Brennan Elliott and Lacey Chabert are the Tracy and Hepburn of Hallmark

quotWe didnamp8217t think the first one would be a ratings hit and become a fan favoritequot he continued amp160quotBut we are so glad about that and whenever they call to do another or a bunch of them we are up for it amp160It39s whatever the fans want amp160Lacey and I have this on and offcamera relationship that39s based on trust amp160Anything she suggests to do in a scene is always from a place of true friendship so we do edge each other on to do the best work we canquotIn this continuation of their love story for which he and Chabert also served as coexecutive producers Jenny Chabert and Brian Elliott are hard at work running their BampampB while planning their wedding and exploring how to expand Jennyamp8217s Home Baked pastry business amp160But when mystery woman Meg deliciously played by Pauline Egin checks into the inn Jenny feels something is amiss amp160Meg reveals she is Jenny39s distant cousin making her a rightful heir to a third of the property they jointly inherited and that revelation turns life upsidedown and the prospect of losing the home they love a realityElliott is thrilled fans of the franchise are getting an opportunity to see the once bickering strangers become a cohesive couple amp160quotI feel with this one it was an important element to their journeyquot he shared amp160quotWhen you meet and fall in love with that special someone there is a feeling out process then the amp8216honeymoon phaseamp8217 and then the settling part where you get to know each other as people amp160I feel this movie encapsulates us together as a unit and captured the maturity of their relationshipquotHaving played the villain a rarity for a Hallmark actor on Cedar Cove Elliott had high praise for the movieamp8217s villain Egin expressing appreciation her bravery at walking into an idyllic love story with the intent of destroying itamp160 quotPauline is such a proquot he raved amp160quotComing on board a franchise with established characters and knowing how much the fans are protective and rooting for Jenny and Brian it was daunting amp160She handled it with class and grace amp160I remember being in scenes with Pauline and thinking amp8216Wow this woman is darkamp8217amp160 The movie is called All of My Heartamp160 The Wedding and she just crushed everyone39s heart with one sentencequotShe was also a pleasure to work withquot he added amp160quotSo hopefully fans will see her as a character amp160After playing Warren on Cedar Cove I know that Hallmark fans can either support or 39get on39 the bad guy amp160But I give credit to the fans as they came around and knew I was playing a character amp160I told Pauline she was a necessary evil in this movie and I think the fans will learn to like her amp8230 but in the beginning I really don39t think they willquotElliott is delighted with the finished film and was also happy to share some exciting news he and Chabert are launching a new movie franchise for Hallmark Movies ampamp Mysteries amp160The first A Crossword Mystery is completed with more planned amp160amp8220It was a little weirdamp8221 he laughed amp160amp8220We finished All of My Heart The Wedding and a week later we were on a plane to do A Crossword Mystery It39s a little like Hart to Hart in style or maybe even Moonlightingamp8220I play very tough detective Lacey is an intelligent person who decodes and edits crossword puzzles and together we solve crimesamp8221 he added amp160amp8220It39s a very different dynamic but the Hallmark fans are very smart so they39ll likely watch it and go well it39s Brennan and Lacey theyamp8217re just different characters and we love this tooamp8221Still All of My Heart fans should not despair amp160Just because the onscreen dynamic duo is switching gears to solve crimes donamp8217t think you39ve seen the last of Brian and Jenny amp160quotI would be very hardpressed to say this won39t be returningquot Elliott said amp160quotI39d love to see it as a series or at least a holiday themed thing each year amp160If the fans want it and the powers that be at Hallmark listen to the fans I39m assuming it39s a conversation weamp8217ll be having in the near futurequotamp160All of My Heart The Wedding will be telecast Saturday September 29 atamp1609 pm as part of Hallmark Channelamp8217s Fall Harvestamp160programming eventClick on the social media tiles above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively those of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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