Behind the Scenes Video of "Paris Christmas Waltz" and More Movies Coming to Great American Family!!!

Today Jen Lilley shared an extra fun behind-the-scenes video of Paris Christmas Waltz, which included herself, her co-stars Matthew Morrison and Steph Siadatan, plus, the director/producers Michael and Janeen Damian, and an amazing set filled with incredible holiday decor that epitomizes that magic of the Christmas season!

The video was made in the spirit of the popular Wes Anderson trend. (For those of you who aren't familiar, according to Google... the Wes Anderson video trend has people traveling, eating out, doing mundane things, and filming it in the famed director's signature colorful and quirky style.)

I simply couldn't resist sharing this video with all of you! (see below)

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And a few extras...

Here are two more screen-grabs of Danica McKellar as she's filming her Christmas movie...

And... Paul Greene recently teased us with this image of his Christmas movie co-star and asked us to guess who it might be! Any guesses???

Great American Family recently announced "Destined at Christmas 2," and the lead actress, Shae Robins, shared these delightful images from on-the-set...

Update: Here are a couple images of Jill Wagner - showing her longer hair (a lovely long wig) for her new Great American Family Christmas movie. (For those of you who may not know, Jill has shorter hair right now because of a role she has in another movie, Special Ops: Lioness. In that film, she is portraying a woman in the military.)

We are just over a week away from Christmas in July! 

Until then, Happy Movie-Watching!!!

Stay tuned!

Blessings, Net

🎄Random On-the-Set Pictures 📷 from Great American Family Christmas Movies and More! 🌟 SEE HERE:

I was looking through my photo album and noticed I have a lot of images from behind the scenes of Great American Family Christmas movies from social media, and I thought it would be fun to share these random pics with all of you! Some are recent, and others are from a week or so ago, maybe more!

Here we go...


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The first image above is of Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison dancing around a Christmas tree in Paris Christmas Waltz. Here are some more images from the set...

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Danica McKellar is currently filming her royal-themed Christmas movie, Royal Christmas Ball, for Great American Family. So far, she's only been seen alone.

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Susie Abromeit recently shared who her co-star is in her Christmas movie, Designing Christmas (wt), Liam McIntyre, and she also recently shared a close-up image and a video dancing in the snow...

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Jessica Lowndes has shared some behind-the-scenes videos from her Fall movie, including one of her co-star, Luxton Handspiker, who plays Jessica's son in the movie. Luxton portrayed the new orphan, Roy, in the "When Hope Calls" Christmas episodes.

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At the beginning of June, Trevor Donovan shared these images as his Christmas movie, Christmas By Chance, with Merritt Patterson, was wrapping. He's currently filming his Fall movie for Great American Family.

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I also have some screen grabs from Candace Cameron Bure's military-themed Great American Family movie, My Christmas Hero, which was filmed back in April. You can even see an American flag in the background of the second image. Plus, Candace shared a fun press shot with her photographer, Ricardo Hubbs.

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And last but not least, for those of you who have been wondering about Jesse Hutch's Christmas movie... it appears he will be starring alongside an all-star cast with Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, Jason Cermack, Karen Holness, and Laura Bertram in An Angel's Fare Christmas.

You can see a screen grab image of Jesse plus the main cast in the image below. It appears James Tupper may be playing Lori Loughlin's love interest, as he did in their previous movie together, Fall into Winter.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this exciting look at the upcoming Great American Family movies coming this Fall and Christmas!!! I'm so looking forward to ALL of the original movies they have planned.

I can't begin to say which movie I most want to see - because they ALL look FANTASTIC!!!

Do you have a top pick? Please share in comments below.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Blessings, Net

🎄 Behind the Scenes of "Paris Christmas Waltz" with Jen Lilley...

Bonjour, dear friends!

Yesterday, Great American Family made the official announcement that "Paris Christmas Waltz" is coming to their channel this Christmas season! I know many of us are extra excited about this!

Jen Lilley, along with her co-star, Matthew Morrison, have been practicing their dancing steps for weeks in Bucharest, Romania - leading up to the start of filming this week in Paris!

