00:00Sophie, what drew you to this project in the first place?
00:04So initially, I didn't know anything about the first movie, so I read the script in isolation.
00:11Honestly, to Shannon, it's very rare that I read something where I feel instantly protective of the character.
00:18Obviously, you can always relate to the character you're going to play,
00:20but this was one where I was like, I have to get this role.
00:23I feel, I don't know, I just felt really protective over her and I loved her
00:28and I'm really in awe of how she keeps her cool and just carries on and really has the rock.
00:33And has such a huge family.
00:34I know, honestly.
00:35She's incredible.
00:36Patience of the Saint.
00:37Yeah.
00:38And just great, she's got beautiful humor, she's just, she was wonderful.
00:41So initially the script really drew me in and then I watched the first film and I was like,
00:46wow, this is sensational.
00:48I was like, I have to, I have to be a part of this.
00:51So yeah, between the two, I was, yeah, I felt really, really lucky.
00:55Ariel, what attracted you to Hillary's role?
01:00I loved the playfulness that she has individually, but also how playful Hillary and Tim are together.
01:08And in fact, there was this really cool line, I think it got cut, but where Tim, Milo, turns to
01:15me and says,
01:16you know, thank you for knowing my love language.
01:18And it's this cute moment where I do this, like, I pulled a prank on him before telling him some
01:23really big news.
01:24So like that juxtaposition of like, I'm gonna, you know, let's laugh, let's play, and then let's have the real
01:31deal.
01:32And I just loved that so much and I couldn't ever remember really.
01:35I know for me in my career, I've never had a character like that, that had like so much kind
01:40of playfulness and joy.
01:42And I just was like excited to, to have that experience on set.
01:48And then of course, working with Milo again and, and the whole like Kingdom guys, it was just like, it
01:56just felt like it was going to be a special experience.
01:58And it was Sophie, how would you describe Shannon and Bart relationship?
02:05I mean, there's a few different versions of their relationship.
02:08We're very lucky on this film that we do get to meet the real, the real peeps.
02:13They were around.
02:14They were around.
02:14And so seeing their dynamic in real life was actually very helpful because obviously, as you know, from the majority
02:20of this movie,
02:21Bart is depressed and really struggling internally.
02:24And it's really, you know, causing a distance in their relationship.
02:30And so I think there's three, yeah, there's three different versions.
02:33It's kind of the real version of them that we see.
02:35There's the version when they're going through a 10 year period of really struggling.
02:39And then there's a version pre that, pre Sam being diabetic, where it's a lot more jokey and open and
02:46all of that.
02:46So it was quite fun to play all the differences, but their relationship, I'm just in awe of how strong
02:51they are.
02:52And for the majority of the movie, they're not really dealing with stuff together.
02:55But actually, that's not a representation of them, which I think also shows just how badly Bart was feeling,
03:02because their sort of default mode is such a great team.
03:05You can tell that they kind of know each other so well and they navigate things as a team.
03:10The external comes in and doesn't get between them.
03:12And they just have such a beautiful sense of humor.
03:15And they don't really, from my experience with them, they don't have to say much to kind of move together
03:22as a team through life.
03:23And that's really inspiring, actually.
03:25They've kind of, they've probably ruined relationships with me because I'm like, unless it's that, not sure I want it.
03:30In the best way.
03:32In the best way.
03:33Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:33Ariel, as an actress, as an artist, when you play someone who's real, do you feel more responsibility to make
03:42it right?
03:43Of course, yeah, that's a great question.
03:45A hundred percent, especially because they were on set.
03:48And also, it was like, it's a couple, so it's not just one person.
03:54You know, Tim was there all the time, Hillary was there all the time, Bart, Shannon, the kids.
03:59So, but I think that it also causes everyone to constantly rise up and tell the story, to keep checking
04:06in, make sure we're telling the story that we all want to be telling.
04:10And what does that look like?
04:12And also, for me personally, reminded me, on a deeper level, the responsibility we have as artists.
04:22Because sometimes, you know, set, there's long days.
04:25You know, I just had a 16 hour day on a Saturday.
04:28So, sometimes you can kind of like, of course you're doing your job, but you can kind of like, it's
04:34a lot.
04:34And I felt like with them there, it was this reminder of the responsibility we have to like, keep being
04:46present.
04:47And sometimes, in those long hours, that can get hard at times.
04:52And so I felt like with this project, it was a great reminder and a great push for me to
04:57just constantly come back to being present.
05:00What's the story I'm telling?
05:02What is my obligation here in this story?
05:04And really bringing forward Tim's message of grief and gratitude, grief and gratitude.
05:09That's been a big one for me.
05:10That's been a big one for me.
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