ReelTalk EP 18 | Money, Guns, and a Merry Christmas: The Reunion | Anna Stadler and Drew Ater - video Dailymotion

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00:00I am not a broke, poor salesman.

00:02I can testify.

00:02I'm a struggling bartender and actor, but we're doing this.

00:10Hey, Real Talk. I'm Drew.

00:11And I'm Anna, and we're from Money, Guns, and a Merry Christmas.

00:18How have you been, Anna?

00:19Good. You look different. I like the hair.

00:20I've been growing it out. I'm in that ugly stage right now.

00:23No, it looks great. It looks great. I like it.

00:25You want a drink?

00:26I do want a drink.

00:27Of course, dear.

00:27Cheers.

00:28What cheers is this?

00:28Deja vu.

00:29If you know, you know.

00:31What'd you get?

00:32A really girly, very sweet drink.

00:35You're not drunk yet, are you?

00:36No.

00:36Are you?

00:38No.

00:39No.

00:39Okay. I don't believe you.

00:41Question.

00:42Yes.

00:42Did you expect Money, Guns, and a Merry Christmas to be such a hit?

00:45I don't think I understood the magnitude or the audience that it would cultivate,

00:49but I do think that when we were on set, there was an unspoken rule that,

00:54hey, this is special.

00:55We're a group.

00:56We're a team.

00:56We're friends, and we're creating something special, and I think that translates into film.

01:02So I think people are seeing that.

01:03They're seeing the chemistry.

01:04They're seeing that you and I are friends in real life.

01:06Yeah.

01:07And even, I mean, I hate to say it, but Marcus and I.

01:09Thomas.

01:10Come on, think about it.

01:11How can somebody this poor and this dumb be Mr. Blaine?

01:15And I are friends in real life.

01:16Thomas.

01:16Mm-hmm.

01:17What about you?

01:18I knew we were doing something great with the talent that we had,

01:21but it wasn't until afterwards and kind of looking back on all the work that we did

01:26where it was like, whoa, we really did something there.

01:28When did you first realize the show was a success?

01:31Probably in February, because it's a Christmas vertical.

01:35And middle of February, we were streaming number one with, I think, like over 100 million views.

01:41And the amount of traction that it was slowly starting to get, I didn't know what was going

01:45to come from it.

01:46I just knew that everybody thought I was a broke, poor salesman.

01:49And I was glad that that was over with.

01:52You mean you're not?

01:53Do you want to squash the rumors now?

01:55I am not a broke, poor salesman.

01:57I can testify.

01:58I'm a struggling bartender and actor, but we're doing this.

02:00Okay.

02:01I would have to go with your answer as well, because it has Christmas in the title.

02:05So I thought, okay, it might roll over a little bit into January.

02:09But once it was like Valentine's Day, I was like, okay, we're still focused on Christmas

02:15and this might actually be a success.

02:18How has the audience feedback been since the show's release?

02:21Pretty much all positive.

02:22My DMs are flooded with just these kind messages from people all over the world,

02:28which just never ceases to amaze me because it's everybody and it's all the support and

02:33love.

02:34And I appreciate it so much, especially considering you put something out there.

02:39You don't really know what's going to happen.

02:41It's been cool to see how it corresponded with a lot of these people and how it resonated.

02:46This one's kind of my favorite question to ask you.

02:48What would you say our relationship together is like just behind the scenes?

02:52To sum it up in a nutshell, we tried a five-step, six-step handshake for two weeks and we could

02:59never get it right.

03:01And so what I really appreciated about our dynamic, our friendship, was just the low

03:06stakes and how easy it was to communicate, how easy it was to talk and kind of work through

03:10different scenes.

03:11Because a lot of times, you know, we're shooting 15, 20 pages of script.

03:15But, you know, when we're doing that, we're there for one another.

03:18I think what really set us apart was the fact that two weeks prior to filming, we were getting

03:22on FaceTime together and we were getting on calls together.