While I don't usually show a lot of behind-the-scenes shots of Christmas movies while they are filming due to the incredible amount of them out there on social media, I just had to make an exception with this one. Plus, Jen Lilley was so sweet to share my post/link in her IG stories, I simply couldn't resist sharing some delightful on-the-set images.

First, I had to share this screen-grab of Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison... hamming it up together between filming while discussing the proper way to say the instrument, the ukulele.

Hmmm??? Wonder if someone plays the ukulele in the film?

Jen also couldn't resist showing some of the Christmas set designs, including the adorable Santa Claus statue pictured above. With tears forming in her eyes, she shares how magical all of the Christmas decorations look and how the set designers aren't even done adding to the holiday decor!

While admiring all of the Christmas around her, Jen also shared how close she feels to her character, Emma, who apparently loves Christmas as much as she does!

Also joining Jen Lilley on the "Paris Christmas Waltz" movie set, is the former Home & Family host, Debbie Matenopoulos, who has a role in the movie as Camille. The two shared a fun moment when they filmed their scene together, plus Debbie posted some production shots behind the camera.

In celebration of the movie announcement, fans, friends, and fellow actors, flocked to social media to give their congratulations to Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison. One fan asked if the two would also be singing a duet, to which Jen replied, "maybe," while adding the smiling face and clapping hands emoji.

My favorite message came from Will Kemp, who performed in the original "Christmas Waltz," which was also written and directed by Michael and Janeen Damian.

Will exclaimed, "Very exciting! Huge congratulations. Send my love to everyone." Then he included some fun emojis... clapping hands, fire, and dancing.

Jen responded with, "@iamwillkemp will do! We love you Will and @thereallacey ❤️"

Of course, Jen Lilley is referring to Lacey Chabert, since Will and Lacey starred together in the original "Christmas Waltz," which was a major ratings hit and fan-favorite. I'm sure both Jen and Matthew know they have big dancing shoes to fill. But, hopefully, they also feel the incredible love and support from their fans who are encouraging them along - as they are filming this new "Paris Christmas Waltz" movie for Great American Family!

I also couldn't resist sharing these extra screen-grabs of Jen and Matthew laughing together behind the scenes! Looks like this is going to be a fun movie!


Happy filming to Jen Lilley, Matthew Morrison, Debbie Matenopoulos, producers Michael and Janeen Damian, and all of the cast and crew involved with the production of "Paris Christmas Waltz"!

Have a wonderful time in Paris!

Au Revoir, Net

🌟🎄 Great American Family Announces PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ Starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison 🎄🌟

It's official! The newest "Christmas Waltz" will premiere on Great American Family THIS Christmas and will star Jen Lilley (Royally Wrapped for Christmas, USS Christmas) and Matthew Morrison (Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!)

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See all of the details via 

Great American Media's press release:

THE LEGACY OF 

MICHAEL AND JANEEN DAMIAN’S

 CHRISTMAS WALTZ

COMES TO 

GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS

FROM THE WORLD’S 

MOST ROMANTIC CITY,

PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ, 

STARRING JEN LILLEY 

AND MATTHEW MORRISON

NEW YORK, NY – June 6, 2023 – Great American Family today announced the legacy of Michael and Janeen Damian’s beloved Christmas Waltz franchise is coming to Great American Christmas with the all-new Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley (B&B Merry, “Days of Our Lives”) and Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® nominee, Matthew Morrison (“Glee”). Shot on location in the world’s most romantic city, Paris Christmas Waltz, sweeps viewers into the magic of the city’s most iconic destinations and is already creating buzz as the year’s most anticipated holiday original movie. Great American Christmas returns October 21 with new holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and 24/7 Christmas movies through the end of the year.

Michael Damian and Janeen Damian have collaborated on 17 original movies, including the highest-rated holiday film of 2020, The Christmas Waltz. The prolific team has written all 17 films together with Michael Damian having directed all except two of the films, Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish, which Janeen Damian directed. The pair is also the auspices behind the Great American Christmas hit of 2021, A Hot Cocoa Christmas.

