Um I did learn something from Hero, and it's the importance of being yourself and not
people pleasing. That's so that's so nice I'm I'm that really, thank you Jo.
Hi guys I'm Caitlin from Student Edge, how are you? Good, good. Hey Caitlin,
how you doing? I'm good thank you. So last time we spoke you guys and Dylan had a code word that
you were using during the interview which was "burrito". Yeah I feel like we're going to be
talking about burritos a lot today, it just seems to be already a very recurring theme.
Definitely yeah it's definitely a theme. So I just wanted to confirm that I'm not
in for any code words this time around. You're not, we owe you, we owe you an explanation.
Yeah, yea. I think, I think uh I think... I'm sure it was Dylan's idea um that we would
sneak in a word where we have to somehow say that word in uh so not necessarily a code word but
yeah the challenge was in the next interview you gotta say a word so I'm sorry for his immaturity.
Look, it's very easy to blame the person that's not here but let's just move on okay,
I'm really happy you've given me that explanation. Yeah,
thanks for being a good sport and there's no code words today sorry Caitlin.
Fantastic, so obviously Tessa and Hardin have been through so much already, how do you feel
your characters have grown in After We Fell? Let's start with you Jo, because Tessa is facing
quite a few changes here. I think Tessa's arc over the course of this story is all about her
shifting away from her mother's expectations and developing her sexuality and coming of
age and becoming a woman, and so now that she's moving to Seattle or thinking about it and she's
fielding an offer from Vance Publishing, she's really moving out of the teenage
early college years into more of the young adult phase of her life, and with that come
new challenges for their relationship. So I feel like that's how she's maturing in this film.
Yeah, I think similarly to Jo, they're growing up and they're dealing with different issues
coming out of education. I feel like Hardin is somewhat relieved to be because he probably was,
I mean felt somewhat above but probably was somewhat above the stage he was at and uh,
I think it's it's really exciting for us and the audience to see where the characters are
now they're coming out of education and into the real world. Yeah we're all really looking
forward to seeing how these characters grow in the film but it's kind of bittersweet right,
because you guys have also wrapped filming on the last movie After Ever Happy. What was that
last day on set like? It was bittersweet, that's exactly the right word uh because you've been
playing these characters and you're at the end and you're sad to be at the end but you're also you're
happy because you've got to finish this story and there's no alternative. It's ultimately a good
thing that you get to wrap up this journey for the fans that want to see it and who've been there
since day one supporting it. Yeah I mean, I think bittersweet is the perfect word but it's true...
you're proud of the fact that you know we've finished these stories and grateful that we
had the opportunity to but obviously sad to say goodbye but the nice thing about it is
it's not a sudden goodbye, never see each other again, it's a gradual very slow process that I
feel like in a good way won't ever really come to it and we'll be back for press and
and um there'll always be little things that we can do to keep the story somewhat alive, and the
best thing about is all these movies live forever um so you can rewatch them. Yeah for sure, it
must be tough though to say goodbye to a character you've played for so long, and you two have worked
together for a while now so I'm wondering: what's one thing that you've learnt from each other?
Jo maybe we can start with you for this one. I have actually learned something from you, I've
learned the importance of... don't sound too surprised! No because people often ask what
did you learn from the character or the story or this, and I don't think I did but um I did learn
something from Hero, and it's the importance of being yourself and not people pleasing, because
you could be in a group of 20 different people who are nothing like you and to stand in that room of
20 people and to maintain your sense of self and who you are and your integrity even if everyone's
completely different, that's a real... that's hard and that's a real quality that's very important.
That's so that's so nice I'm, I'm that really thank you Jo, oh I don't I don't even think
I'll still be in the room and be that way, but that's something that I... thank you for that,
that means a lot, I value that a lot so yeah. Um, I've learned a lot from Jo to be fair but I think
the first, my instinctual answer that I wanted to say immediately was... and this is very general
but the not even just professionalism on set but just the talent and attention to detail and Jo's
not just acting but she is making sure that that she's she is the whole continuity department on
her own and everyone knows this but not just that but she'll know what lines are what, I'll say,
"Wait did I do this in another scene?" She'll know what I was doing in a scene that she's not even in
so um I think when it comes to coming on set, Jo does a lot more than just act as Tessa and I don't
think enough credit is is given for all of that, so... and also how to do auditions because I did
a couple auditions with Jo and some of those tips there were um yeah very, very valuable.
I don't want to lose this.
I don't either.
But if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village...
But there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
You pierce my soul, I am half agony half hope. We are all fools in love.
I thought you were Darcy and you've just been Jane Austen the whole time. What are you both
hoping that fans love about this film? I hope they find this one similar to the books and I
hope it satisfies that and that we've done a good job in uh really representing and interpreting
this story. I think that's massively important um I agree completely and um yeah I feel like
I feel like hopefully it's... there's a slight tonal difference in the tone
of this film and I think the storyline's a bit more mature and the tone and the way we've shot
the film caters to that and uh, I hope that all different types of fans with different
interpretations of the books and opinions on how it should be played et cetera et cetera,
I hope that the variety of different styles caters for everyone and everyone is somewhat satisfied.