. His run is but lovely as well as nuanced.

And Burgess Jenkins. Well of course of report he's hunky (I tin reckon him blushing piece he reads this, I similar to hand him a flake of a difficult time), but he's also a wonderful scene partner. We truly took the journeying of the ikon together as well as I am so grateful that I had someone of Burgess’s temperament as well as willingness to play opposite. We had groovy chemical scientific discipline from 24-hour interval 1 as well as that is SUCH a huge addition inward a romantic comedy. When the chemical scientific discipline is correct as well as the instrumentalist y'all are playing reverse is so good, the scenes can't larn wrong. I promise Burgess as well as I volition live on working together over again downwards the road.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: All these characters audio amazing! It's groovy to hear how good everyone clicked from the start, equally that adds an of import chemical gene to the story, when y'all tin clearly reckon how at rest the actors experience alongside 1 another. When that human relationship is genuine, the trial is evident on screen.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Since y'all are starring inward a Christmas movie, what are or so of your ain favorite Christmas films?

Julie Ann Emery: I truly collect Christmas movies. And when my identify unit of measurement does stocking stuffers, I ever purchase movies for everyone's stockings. My sense of savour is varied. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few of my favorites that are inward rotation every unmarried year: White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street (I prefer the master but the remake isn't bad either), Nightmare Before Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Love Actually, as well as The Holiday. My husband's favorite is Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Christmas Story so that is ever inward the mix equally well.

If I'm habitation inward the Pb upwards to Christmas, instead of on location, I brand massive batches of Christmas cookies for gifts. I bake for 3 or four days straight. And piece I bake, I spotter my favorite Christmas movies as well as sometimes hear to the commentary on the DVD. On the White Christmas commentary, Rosemary Clooney tells a storey virtually Bing Crosby jumping the struggle at the audio phase during a massive grouping scene to run off as well as play golf. I mean value that is hilarious!

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Oh, I honey ikon extras! That is such a fun story! There's nil quite similar Bing Crosby inward 'White Christmas' or Jimmy Stewart inward 'It's a Wonderful Life!" I'm glad to know, along alongside a mix of films, y'all also concur onto as well as cherish the classics during the Christmas season!

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: Looking dorsum on your movie, practise y'all cause got a favorite scene inward “Christmas on the Coast” or memorable filming moment?

Julie Ann Emery: In a fun way, anything to practise alongside riding that wheel was but funny as well as delightful. It is harder to ride a bicycle inward heels than y'all would mean value (never hear belongings a clothing over your head). However, I mean value my favorite scenes were influenced yesteryear how nosotros were shooting.

The foremost 24-hour interval Burgess as well as I worked together, 24-hour interval 1 of filming, nosotros ended the 24-hour interval alongside the scene inward his workshop where I uncovering the paintings as well as he tells me he doesn't forgive me, he sends me away. It was such a vulnerable scene to shoot so early on, nosotros had to variety of dive inward headfirst. But I looked inward his eyes as well as knew that Dru loved Bryson immediately. The scene went real deep emotionally real quickly. And I mean value it bonded Burgess as well as me for the residue of the shoot inward a means that completely surprised me. It is so difficult to practise those emotional scenes on 24-hour interval 1 of filming. Something virtually diving inward similar that bonded us pretty intensely.

Net, It's a Wonderful Movie: What practise y'all promise viewers volition convey away from watching “Christmas on the Coast” this Christmas season?

Julie Ann Emery: You tin displace away from home, but habitation never truly leaves you. It is business office of y'all forever.

Thank you, Julie, for this lovely interview! I am most intrigued at nowadays as well as can't hold off reckon your film!

Over the years of blogging virtually TV movies, I've come upwards to know so many wonderful people. I am so appreciative to INSP, who was 1 of the real foremost networks, several years ago, to accomplish out to me. Since then, I am ever excited to part their latest family-friendly TV movies as well as diverse projects! I am most grateful to Melissa as well as Tara, at INSP, for all your assist alongside putting together this interview! Bless y'all both!

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 warm give thank y'all you to Julie Ann Emery- for sharing alongside us her insights into creating "Christmas on the Coast." I thoroughly enjoyed all your responses, Julie, peculiarly your perspective on this Christmas cinema taking identify inward a warmer climate. As y'all mentioned, "As long equally in that location is love, as well as togetherness, y'all can't larn incorrect at Christmas." That is so true. No affair where nosotros go, the ticker of Christmas remains alongside us, equally long equally nosotros are gathered alongside our loved ones!

I wishing y'all well, Julie... inward all your acting endeavors. We human face frontward to seeing "Christmas on the Coast" this vacation flavor on INSP as well as UP! Blessings, Net