In Paris Christmas Waltz, Emma relinquishes her job so a colleague with a family will keep his. Contemplating life’s next steps, Emma meets a professional dancer, Leo whose love for competitive dancing is waning, until a once in a lifetime opportunity arises for the novice to join the pro and sweep all of Paris off its feet.

Paris Christmas Waltz is executive produced by Brad Krevoy, Amy Krell, Jimmy Townsend, and Lorenzo Nardini. Janeen Damian produces. Michael Damian directs from an original screenplay by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian. Brad Krevoy’s MPCA Films is the leading producer of holiday movies.


ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY

Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday-themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands. Follow Great American Family on Twitter: @GAfamilyTV Facebook: @GAfamilytv Instagram: @gactv

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity
818.415.3784
pamslay@gacmedia.com

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469.663.7717
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My Quick Take:

I'm so happy we finally have confirmation that Matthew Morrison is, indeed, Jen Lilley's opposite/love interest/dancing partner in Great American Family's "Paris Christmas Waltz!"

Matthew Morrison was my last guess, and I know many of you thought it was Matthew, too! Thank you to all who participated in trying to guess Jen Lilley's co-star. That was a lot of fun. Was Matthew your guess, too? Please share in comments below.

And now that they just began filming yesterday, I know we'll look forward to seeing this movie this Christmas season on Great American Family!

Have a Merry Day!

Net

Can You Guess Jen Lilley's Christmas Movie Co-Star? *UPDATE #5* Have YOU solved this Mystery?

As Jen Lilley is in the process of practicing dance in Bucharest, Romania for her upcoming Christmas movie, Paris Christmas Waltz, she is promising her fans that while they are practicing she is going to give little hints as to who her co-star is.

Jen Lilley's first Co-Star hint is...

Her co-star has never been in a Great American Family or Hallmark movie.

Jen also mentioned he is super nice and... she said he was hitting the gym and dancing for several hours, so this guy must really be into fitness.

She said her second hint was a big deal, but she didn't reveal it, yet. Stay tuned!

Who might this mystery co-star be? At this time, some guesses are swirling through my mind, but I'm just not sure, yet. Do you have any thoughts on it or guesses? Could it be someone who has been on Dancing with the Stars?

Let me know your thoughts in comments below.

Blessings, Net

UPDATE - CLUE #2: On May 24th, Jen Lilley shared Clue #2 - on who her co-star is while taking a break from dancing. At the time, her co-star was out of the camera shot.

Jen asks in a fun, playful way... "have you seen him dance?" And she responds with, "I have... you've really seen him!" And then, she gives an adorable wide-eyed expression towards the camera to emphasize the importance of what she just said.

If you have any guesses, please share in comments below!

UPDATE - CLUE #3: On May 25th, Jen Lilley shared Clue #3 with her film directors, Michael and Janeen Damian... Jen's co-star has something in common with Michael Damian, other than his great hair. Michael goes on to say... he is better looking, a better singer, better actor, etc... but Jen stops him before he reveals too much!

Hmmm??? Who could it be? What similarity does he have with Michael Damian? Does he sing professionally? Or, has he been on a Soap Opera? There are sooo many possibilities!

Do you have any ideas??? Please share in comments below!

Also, this is kind of silly, but fun... I happened to notice as Jen was turning her phone around, just before she included the Damians in her shot (seen above), there's a glimpse of a man in the background wearing all black. I've included a screen-grab above - so you all can see it. Could that be him? Or, possibly a dance instructor? Who knows for sure, but I thought it was interesting and wanted to share, just in case. The mystery continues!!!

UPDATE: (May 27th) Michael Damian said the image I have above of the man in black in the background is NOT Jen's co-star either. Michael responded to me: "That’s a good detective screenshot!!! (he included the detective emoji) …..but that’s our amazing Choreographer Pasha Kovalev."

UPDATE - CLUE #4: On Friday, May 26th, Jen Lilley, along with her director, Janeen Damian, shared two more clues.

Like Michael Damian, the mystery co-star has been on broadway and they (Michael Damian and Jen's co-star) have one similar initial.

Hmmm??? I think you've all solved this!!!

