Hallmark's "Christmas in Vienna" Was a Perfect Year-End Bonus for Brennan Elliott

quotI39d never been to Vienna and was very blessed to have the opportunityquot Elliott pictured with Drew continued quotI hadn39t even read the script when they said 39We39re going to go to Vienna with this one39 I said 39Okay I39ll do it39 They usually do one or two movies a year abroad either in Europe or Fiji or Rome like my Crossword Mysteries costar Lacey Chabert did Having never been I39d heard such wonderful things from colleagues that had been to Vienna at Christmas It just lifted the whole thing with the majestic opulence of it allquotIn addition to the film39s location the fact it was a modern retelling of a beloved classic sealed the deal quotWhen you hear it39s a take on The Sound of Music a modern version with a lot of elements not in the movie on first reading it I thought 39Oh man39 I mean obviously Vienna is the main character in a lot of ways but I39d also never played a politician or anything like that and I whenever I hear someone say that I kind of go 39Yeah it might be a little not fun39quotBut I related to several things with this characterquot he added quotOne was not being around his children I connected with that As an actor I39m gone sometimes eight or nine months of the year and it can be tough on your family Two my wife went through an illness and treatments over the last few years She39s cancerfree now but what I39m saying is fear It39s all about second chances This character is afraid of getting hurt again and when you walk around going 39Oh my God everything39s great and wonderful39 you can leave yourself room to be hurt because it could happen againquotI drew a little bit of that because when I read it I thought this could be a very sad experience Then this new person comes in with music and life and really opens his heart again Everyone has gone through that whether it39s a breakup losing a job or whatever you can lose that passion I found that subtextual element really interesting and personal I always try to use what39s personal to me to make it real I loved that this guy was kind of a tragic hero He39s broken down and wounded yet under the spell of Christmas when your heart is broken can you open your heart and fall in love again It39s the same for the Jess Drew character It was a really beautiful story the kids were great and just a lot of funquotTurns out that in addition to being a character in the film Vienna in all its splendor provided a whole lot more quotWhen I got on set and saw the majestic overwhelming beauty of this city it was so beautifulquot he recalled quotThey39ve rebuilt since the Second World war and the city felt brand newquotElliott is thankful to have completed Christmas in Vienna before the COVID19 pandemic shut down all productions He39s currently hard at work opposite Chabert again as the duo film the fourth and fifth movies in the Crossword Mysteries franchise backtoback The fact he quotonscreen cheatedquot with his good friend and Crossword costar Chabert has provided levity on set quotLacey39s had backtoback movies with a couple other guysquot he laughed quotSo what39s good for the goose is good for the gander We laugh about that I39ll ask 39Who are you working with right now39 She39ll tell me and I39ll be like 39Okay well just let him know to watch his back walking down a dark alley39 She39ll say the same thingquotIt39s really very funnyquot he added quotLacey is one of my closest friends and when you do seven eight nine movies together it39s like putting on a jacket that39s so comfortable I love working with other ladies as I get a chance to diversify and find chemistry with other people It39s the same for Lacey That39s what39s great about the Hallmark family We collaborate One day you39re working with this person the next day with somebody else and everybody is great to work withquotThere39s a new CEO holding the reins and I39m excited she39s on boardquot Elliott said in closing quotI love the direction of where we39re going with diversity and inclusion They really listen to the fans to the culture and to what39s going on They really want to bring the best content possible to families and people all over the place and I love being a part of thatquotChristmas in Vienna will be telecast Saturday November 14 at 8 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of the network39s annual Countdown to Christmas programming eventClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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