Christopher Russell on Hallmark's "Chasing Waterfalls" and Reuniting (Again) with Cindy Busby

quotI do 100 love working with Cindy as some people you just click with right awayquot he continued quotPeople mention the word chemistry and that could be either male or female It doesn39t matter It39s about clicking knowing the rhythm of the script or the pace and not even needing to talk about it There39s a very good camaraderie between the two of us and we39re very supportive of each other With these movies especially it39s just the two of you for most of it and if you39re not getting along or have other ideas about what should be happening then it39s going to be a few very bad weeksquotHaving Busby above right at his side once again ensured that wasn39t the case Coupled with the fact he was outdoors and working again after lockdown made him a happy camper quotOh I39m okay with thatquot he said of being on location quotWhat39s great about this movie is I39m outside but my character39s outdoorsyness differs from film to film In Nature of Love I was a guide but I also studied at university for all sorts of environmental endeavors and it was my passion to take that to greater lengths and to see more of the worldquotFor Love in the Forecast also with Busby I was a farm boy checking out the city for a bitquot he added quotBut at the end of the day he was just a true farm boy In Chasing Waterfalls my character had a ninetofive type job in the city but felt he was missing something in his life After a little soul searching in nature he realizes that39s where he could be most beneficial to others and stayed So yeah they all had different avenues to get to these outdoor placesquotChasing Waterfalls follows the story of Amy Atwater Busby an aspiring photographer given a huge career break an assignment to shoot the Angel Tree one of North America39s most fabled waterfalls to prove it exists After she wins the trust of tour guide Mark Russell and his daughter Kyra Cassidy Nugent pictured at bottom center Mark agrees to help her with the proviso she never reveals the waterfall39s actual location However when Amy39s work threatens to reveal Mark39s treasured secret all trust could be lostFor Russell having a script that cleverly interwove a multitude of metaphors making them applicable to the characters39 life journeys was appealing quotEven the title the amp8216chasing waterfalls39 metaphor you39re never gonna catch one because it just keeps movingquot he explained quotThe dream of doing more with your career and it just seems out of reach like with Cindy39s character who feels she39s been chasing waterfalls her whole life She wants to do more but it seems to lead to the end of the waterfall and drops off Reading it all of that resonated Then with Mark he was chasing waterfalls metaphorically speaking with his desk job and being in a relationship that shouldn39t have been and trying that make work Then finding solace in being out in nature It all kind of ties inquotI also loved that Mark has a daughter in this filmquot he added quotI have a daughter in real life To be able to play a father at my age the scripts are few and far between It was nice to see someone who39d already gone through that part of their life yet was starting anew at the same time The dynamic between finding love again and having to take into consideration the importance of having a daughter and how she will feel about moving forward with life if someone else were to come into the mix it all made for an interesting experiencequotOne thing Russell didn39t expect when signing onto the film was the intense workouts he and his costars would endure quotThere is a lot of hiking in this onequot he laughed quotThere were more challenges for the crew with their equipment if I39m being completely honest We were very well taken care of and everything was very safe but all the hiking and everything is real no faking We wore backpacks and hiked for up to 40 minutes to get to some locations No movie magic there it was straight up happening for realquotRussell is delighted that at a time when we all need it he can help remind viewers of the wonders of nature via the film He39s wrapped two more movies since completing Chasing Waterfalls last August Love Is Trending opposite Jen Lilley and High Flying Romance with Jessica LowndesquotWorking on a Hallmark movie is always lots of funquot he concluded quotIt39s like a family from the getgo right to the end It39s not like some of those bigger shows with chaos happening around you and everyone39s stressed On a Hallmark movie it39s relaxed and while everyone39s hardworking we all support each other so it39s always goodquotChasing Waterfalls will premiere Saturday March 20 at 9 pm on Hallmark Channel as a part of its annual Spring Fling 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 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