Here's also a screen grab of Jen Lilley from Friday, May 26th, with her co-star standing behind her playing the hands improv game titled "Helping Hands." Basically, if you've never heard of it, a person stands with their arms clasped behind their backs and another person stands behind them and threads their arms through the “holes” on either side, then they perform an act, with the person in front doing all of the talking, while their “helping hands” does all of the gesturing. It can be really fun and silly.

You can see in the image the man's hands and arms, and I only caught a hint of his dark hair from time to time. I tried to capture it, but the brief tilts of their heads were so quick, even with using pause, it was hard to get.

Anyway, I think many of you may be completely right with your guess of Mark Ballas, who was a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, performed on Broadway in Jersey Boys, and of course, he shares an initial with Michael Damian. It must be him!

*UPDATE: It's NOT Mark Ballas! See update below...

UPDATE - CLUE #5:: IT'S NOT HIM!

JEN LILLEY'S CO-STAR IS NOT MARK BALLAS!!!

On Friday, May 26th, I shared our link to our guess on Twitter and I tagged Michael Damian and Jen Lilley. Michael responded on May 27th and said Jen's co-star is NOT Mark Ballas.

Wow! Right? All of the clues pointed to him.

Someone else guessed Derek Hough, and while Michael said it wasn't him either, he might have given us a little clue and said... "That’s a very good guess getting close…..???"

Plus, Michael Damian said the image I have above of the man in black in the background is NOT Jen's co-star either. Michael responded to me: "That’s a good detective screenshot!!! (he included the detective emoji) …..but that’s our amazing Choreographer Pasha Kovalev."

So... we are back to square one! I wanted you all to know - the mystery continues!!!



Some guesses I've seen on-line:

Mario Lopez

He was on DWTS, performed on Broadway in Chorus Line, and he shares an initial with Michael Damian and has dark hair

However, I checked his socials and he's on vacation with his family right now in Mexico... so it can't be him!


Matthew Morrison

He was on Broadway in Footloose, Hair Spray, etc... and of course, he & Michael Damian share an initial... so maybe???

Do YOU ALL have any more guesses???

UPDATE - #6:

Overall Memorial Day weekend on Sunday - Jen Lilley posted that someone had guessed the correct co-star, but she isn't able to reveal who it is, yet, until Great American Family gives her the greenlight.

My personal guess is Matthew Morrison, but we'll see!

🎄 "Paris Christmas Waltz" is Coming to Great American Family! 🌟 See WHO will Star...

Early this morning, while practicing her dance steps for her upcoming Christmas movie for Great American Family, which requires learning the Viennese waltz, actress Jen Lilley, who is a busy mother to four young children with her husband, Jason, shared some exciting Christmas movie news while responding to followers comments.

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Between dance breaks, Jen revealed that she would be traveling to Paris to film her new Christmas movie with producers/director Janeen and Michael Damian next month. Even though Jen has never learned this particular waltz or Cha-cha, which are both required for the film, she said she told the Damians that she is a very hard worker and dedicated to learning, even if it means she has to get up very early in the morning to do so.

Last month, an official announcement was made revealing filmmakers Janeen and Michael Damian inked 3 movie deals with Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America. One of those films is Paris Christmas Waltz, which is being described as a follow-up to Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp's popular Christmas movie, The Christmas Waltz. Since both Lacey and Will have contracts with Hallmark, it's apparent they won't be seen in this follow-up film, which will be airing on Great American Family this upcoming Christmas season. No word, yet, on who Jen Lilley's dancing partner will be!

Here is the video of Jen Lilley practicing and sharing this wonderful news on Instagram with her followers...
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My Quick Take:

I am thrilled to share this Christmas movie news with you all today!

From the moment I first watched the movie, A Princess for Christmas in 2011 and learned that Michael and Janeen Damian were the ones behind the creation of this spectacular, heartwarming Christmas film, I knew they were something extra special! Since then, many of the movies they have made over the years have been mine and overall fan-favorites, including Christmas Waltz, A Royal Christmas, A Hot Cocoa Christmas, etc...

And I have a feeling Jen Lilley is going to waltz her way into our hearts this Christmas on Great American Family!

Please share your thoughts in comments below...

Blessings, 

Net

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