Kevin McGarry's Hallmark Channel "Takeover" Continues with "Feeling Butterflies"

quotIt was one of those jobs that really didn39t feel too much like workquot he continued quotThe movie looked great too and the wardrobe was fantastic But how did Autumn Reeser get to shoot in Italy That39s what I wanted Why weren39t we all invited Alison Sweeney got New York and we got Victoria BC which was beautifulquotFeeling Butterflies didn39t afford McGarry that overseas trip he craved but it did present an opportunity to star opposite Kayla Wallace his When Calls the Heart costar with whom he happens to be very close quotIt is no secret that we39re in a relationshipquot he said quotSo it was really fun to play off each other Kayla said in an interview that it was almost like pretending you didn39t know somebody and then kind of discovering new things about this person you kind of think you know so well On a personal level that was a lot of fun and interesting for mequotWe joined WCTH at the same time for season sixquot he added quotIt was me Chris McNally and Kayla We just finished season nine Even though we both work on When Calls our characters really don39t get to intertwine much So watching her whole process on this how much she cares and how much she works was really inspiring I don39t get to see that a lot and she39s a very hard worker I39d say the biggest hook for me in doing this was getting to work opposite Kayla so when we got asked to do it together it was really nicequotAnother hook for McGarry was the film39s backdrop Wallace portrays Emily Mariposa a lepidopterist butterfly expert whose company Feeling Butterflies Inc releases butterflies at weddings and special events After being hired by widowed father Garrett Thorson McGarry for his daughter Amanda39s birthday party the three bond Soon thereafter Emily receives her biggest gig yet Hired by a demanding socialite for her upcoming wedding she39s tasked with the almost impossible feat of releasing 1501 butterflies simultaneously at the event Garret and Amanda are delighted to help and as the trio grows closer the forces of nature present some unforeseen issues that could clip the wings of Emily39s business while preventing true love from taking flightquotI knew the butterfly hook was smartquot McGarry said of the script quotWhat39s funny is my character isn39t supposed to know a lot about butterflies as Kayla39s character is the expert We had butterfly wranglers if you will releasing butterflies all the time We shot in these greenhouses filled with butterflies Then on top of that I heard that in postproduction they were adding more CGI butterflies I learned a lot and we do teach people a lot about butterflies but it39s not like we39re preaching Now we39re actually planting milkweed because I know now that monarch butterflies need to feed on it when they make their pilgrimage from Mexico to North America That39s a new fact I learned So hopefully because of this movie I39m able to help a flock of monarchs make their way across North AmericaquotOne thing not lost on McGarry was the underlying message of the movie When I asked if the insects served as a metaphor for new beginnings to the central characters Garrett being a widower and Emily recovering from a breakup he agreed quotBoth characters are almost like coming out of cocoons and blossomingquot he reflected quotThen they find each other You do projects and move on and often forget about the little messages people see in them So it39s cool that was your takeaway Everybody has their own experience with a movie That39s a poetic way of looking at it and what I love about doing these types of movies and WCTHquotIt39s no secret the last couple of years have been pretty heavy on peoplequot he added quotSo to get to tell a story with light is appealing My birthday is coming up and I39ve been getting cards and messages from fans filled with lovely things People thanking me for telling stories that take them places that feel safe and happy and help them forget what39s going on in the world It39s these messages about how something excited them or reminded them of so and so that makes it feel important and worthwhilequotAnd the important thing with this movie is knowing that no butterflies were hurt in the makingquot he laughed in closing quotSome did escape Yes they flew the coop as you can39t train them But I39m sure the ones that did are doing just finequotFeeling Butterflies will be telecast Saturday March 12 at 8 pm on Hallmark ChannelClick the social buttons 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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