Still a rom-com queen! Rachael Leigh Cook made a name for himself in romantic comedies like That is allSo she knows a thing or two about style.
“It feels really humbling and really special,” josie and the pussycats The star, 43, told EXCLUSIVELY us weekly promoting her upcoming netflix movie A Tourist Guide to Love, “I don’t know how it happened that I’ve been allowed to stay in the game for so long, but I feel really grateful for it. This is not a funny or funny or pretentious answer, it’s just This is the truth.
Since making his big screen debut in 1995, Feeling The alum has racked up credits in Hallmark movies, crime dramas, and more, but she still prefers to make films in the genre that made her famous. However, a lot has changed in 24 years and Cook feels films should change too. that’s one of the reasons he attended that’s everythingThe 2021 gender-swapped remake of his 1999 classic That is all,
“I was thrilled to be a part of remaking That is all Because so many messages in the matter of body shaming appear in… That is all,” He said We, “And you know what? I didn’t write it. There were so many other good things in the movie, but some of the messages really needed to be adjusted and updated. So, I love being a part of remaking things for this generation.” , and I love to continue telling stories so that I can continue to be more fun and yet responsible for how those stories are told.
His latest rom-com isn’t a remake, but it does offer an updated perspective on how to cope with a breakup: The Breakup Journey. Cook plays Amanda, a travel industry pro who goes on a trip to Vietnam after her boyfriend unexpectedly dumps her. She soon meets Singh, an expat tour guide (Scott Lee), who helps him to rediscover the joy of living.
The Minnesota native hasn’t been on any such vacations in real life, but she hopes the film will inspire viewers when they need a change.
“I went on a trip after a breakup that was mostly me going, ‘Guess I’m going to order room service by myself now while doing my job. It’s a terrible breakup trip,'” Cook joked. Did.” I would say, we make it pretty good. I hope this becomes a thing.
get carter Tara was already married Daniel GilliesWhom he married in 2004. The two called it quits in 2019 and finalized their divorce in 2021. The former couple has daughter Charlotte, 9, and son Theodore, 8.
When criminal mind While the alum couldn’t relate to Amanda’s picturesque search for romance, there were other aspects of her character that reminded her of herself. Cook explained, “I related to her unconscious desire for change and her thirst for adventure and her ambitions for her career.” “We can all relate to that. I think we all wish we had 36 hours in a day sometimes, you know?
A Tourist Guide to Love Premieres Friday, April 21 on Netflix.
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With reporting by Mandy DeCamp