Actress Emilie Ullerup chatted about her new Hallmark movie “Missing the Boat,” and working with Kristoffer Polaha.
Filming ‘Missing the Boat’ in Greece
On filming “Missing the Boat,” Emilie remarked, “It was a blast! We actually shot it in Greece. Filming in Greece was a dream. This was my first time being there. We got to take a boat from Athens.”
“We shot on the cruise ship as we were sailing out to Thessaloniki. Once we got there, we continued shooting in Thessaloniki, and my God, that place is gorgeous,” she elaborated.
“I loved it there and I would love to go back. Sadly, we didn’t spend too much time there,” she added.
Working with Kristoffer Polaha in ‘Missing the Boat’
On working with Kristoffer Polaha, she said, “Kristoffer was so wonderful! We actually worked together10 years ago in my first-ever Hallmark movie called ‘Hearts of Christmas’ and then, we didn’t see each other for 10 years; however, with this movie, we fell right back in to our old friendship patterns.”
“Kristoffer is so fun to work with, and he is so funny in this movie,” she admitted. “I don’t think anyone has ever seen him do what he gets to do in this movie. I am so excited for people to see it!”
Working with Hallmark, and being a part of ‘Chesapeake Shores’
“I love working with Hallmark,” she exclaimed. “We have had a very long relationship now, which is longer than some friendships and it just keeps getting better! ‘Chesapeake Shores’ was one of the best experiences of my career.”
“I loved being on ‘Chesapeake Shores’ with the humans that were on it for six years. We were like family, and it taught me so much about my craft and the business,” she noted.
“The fact that we just kept building on that, and I get to dip in for these wonderful feel-good movies is such a gift,” she explained.
Lessons learned from the ‘Missing the Boat’ screenplay
On the lessons learned from the screenplay, she reflected, “It taught me that I can probably go a little bit more with the flow sometimes myself.”
“I like to have things well planned out and under control but sometimes you can’t control it all,” she added.
Clayton James in ‘Don’t Forget I Love You’
On working with Clayton James in “Don’t Forget I Love You,” Emilie said, “Oh my God, that was so long ago. I loved working with Clayton. That was fun! We were just coming out of COVID, and I just had a baby.”
“It was such a lovely script and a wonderful movie. I still get so many messages about this film from people living with anxiety,” she acknowledged.
“You don’t know that until you’ve made the movie… I didn’t know it was going to land like that for people and that makes me so grateful,” she expressed.
Success
Regarding her definition of the word success, Emilie said, “Success means something different to me every day. Some days I feel super successful in my career, and that’s very rewarding.”
“Then, it’s equally important to be successful in my friendships, in my family, with my children and my parents. I think success means feeling like I’ve done enough in whatever realm that is,” she elaborated.
Closing thoughts on the new film with Kristoffer Polaha
For fans and supporters, Emelie stated about “Missing the Boat,” “For this movie, in particular, I just want them to laugh! I hope it makes them feel lifted, and as if the sun is shining on them.”
“We hope that our misfortune in the movie is their fortune,” she concluded.
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