Analysis: The Perfect Bride
Some time ago, I had the occasion to chat with Anna Van Hooft, an accomplished actress I had been following closely since her Cedar Cove days. Since she is quickly becoming a Hallmark favorite casting choice as the "other woman" in these sweet, romantic comedies. I am grateful I was able to request an updated interview to which she quickly agreed. Moreover, I am elated to be able to share this interview prior to today's (March 10th) premiere of Love, Once and Always!
RH: I am so glad it worked out to talk with you today, Anna. When I saw that your movie was coming, I knew I wanted to chat with you before the premiere.
AVH: The date kind of snuck up on me, so thank you for reaching out, Ruth. I had the date saved in my phone so that I could …show more content…
It seems like they love to cast you in those roles where you're the other woman, and your character is not very nice.
That is exactly right. And that will be true of this upcoming one as well.
Some people have told me how they hated your character in The Perfect Bride.
I remember that on Twitter. I was kind of surprised how much people were offended by her. I know she's the villain, but I felt so much sympathy for her. I felt like this poor girl was very misguided, and she really doesn't understand what she's supposed to be looking for. I felt really bad for her, but of course, I was playing her. People were hating this character, and I thought, "She just wants to find love, and she hasn't found it yet."
Anna Van Hooft Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs
It's not that you have to necessarily like the character, but hopefully, you understand what she's going through. In fact, I thought the shop assistant, played by Winnie Hung, was also at fault because she should have known better than to give your character that …show more content…
We had such a blast filming. The two of them are such a special little unit, and you can tell that they've worked together a lot. Also, Pascale is so sweet and Kavan is kind of spicy, so there's this dynamic flow between the two of them. It was such a treat to watch them work together as well as to work with them. Plus they know each other so well. They are so easy on camera together, and it really helped speed things along, especially on days when you're shooting crunches outside in the rain. Normally in film, you want to work a twelve-hour day. That's the goal at least, and sometimes, it goes a little bit longer. But there were a couple of days that we didn't even shoot twelve hours; we got it all in under time, which was awesome.
The Perfect Bride
I talked to one of the actresses who played one of the other brides, Debs Howard, and she had so many wonderful things to say about Pascale. She loved working with her, and I remembered her character because she was the one who said she liked stomach crunches. And that's why I sought her out for an interview because she was memorable and funny.
Debs is so funny. I see her all the time now. She's just hilarious.
They're actually doing a sequel to The Perfect Bride.
Really? I knew they were talking about more material for Kavan and Pascale, but I wasn't aware of a sequel being
RH: I am so glad it worked out to talk with you today, Anna. When I saw that your movie was coming, I knew I wanted to chat with you before the premiere.
AVH: The date kind of snuck up on me, so thank you for reaching out, Ruth. I had the date saved in my phone so that I could …show more content…
It seems like they love to cast you in those roles where you're the other woman, and your character is not very nice.
That is exactly right. And that will be true of this upcoming one as well.
Some people have told me how they hated your character in The Perfect Bride.
I remember that on Twitter. I was kind of surprised how much people were offended by her. I know she's the villain, but I felt so much sympathy for her. I felt like this poor girl was very misguided, and she really doesn't understand what she's supposed to be looking for. I felt really bad for her, but of course, I was playing her. People were hating this character, and I thought, "She just wants to find love, and she hasn't found it yet."
Anna Van Hooft Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs
It's not that you have to necessarily like the character, but hopefully, you understand what she's going through. In fact, I thought the shop assistant, played by Winnie Hung, was also at fault because she should have known better than to give your character that …show more content…
We had such a blast filming. The two of them are such a special little unit, and you can tell that they've worked together a lot. Also, Pascale is so sweet and Kavan is kind of spicy, so there's this dynamic flow between the two of them. It was such a treat to watch them work together as well as to work with them. Plus they know each other so well. They are so easy on camera together, and it really helped speed things along, especially on days when you're shooting crunches outside in the rain. Normally in film, you want to work a twelve-hour day. That's the goal at least, and sometimes, it goes a little bit longer. But there were a couple of days that we didn't even shoot twelve hours; we got it all in under time, which was awesome.
The Perfect Bride
I talked to one of the actresses who played one of the other brides, Debs Howard, and she had so many wonderful things to say about Pascale. She loved working with her, and I remembered her character because she was the one who said she liked stomach crunches. And that's why I sought her out for an interview because she was memorable and funny.
Debs is so funny. I see her all the time now. She's just hilarious.
They're actually doing a sequel to The Perfect Bride.
Really? I knew they were talking about more material for Kavan and Pascale, but I wasn't aware of a sequel being