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Luke Macfarlane Talks The Mistletoe Promise, Killjoys, Mercy Street and More [Exclusive]

04/11/2016

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

[Warning: General spoilers ahead.]

Saturday night, Luke Macfarlane returns to Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movie lineup for the second year in a row with The Mistletoe Promise, based on the book by Richard Paul Evans and co-starring Hart of Dixie‘s Jaime King in her first film for the network. This morning, I jumped on the phone with Macfarlane for a quick chat about the film and his packed project roster.

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

In The Mistletoe Promise, Macfarlane plays Nick, a Christmas-phobic family law attorney who strikes a pact with fellow phobe Elise (King), who’s trapped in a combative business partnership with her ex-husband that always escalates at the holidays. What begins as a congenial idea to help each other grows into something more as each rediscovers something they’d thought they lost, because, well, Hallmark Channel.

Cedar Cove‘s Sarah Smyth co-stars as Nick’s indispensable paralegal, Ashley. Christie Laing (UnREAL, OUaT, Arrow) plays Elise’s BFF Holly and Lochlyn Munro is Elise’s ex, Dan. Hallmark staple David Winning (several Christmas films and Tulips in Spring) directs.

Macfarlane is happy to be in the rotation of talent the network calls on for their movies. “I’ve become a bit of a go-to guy for Hallmark. They’re always very lovely to me, and [the movies are] always fun to make,” he says. “I read the script and said, ‘This one’s funny. Sign me up!’ I had a very busy year, and my mom is more excited about my Hallmark movies than everything I do.”

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Fore fans of the novel, he says it’s a bit lighter in tone. “I only heard about the book afterward,” he explains. “We depart from the book in a lot of ways. The book is darker, I’ve been told.”

Unlike last year’s Christmas Land, which found the cast shooting in an early winter in Utah, this film shot in the summer in Vancouver, so the cast was sweltering in their coats and hats. “It was hot, and we’re wearing jackets and trying not to sweat,” says Macfarlane. “I tend to sweat a lot anyway. When we did the ice skating scene, it was in a cold building, so it was like, ‘Oh, thank God.”

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Photo Credit: Ryan Plummer/Crown Media United States LLC

Most viewers recognize Macfarlane from his day job on Killjoys, one of our favorites here at TV Goodness. The second season, which concluded in August, expanded D’avin’s role into the larger Level Six mythology. “I didn’t know where he was going. Aaron Ashmore had specifically asked to get information [on Season 2] and I had specifically asked not to,” he recalls.

“Michelle [Lovretta] asked this year [what we wanted to know]. I didn’t know anything about [last year] and I think I will continue not to know. That’s the way I work. I like to be a little bit blind. That could change.”

Photo Credit: Ian Watson/Syfy/Killjoys II Productions Limited

Photo Credit: Ian Watson/Syfy/Killjoys II Productions Limited

“I think [in Season 2, D’avin] kind of figured out for himself and the team, ‘This is where I’m needed and this is where I’m useful.’ I think that’s a universal journey. That was exciting. And I loved doing all the fight scenes and I hope to keep doing that.”

He also enjoyed the arc with Sabine (No Tomorrow‘s Tori Anderson) that started casual and light and went somewhere unexpected. “In this amazing sleight of hand, she takes control and is the person in control,” he points out. “I loved working with Tori. It’s actually a testament to our casting that they get these wonderful actors.”

This past summer, The Night Shift fans were treated to Macfarlane’s return in a storyline that had Drew and Rick expanding their family. “They had wanted [me to do] more episodes, and I said, ‘I can’t because of Mercy Street,’ so I flew down on one weekend and we did two episodes,” he recalls.

“That’s the only way we could make it work. It was a bit of a bummer. I’d like to do more. I definitely expressed interest in going back if they get picked up. We’ll wait and see. I love working on that show.”

Photo Credit: PBS

Photo Credit: PBS

In January, PBS will roll out the second season of Mercy Street, and The Chaplain will get a mystery of his own. “They gave me some really good stuff this year,” he shares. “The Chaplain has some demons. I got to do a little bit of the stunt choreography I like so much, as The Chaplain. I’ll also tease that there’s water involved.”

