Alicia Witt: From Hallmark to Horror and Back Again

quotAt the holidays people need something special for the family that39s in townquot she continued amp160quotSometimes there can be tension with people you don39t necessarily see all the time amp160I think these movies go such a long way to making the holidays better and bringing people closer together amp160I really feel proud to be a part of thatquotIn The Mistletoe Inn Witt plays Kim Rossi an aspiring romance novelist who hasn39t quite made the transition to pursuing her passion full time amp160Following the demise of a questionable relationship Rossi signs herself up for a retreat that includes a crash course in romance writing amp160As it would turn out her alltime favorite romance writer Zeke played by David Alpay pictured below with Witt is scheduled to be a guest speaker at the retreat amp160She39s thrilled by the chance to meet him and hopefully make a significant change for the better in her lifequotI really liked this characterquot Witt said amp160quotThe questionable individual she39s dating in the beginning named Garth actually reminded me a lot of some very selfimportant young musicians I encountered when I first became a singersongwriter so that parallel was very relatablequotAccording to Witt although she loves being able to provide annual holiday joy to the masses there is a tiny drawback amp160quotWhen Christmas does come around I feel like I39ve already celebrated itamp8221 she laughedamp160 amp8220Really for me Christmas starts with Thanksgiving so when I39m live tweeting with the fans and everyone I really feel it39s a big Christmas celebrationquotWitt is indeed appreciative of Hallmarkamp8217s legion of social media supporters known as the amp8220Hallmarkiesamp8221 amp160quotThey are just awesomeamp8221 she saidamp160 amp8220They are so loyalamp160 It39s not just the Christmas movies that have the 39Hallmarkie39 audience amp160I was actually shocked when I did The Walking Dead at how many Hallmark Christmas movie fans watched that showquotI wasn39t sure how Hallmark might feel about me doing The Walking Deadquot she added amp160quotBut as it turns out at Christmas so many people who might watch grittier programming during the rest of the year tune into the Hallmark movies Doing The Walking Dead conventions pretty much every other person that came up to me would say amp8216I saw you on The Walking Dead but Hallmarkamp8217In addition to her Hallmark work Witt can currently be seen on Fox39s The Exorcist playing of all things a demon amp160quotYou couldn39t get further from the Hallmark moviesquot she laughed of that role amp160quotI39m playing a demon using the body of a deceased womanamp160 As an actor I live to play characters that aren39t me and I39m having so much fun with that We just finished the finale and I39m not allowed to say what I end up looking like but it was very intensequotWhile she does enjoy dabbling in her darker side for certain roles fans will be happy that Witt39s next project for Hallmark will see a return to the holidays amp160quotI39m really excited about my next project for themquot she enthusedamp160 quotIt39s one as a producer and a story writer amp160It39s going to be my Christmas movie for next yearquotWe don39t have the title just yet and we39re looking at starting filming in early springamp8221 she continuedamp160 amp8220It will take place in a music store in a quaint little town amp160I wrote the treatment and a screenwriter is currently writing itamp160 I39ll be singing in it and writing an original song for it amp160I just can39t wait amp160I39m actually getting goosebumps talking about it as it39s something I39m so proud ofquotThe Mistletoe Inn premieres Thanksgiving night at 8 pm on Hallmark ChannelClick 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 writersamp160amp160

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