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never thought this would happen in my Lifetime?!......Lifetime sets cast for 1st Asian & 1st LGBTQ Christmas love story - NewtonMP2100 - 09-14-2020
.....don't think Hallmark will be doing this any time soon........
....the LGBTQ love movie......'The Christmas Setup' starring Ben Lewis and Blake Lee [ who are married in real life ]......
.....the 'Asian' love movie ' A Sugar & Spice Holiday' starring Jacky Lai, Tony Giroux and Tzi Ma......
LGBTQ Lifetime Christmas Movie to Star Marrieds Ben Lewis and Blake Lee
....In a strong contender for Perfect Casting of the Year, Ben Lewis (Arrow, Shadowhunters) and Blake Lee (Parks and Recreation, Mixology) — who are married in real life — have been tapped to partake in The Christmas Setup, Lifetime‘s first holiday movie with a lead LGBTQ storyline.
A feel-good LGBTQ holiday romance, The Christmas Setup, which also was written and directed by members of the LGBTQ community, follows Hugo (played by Lewis), a New York lawyer who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (GLOW‘s Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his mom Kate (The Nanny‘s Fran Drescher), who is (of course!) also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations.
Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (played by Lee), a high school friend and secret crush of Hugo’s who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
The Christmas Setup, like the Asian American-led A Sugar & Spice Holiday (get casting news), represents Lifetime’s mission to redefine the traditional holiday movies in its slate with diverse talent in front of, and behind, the camera.
LGBTQ........Holiday love movie.......?!
Tzi Ma Among Cast for Lifetime's First Asian American-Led Christmas Movie
......Jacky Lai (V-Wars), Tony Giroux (Motherland: Fort Salem) and Tzi Ma (Mulan, Wu Assassins) will enjoy A Sugar & Spice Holiday, in Lifetime’s first movie centered on an Asian-American family and featuring an Asian director, writer, casting director and cast.
Premiering December 2020, the movie follows Suzie (played by Lai), a rising young architect who returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas, where her Chinese-American parents, Pete (Ma) and Mimi (Motherland: Fort Salem‘s Lillian Lim), run the local Lobster Bar.
Following the loss of her beloved grandmother who was a legendary baker in their community, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps by entering — you guessed it — the local gingerbread house competition. Teaming up with an old high school friend Billy (Giroux), who grew up to be quite a catch, “Suzie must find the right mix of sugar and spice to win the competition, and perhaps find some love in the process.”
Jennifer Liao will direct the telepic, which was written by Eirene Donohue and cast by Judy Lee.
A Sugar & Spice Holiday, like The Christmas Setup (which is led by an LGBTQ romance; get casting news), represents Lifetime’s mission to redefine the traditional holiday movies in its slate with diverse talent in front of, and behind, the camera.
For A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Lifetime is working with CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), which champions diversity by educating, connecting and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media.
Asian.......Holiday love movie.......?!
Re: never thought this would happen in my Lifetime?!......Lifetime sets cast for 1st Asian & 1st LGBTQ Christmas love st - N-OS X-tasy! - 09-14-2020
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