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This fall, Macfarlane worked alongside a who’s who of Hollywood history to shoot Rock, Paper, Dead for Fright Night master Tom Holland. “In an effort to keep my year as confusing as possible. I had to round it off by playing a killer,” he laughs.

“It’s an amazing project. It has Victor Miller, who wrote the original Friday the 13th, and the hair and makeup people are legends in the business. It’s almost more a psychological thriller, so it’s this really interesting psychological thing. I had a blast. I adore Tom. We got along really well. It was truly a positive experience.”

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Macfarlane goes back in front of the camera for Season 3 of Killjoys in January, which will return on Syfy next summer. Mercy Street begins Season 2 on January 22nd on PBS.

In case you missed it, Christmas Land airs overnight tonight at 2 am/1c on Hallmark Channel. The Mistletoe Promise airs Saturday at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel and repeats through the end of the year. Here is a sneak peek.

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[PHOTO GALLERY] Screencaps of “Christmas Land” – part III

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[PHOTO GALLERY] Screencaps of “Christmas Land” – part II

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Hallmark Review: Christmas Land (2015, dir. Sam Irvin)

24/12/2015

IMG_5321I’m going to go ahead and quote The Cinema Snob review of Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989): Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wibble Wobble Wazzle Woodle What The Fuck?

Oh, this is bad.

The movie opens up by showing us some Christmas decorations before cutting to the front of a private residence. Inside there are six kids sitting at a table when a woman played by Maureen McCormick of Brady Bunch fame walks in with a picture of herself looking down on everyone from the background.

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[PRESS] Updated with press on “Christmas Land”

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[PHOTO GALLERY] Added photo from the backsage of “Christmas Land”

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What Would You Do If You Owned Your Own CHRISTMAS LAND?

20/12/2015

Tonight on Hallmark Channel, a bit more Christmas cheer as we near December 25: CHRISTMAS LAND, starring Nikki DeLoach (“Jules Cooper”), Luke Macfarlane (“Tucker Martin”), Maureen McCormick (“Glinda Bonaparte”) and Richard Karn (“Mason Richards”), is a Hallmark Original Movie.

On CHRISTMAS LAND, a successful New York businesswoman learns her beloved late Grandmother has left her ‘Christmas Land’, a magical Christmas‐themed village in the countryside. But, does she keep it and restore it, or does she sell it and move on?

“JULES COOPER” (Nikki DeLoach): Bright, pretty and career driven, Jules is a small town girl with a big city life— and a rapidly growing career. Jules finds out her beloved late Grandmother Glinda has left her a property called “Christmas Land,” a magical village and Christmas tree farm in the countryside. Jules is forced to decide on whether or not to sell the property or keep it and bring it back to its former glory.

“TUCKER BARNES” (Luke Macfarlane): Handsome, smart and charming, Tucker is the lawyer overseeing the Christmas Land estate. His devotion to Christmas Land and an undeniable attraction to Jules leads to complications in already complicated decisions that Jules has to make.

“GLINDA STANWICK”: (Maureen McCormick): Glinda is Jules’ larger-than-life Grandmother—a whirlwind, effervescent woman who happens to be the owner of Christmas Land.

“MASON RICHARDS” (Richard Karn): A wealthy and well-regarded real estate tycoon, Mason is determined to own Christmas Land so he can close it and industrialize the area.

CHRISTMAS LAND also features Chonda Pierce as “Gretchen” and Cynthia Gibb as “Elaine Richardson.”

CHRISTMAS LAND is produced for Hallmark Channel by Hybrid, LLC. Barry Barnholtz, Zelma Kiwi and Jeffrey Schenck are executive producers. The movie is written and directed by Sam Irvin.

CHRISTMAS LAND airs on Hallmark Channel tonight, Sunday, December 20, at 8/9c.

Image:  Courtesy of Hallmark Channel, Used with Permission. Copyright 2015 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Fred Hayes.

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‘Christmas Land’: Hallmark Movie Photos & Recap

20/12/2015