The stars of Great American Family’s A VERY ARCTIC CHRISTMAS can definitely relate to their characters.
“I play Jane Walsh,” Jill Wagner shared in an Instagram video. “I actually relate to Jane a lot. She’s a nature girly. Another way I am like her is this love for animals and saving things. In fact, my farm back in Tennessee, we rescue cows. We just rescued two roosters and three cats. I’m adding to my collection of rescued animals.”
Meanwhile, her co-star Cameron Mathison revealed that some of his character Jim’s traits were actually inspired by him.
“As far as the way I relate to playing Jim, number one, his relationship with his daughter,” he said. “It’s really special, and my relationship with both of my kids is very, very special. In fact, Robin Dunne, who wrote this, was a little bit inspired partially by my real relationship with my kids.”
Mathison also pointed out that “a lot of funny things that [his character] says” were also pulled from his own life, like “counting my macronutrients and silly, ridiculous things that I do.”
“It’s a really fun, TV-version of myself,” he added.
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A VERY ARCTIC CHRISTMAS sees Wagner and Mathison’s characters collide when sports broadcaster Jim and his daughter Isla “take a once-in-a-lifetime Arctic cruise” — with the promise they’ll be back in time for “his annual Christmas Eve show from Times Square.”
“When a timing mix-up leaves them stranded in an arctic town after their ship departs without them, their carefully planned holiday quickly turns into an unforgettable adventure,” an official synopsis of the movie reads. “With no planes, trains, or automobiles available, they must rely on wildlife conservationist Jane (Wagner) and her rugged tundra buggy to navigate the frozen wilderness. As they journey through the awe-inspiring Arctic — from the glow of the Aurora Borealis to the famed Polar Bear Capital of the World — Isla embraces the glory of nature, Jim wrestles with letting go of control, and Jane brings heart and charm to the path forward.”
In an interview with Woman’s World, Wagner said, “I actually love this movie and this character — the movie for so many different reasons, but the character specifically, because I feel like Jill in real life could have gone down that path very easily and been very, very happy.”
“People will always ask you, ‘What would you do if you weren’t an actor?’ And there’s so many different loves that I have, but nature is up there in the top five,” she continued.
A VERY ARCTIC CHRISTMAS premieres Oct. 31 on Great American Family.
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