Devale Ellis talks working with the cast of ‘Meet Me Next Christmas’
Written by ABC AUDIO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on December 25, 2024
There are a lot of films related to Christmas and the holidays, including Netflix’s Meet Me Next Christmas. Released earlier this year, the film, starring Christina Milian, Devale Ellis and Pentatonix, follows Layla’s pursuit to reunite with a man she’d met a year prior. Their deal was to attend the Pentatonix Christmas concert if they were both single, but she’s caught in a bind when she realizes the tickets have sold out, prompting her to seek the help of a ticket concierge, Teddy, who she eventually falls in love with.
Devale plays Teddy in the film and tells ABC Audio he had an amazing time working alongside some industry vets.
“It was amazing,” he says of the experience on set. “You know, Kofi [Siriboe] coming from Queen Sugar. Christina Milian, she’s Grammy nominated. She’s done everything, she’s already had a #1 movie on Netflix. The Pentatonix have a star on the Walk of Fame. I just knew I had to come and bring my best to match everyone else’s energy. That’s all I thought about.”
“Kalen Allen, he’s now [in Elf] on Broadway. He just came out with a Christmas album. Like these are all the people that I had to walk in the room and be like, ‘OK, Devale, you know, it’s time to step up and show them that you belong.’ So it felt good,” Devale continues. “You know, iron sharpens iron. I have all these successful people around me. Let’s get it. That’s how I felt.”
Meet Me Next Christmas debuted atop Netflix’s Global Top 10 Movies chart the week of Nov. 4 to Nov. 10.
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