Hallmark, the behemoth of the wildly popular feel-good Christmas TV-movie craze, had already used the title “Let It Snow” for another film in 2013.This movie has got to come out on DVD at some point - I hope! I can’t figure out why Hallmark releases some movies on DVD, but not others. The author said she was happy that “Nantucket Noel” specifies the island location, but the main reason was repetition. One fan asked during the Facebook Live session why Hallmark Channel changed the name of Thayer’s book. Noting how the population more than doubles in the summer, she said the island is “much more of a community in the winter when we’re all frozen here and a gale is blowing and we can’t get off-island on a plane or a boat.” We’re so small in the winter … especially at a place like the grocery store, it’s wonderful because we run into people we know,” she said. “Nantucket really does have a strong community. 'Fikry' movie: 'Big Bang Theory' star Kunal Nayyar is filming on Cape Codĭuring her Facebook Live chat, Thayer noted that her Christmas books are specifically about the importance of community. She has written about three dozen novels in 40 years, including “Girl of Summer,” “Summer House,” “Surfside Sisters,” “The Hot Flash Club,” “Beachcombers,” “Island Girls” and “The Guest Cottage.” In 2015, Thayer was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Mainstream Fiction. Thayer has lived on Nantucket year-round for more than three decades, and is active in the literary scene, including leading a discussion this week at the Nantucket Atheneum with Lynne Reeves, author of “The Dangers of an Ordinary Night.” Thayer is due to be signing her own books this weekend as part of the Nantucket Stroll holiday festivities.
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In "Nantucket Noel,” Christina is played by Sarah Powell, a Canadian actress who portrays Abigail Pershing on Hallmark Channel’s “The Good Witch” series, and has appeared on other TV shows, including “Schitt’s Creek.”Ĭhristina's love interest of Andy is played by Trevor Donovan, best known as Teddy Montgomery in the CW’s “90210.” Donovan is a veteran of Hallmark movies, including “Marry Me at Christmas” and “SnowComing,” as well as “USS Christmas” for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. While some invest in local nonprofits and are part of the island, others are hardly seen, she said.Ī staffer at Mitchell's Book Corner on Nantucket, whom Thayer says has beautiful hair, inspired lead Christina. When writing the book, she said, she had based that character on wealthy people who move to Nantucket and tear things down and don’t become involved with the community. “I thought he was excellent, he was so much the character,” Thayer said on Facebook Live about Dawson. Thayer also singled out Bruce Dawson for praise in playing rich landlord Oscar, who is Wink’s grandfather who moves to Nantucket and starts making changes. … Wink just came into my mind and started the book and suddenly there she was (in the movie) and she was real.” When I saw just a picture of her, I was thrilled. “Wink was right on,” though, Thayer said about being excited by the movie depiction.
Thayer called it “a little iffy,” though, that in “Nantucket Noel,” Wink is the daughter of the son of the mean landlord rather than the son's niece, as in the “Let It Snow” book.
She also approved of the movie’s casting, particularly Payton Lepinski as enthusiastic young Wink. The author said she particularly liked two plot additions in the movie - the viewing of a holiday boat parade and a Snow Ball event - that she wished she’d thought of for the book. The lighthouse that figures prominently in the film does have the distinctive red and white striping of Sankaty Head Light. Thayer noted during the chat that there is a shot of Brant Point in the movie, but joked about the non-Nantucket-like pine trees that can be seen across the water in some beach scenes. “I had no say after I signed the contract of what was in the movie and I had no communication with anyone at all,” she said.
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