“We shoot things fast and loose when we’re makingHome Town. It’s just what happens happens, and we try to get it from the best angle,” adds Erin.
But an encouraging word from a famous friend changed their minds.
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The Pioneer Womanstar Ree Drummond, who appeared ina holiday movie on the Food Networklast year gave them some advice. “She said it was the most fun she’s ever had and to definitely, definitely do it. And I trust her. So we did!” says Erin.
The couple read the script on the road between renovation check-ins around their town of Laurel, Mississippi, and ran lines at home at night. And when the time came, the production moved to Laurel for a week so the Napiers could film their parts while continuing the rest of their work.
Erin and Ben portray an uncannily familiar couple: Sarah and Henry, a small-town artist and craftsman who play a key role in the romance of the movie’s leads, Melissa (Katie Stevens), a big city realtor who returns to her hometown to sell her mother’s house with some enthusiastic help from her childhood crush, David (Victor Rasuk).
They had instant chemistry with their new costars. “We got to spend about an hour with them before we started, and my character and Victor’s are supposed to be best friends,” says Ben. Luckily, he was already a fan. “Victor was in a show calledHow to Make It In Americaand I loved that show. That was the click. And then we were pals.”
The easy report came in handy when the film crew asked Victor to make his on-screen singing debut for an impromptu “open mic night” scene in a bar. Thankfully Erin knows her way around a stage, having performed in a band in high school and even occasionally onHome Town,and grabbed her guitar to perform a Christmas carol with her husband and their co-star.
Still the newly minted thespians are awaiting their reviews. “I’m still a little nervous. I hope people like it,” says Erin.
source: people.com
