Christina Milian and Devale Ellis discuss how Tortonto was turned into New York City for their Netflix film Meet Me Next Christmas.
Meet Me Next Christmas follows Layla (Christina Milian) as she races through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert. All for a chance to reunite with Teddy (Devale Ellis), who could be the love of her life.
We spoke with stars Christina Milian and Devale Ellis about the streaming success of Meet Me Next Christmas. Both credit it to their fans, who they love and appreciate. The two also discuss how the studio turned Toronto into New York City.
Meet Me Next Christmas Transformed Toronto Into New York City
Tessa Smith: So you filmed in Toronto, not New York. What was that like?
Christina Milian: But you know what, Toronto, I’d been there as well before in another project and everybody’s so nice. It does give that city feel and actually, you can be a little bit more relaxed there, I think.
Devale Ellis: Yeah, in Toronto it’s not as crowded.
Christina Milian: It still was cold, it was still snow. Even in March, April, that time of the year, but it was beautiful. We were by the water so it was a lot to see and a lot to discover when our families came to visit.
Devale Ellis: It was nice. It was beautiful.
Tessa Smith: Did it feel like New York to you, while you were filming?
Devale Ellis: Well, being from New York originally, nothing feels like New York. You can’t really actually go down the subway, they just built a little subway thing that was on the ground. So that was kind of cool to see that. But they did a great job of making me feel like home. I’ll say that.
Christina Milian: I’ll tell you what, they made some room look like a Chanel store.
Devale Ellis: Yeah, that was true. It did.
Christina Milian: I was like, Chanel approved this? This is cool. They really have Chanel in the movie? So that whole scene inside of the store, I thought that was really cool. I felt like that looked like New York to me.
Devale Ellis: It did, it did. It looked like Fifth Avenue.
Watch the full interview with Christina Milian and Devale Ellis to learn more about Meet Me Next Christmas.
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About Meet Me Next Christmas
In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
Meet Me Next Christmas is now streaming on Netflix.
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