Our little secret is a new Christmas comedy that explores what happens when two exes are forced to spend the holidays under the same roof. It’s one of several original Christmas movies releasing on Netflix this season, and this particular entry boasts an impressively talented cast. The film stars Lindsay Lohan and Pretty Little Liars‘ Ian Harding as the romantic protagonist, alongside actors such as Kristin Chenoweth, Tim Meadows and Chris Parnell.
The film centers on Logan (Harding) and Avery (Lohan), a couple who grew up together and dated for several years before a very bitter breakup. Many years later, the pair unexpectedly reunite after arriving to spend Christmas with their new loved ones’ parents, only to discover they are dating siblings. They do their best to hide this fact from their family, especially their critical mother, Erica (Chenoweth), but their attempt to keep the secret quickly begins to fall apart.
Screen speech interviewed Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding and Kristin Chenoweth to discuss the crafting of an unconventional Christmas romantic comedy, the motivations of Chenoweth’s character and the cast’s reactions to a surprise ending reveal (the details of which will not be released until after the film’s release! ).
Ian Harding felt like he already knew Lindsay Lohan when filming Our Little Secret
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Screen Speech: I think part of what makes this romantic comedy so fun is that it’s not just a typical meet-cute; It’s like a reunion and it’s deeply uncomfortable for everyone involved. Lindsay and Ian, what was it like creating that dynamic that’s multifaceted in that way, where it’s tense and awkward, but there’s also that underlying care that’s left over after all these years?
Lindsay Lohan: I think because our characters have such a strong backstory, they grew up together, they had a life together before, that when they’re put in that situation and then they play out those scenes with everyone else there, it came naturally to them. be weird.
Ian Harding: Yes.
Lindsay Lohan: Because we had no idea what they looked like before. I think we actually filmed the most intimate moments our characters had together before, that scene where I get upset about my mom. So we understood their connection and how close it was before we filmed the awkward moments.
Ian Harding: Also, I think it was on the page, and then if someone who is a seasoned professional just says it and it will be there. So I don’t want to say it was easy, but it was certainly easier with someone like her.
Lindsay Lohan: Thank you. You too.
Ian Harding: Well, that’s true.
Kristin Chenoweth: It’s true.
Ian Harding: I was also going to say, after having watched you grow up for years and just getting an idea of you, now being in front of you like, ‘Oh, I feel like I know this person,’ and then I’m like, “Great. , I understood.” So maybe that happened.
Kristin Chenoweth’s character has a complicated relationship with women
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And Kristin, I think your character is one that a lot of people can probably identify as the terribly impossible to impress significant other’s mother. I’m curious to interpret where you felt her motivation came from in the difference in how she treated Avery versus Logan as her children’s significant others.
Kristin Chenoweth: I have a feeling that the way I decided to do this, I think my character might be a little insecure around other women. So she’s always more comfortable with even her own son Logan, but women, I think she wishes she was a little different age, maybe, and she wishes she could go back in time, maybe, just somewhere deep down. That was a small explanation of why I was so obsessed with my son and so obsessed with Logan too.
We might put a little spoiler warning for this question, but this revelation at the end made me let out a resounding, “What?” I’m just curious how you guys reacted when you first read this in the script.
Lindsay Lohan: I mean, when I read it, I thought, “This is perfect.” I just needed that extra boost.
Kristin Chenoweth: Yes.
More About Our Little Secret (2024)
Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering their current partners are brothers.
Source: Screen Rant Plus