03:25And we were not only building the relationship that Damien and Iris had, we were building

03:29the relationship that Anna and Drew had because we knew that was going to translate on screen.

03:34So I think we kind of established this like, you know what?

03:37You're my friend and we're going to go on set and we're going to do well because we know

03:42each other in real life.

03:44Did you think it translated well?

03:45I think it did.

03:46Did you?

03:46I think we got married at the end, didn't we?

03:48Yeah.

03:48You said yes?

03:49I said yes.

03:50Okay.

03:50Thank goodness.

03:51Okay.

03:51Well, this could be awkward.

03:52If not, I'm, oh no.

03:53One of my favorite moments, honestly with you, so I can say with you, I was in the very

03:58last scene and it was a very like physically and mentally demanding scene.

04:02You were not in the last scene.

04:04And I had said like two or three days prior, I was like, oh my goodness, I love these coconut

04:09snacks.

04:10And Gatorade is just like my favorite drink, especially on set with like long set days and dehydration.

04:14And I just mentioned that to you and I wasn't meaning anything by it.

04:17I was just like casually saying it and we wrap the scene and I'm just exhausted.

04:22And I turn around and this is Drew with my favorite coconut snacks and Gatorade in his

04:27hand.

04:27And he's like, here you go.

04:28Like, congrats.

04:29You're done filming.

04:30And there's something about like that moment that I was like, oh my gosh, like we just finished

04:35this filming.

04:35And it was just honestly so amazing to see.

04:39And I'm so grateful about it to this day.

04:41Yeah.

04:43Do you have a particular moment that really sticks out in your brain from filming?

04:47Now that you mentioned something like that, we had that intense fight scene with the crazy

04:53amount of dialogue going back and forth and trying to get that just right in the vertical

04:59format.

05:00And I really just appreciated you being there and having my back and just being supportive

05:07the whole time through that chaotic mess of a scene, which turned out fantastic.

05:14You know, when we're filming, we don't always feel that support, but to feel it between the

05:19crew and especially your castmates just really makes this so much more enjoyable.

05:24Exactly.

05:24How did the success of the show positively impact your life, Anna?

05:28It always brightens my day.

05:30There's something about just like that continual support from these people that I'm so appreciative

05:34for.

05:35Yeah.

05:35What would you say?

05:36I just got a DM from a fan, I guess two days ago, and she reached out to me and she

05:42was like, hey, I saw that your mom passed on your Instagram story and she had just lost

05:48her mom.

05:49Yeah.

05:49And she brought up the fact that Money, Guns, and a Merry Christmas was an outlet for

05:54her to be able to pass through the two and a half hours of what she had gone through.

05:58And it was just cool to really have that relatability and to be able to have that reach for people

06:04that are going through something similar.

06:07And it was kind of full circle to, you know, shoot a project and work on something where

06:11we can really have that reach and not only just be actors, but make an impact on people

06:15when they, you know, really get to know who we are and what we do other than acting.

06:19So that was pretty cool.

06:20What would you like to say to the fans of the show, Anna?

06:22I mean, it's kind of hard because I want to just say thank you.

06:26That's like sums up everything that I feel in two words, but also just, I appreciate the

06:32support and I appreciate the constant, like appreciation for the work that you and I and

06:38the cast and the crew put into this.

06:40It's very rewarding to see that people are positively taking this well and continuing to view this

06:46after what, four months, three months, something like that.

06:49It's still going strong.

06:50Yeah.

06:50Just thank you.

06:52Yeah.

06:52We can't do this without the support.

06:54You guys showing up, hitting the likes, jumping into our comments, honestly, everything that

06:59we do without your guys' support, your energy, your positive feedback.

07:03You guys make this come to life.

07:05Yeah.

07:05So thank you so much for making Money, Guns, and a Merry Christmas a continued success.

07:11Without you guys, we wouldn't be here.

07:12And we love you guys, honestly, from the bottom of our hearts.

07:15Once again, I'm Anna.

07:16And I'm Drew.

07:17And thank you so much, Real Talk.

07:19Stay tuned for more.

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