Candace Cameron Bure and Jonathan Scarfe shared all the details of their upcoming movie, A SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS.
“Anna is a believer,” Bure said of her character in an Instagram video. “We share that, and she is a chef. She gets her peace that surpasses all understanding from God. She’s a bit of a perfectionist. I don’t know if I’m a total perfectionist, but maybe, like, a little bit close. She’s a mom, she’s got two kids, she’s divorced.”
An official description of the movie reads, “In A SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS, Anna (Bure) and James Campbell (Scarfe) have been divorced for five years, their once-happy union now a carefully managed truce for the sake of their children. When their daughter invites the entire family to meet her serious boyfriend over Christmas at her grandparents’ rustic Smoky Mountain cabin, the former couple reluctantly agrees.”
“Arriving a day early to avoid awkwardness, Anna is surprised to find James has the same idea,” the description continues. “But when the worst ice storm in a decade traps them in the mountains with no way out, the exes are forced to confront the history they share – and the possibility that their story may not be finished after all.”
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Scarfe shared that this second-chance theme was one of his favorite parts of the project.
“One of the most fun things about the film is the fact that they’ve got a 20 year history, they’ve got grown children together,” he said in the Instagram video. “To play with that, in the context of falling in love, or falling in love again — it’s a great flavor.”
Bure spoke about this theme in an interview with Us Weekly, sharing that A SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS “is about marriage, family and the beauty of second chances.”
“It asks the question: what if you could have a do-over — but this time with maturity, faith, and a deeper understanding of who you are and who God is at the center of it all?” she continued.
Bure explained that this movie is part of an evolution for her when it comes to making Christmas movies.
“They’re not just about a big-city girl meeting a small-town boyfriend anymore,” she said. “With [my production company] CandyRock Entertainment, we’re passionate about creating stories that carry meaning, purpose, and hope — stories that remind people it’s never too late for redemption, healing, and love.”
A SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS streams on Great American Pure Flix Oct. 8, premiering on Great American Family Oct. 10.
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