Review: A breezy, lighthearted rom-com in ‘Happiest Season’

Aubrey Plaza believes her “Happiest Season” co-star Kristen Stewart contracted the coronavirus while they were filming the movie earlier this year.  During a recent virtual appearance on “The Late Show,” Plaza was asked by host Stephen Colbert about filming the movie in late February just before the pandemic changed everyone’s way of life in March.  The actress noted that the virus was a topic of conversation on set, but it was not treated with the seriousness it deserved at first.  “Right

Remember all the way back at the beginning of 2020, when we barely knew what coronavirus was? Apparently, Kristen Stewart was finding out pretty intimately.

said on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last week.Plaza added that a lot of people on the set got sick around that time and no one thought anything of it.“It was the last week of February so people were starting, it was like that zone where people were starting to talk about coronavirus, but people were laughing about it,” she said. “No one understood how serious it was.

, but the set of the hit holiday romance wasn't exactly a happy place the whole time. Actress Aubrey Plaza revealed onthat the Hulu film's star, Kristen Stewart, as well as many others on the set got sick with what she believes to be COVID-19. Sharing that they filmed the moving in late February, Plaza noted, «Yes, right before COVID, in fact, COVID was on our set.

Aubrey Plaza has revealed Kristen Stewart contracted coronavirus while filming “Happiest Season”.

Aubrey Plaza, who has been receiving a lot of fan love for her performance in Happiest Season, recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about the Christmas film.

Aubrey Plaza has revealed some big news about Kristen Stewart.

This post contains spoilers about Hulu's new rom-com Happiest Season.When Happiest Season, the we've been waiting to see forever, dropped on Hulu this November, the Internet was instantly divided over its “happy” ending. According to scores of fans on Twitter, many viewers Abby () find love with Riley, who was played by the wonderfully charming .

Spoiler warning: This interview reveals plot points of “Happiest Season.“ READ MORE: ‘Happiest Season’: Kristen Stewart & Mackenzie Davis Shine Bright In A Coming Out Xmas Romcom [Review] Hulu’s “Happiest Season” is a bonafide hit – breaking premiere records, scoring the most-watched status during its opening weekend, attracting more new subscribers than any previous movie title on the platform, and trended on Twitter.

Mary Holland, who plays 's sci-fi loving, still-single-and-ready-to-jingle middle sister (and who co-wrote the movie with director Clea DuVall), feels the love. Although, being anything less than smothering in your love would be a very un-Jane thing to do.Hulu's new Christmas rom-com debuted over the Thanksgiving holiday, scratching an itch for everyone unable to travel home for their annual fix of family drama.

Kate Aurthur editor“Happiest Season,” from Sony’s Tri-Star Pictures, was always poised to make history, as the first holiday romantic comedy about a same-sex couple from a major Hollywood studio. Then the pandemic hit, leaving Sony with little choice other than to sell “Happiest Season” to Hulu. That seems to have turned out wonderfully: Variety has learned exclusively from Hulu that “Happiest Season” broke premiere records for the streamer.

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is essentially a heist movie with the number of supporting cast members who steal scenes: Mary Holland walking off with a scene here, Dan Levy chewing scenery there, there's even a cameo from Michelle Buteau. But Aubrey Plaza is the undisputed hero of the film.«There is just something else going on with this movie that felt very important, to have a gay Christmas rom-com.

Kristen Stewart is really excited to be a part of the groundbreaking film “Happiest Season”, the first major studio-backed Christmas rom-com featuring LGBTQ+ characters in the lead.

loves Christmas movies, but she never saw herself reflected in them. DuVall, who is gay and as both an actress and a director has frequently talked about the importance of LGBT portrayals throughout her career, decided to change that, and wrote and directed “Happiest Season” so she could see her experiences reflected in holiday rom-coms.“In a lot of ways, this movie is autobiographical just in that I’ve been both characters at different times in this movie,” DuVall told TheWrap.