(air whooshing)
- Hello ladies, how are we? - Hi.
- Good. How are You?
- Good.
- Very well, thank you very well.
It's very wet outside in London. So, you know,
(Scott laughs)
such as it is.
(Anika laughs) (Scott laughs)
What was it about the story and Journey as a character
that made you really excited to be part of this film?
- Just the magic
and the messages in the film,
like being yourself and the power of belief.
It was just such a feel, good story, a feel good movie.
And, you know, I felt like my character was
so similar to me which made it even better
because I felt like I could really
step into Journey's shoes even more than I would with,
you know, with another role.
So I was very fortunate and very lucky and very just
happy to get this role and be a part of something
as magical as this.
- Yeah. And Anika, I mean it's a huge movie
and it's so vibrant and so colorful
and there's music and everything else.
It's kind of the perfect Christmas movie.
Did you feel that when you read the script
that this was gonna maybe put a bit of pressure on,
say Elf or all these other Christmas movies
to be the next big thing, if you like.
- I know, I wasn't thinking about it
in terms of other movies
as far as a competition.
I think that what I thought about it was
that it was a throwback to the Currier and Ives Christmas.
That is the base of what we know of as, as Christmas,
you know?
And I think that there has been a shift away from that.
And a lot of Christmas movies often have lately,
a lot of violence, like funny violence
and tricks.
And there's like a, I don't know,
it's very tongue in cheek and we're not doing that.
We've gone back to the traditional Christmas movie
and I have missed that. I've really missed that.
And I felt like Christmas movies have not been made
for children in a very long time.
And in saying that I also feel like they haven't been made
for me because my Christmas heart is a children's heart.
So that's what I was thinking.
- Yeah. And Phylicia for you
and not to give any spoilers away
but I just wondered how you enjoyed flying.
(Scott laughs)
How much you enjoyed that and whether
that was a nerve-racking experience
or whether you actually, you know,
you actually got a bit of energy from it if you're like.
- I grew up watching Mary Martin be Peter Pan every year.
And as a little girl what I wanted to do more
than anything else was fly.
I even started having dreams about it. But in my dreams,
I was always getting caught up in the tops of the trees
and couldn't go but so high.
So this was my opportunity to soar as it were
up into the
wild blue yonder.
And it was great that I had to,
I had to train for it. I had,
I was so glad when we actually did it,
that I had the understanding and the notion before going,
you need to train specifically for this.
Now, Madalen didn't have to train for this.
- Oh no, I did. I did. It's different.
Yeah. I did have to train for it, definitely.
- So she was a gymnast anyway.
That was something else I wanted to be Madalen
but never got to be as a gymnast. So this was like,
this was the culmination of my dream come true.
- I was gonna say, girl are you jealous?
Because obviously you took it
to be against your own fun things in the movie.
(Scott laughs)
Also a very quick question, just raise your hands
if you want one. Who wants a buddy robot for Christmas?
Because I do.
Yeah. Cool house.
- Yeah.
- I thought so. He's so cute.
Oh my goodness.
- So cute.
- I love to play him so much, so cute.
(Scott laughs)
All right, ladies, thank you so much for your time.
Absolute pleasure. And since it's the season,
Merry Christmas, when it comes around.
- Thank you Scott. - Thanks.
- Merry Christmas. - Thank you.
- Take care.
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