While siblings Miya and Kai Cech from California braced the chilly Canadian weather for Mattel’s live-action film “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” the teenage actors discovered warmth in the unique experience of working together along with canine companions.
Corinne unexpectedly finds purpose in training a search and rescue puppy named Flurry, leading to a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
“We haven’t had a really big opportunity in the past to work together in such close proximity so that was really fun,” Miya tells NextShark. “And getting to not only live together in Canada while filming and just being on a new adventure, we also got to spend all that time on set together. We really got to have a good time, learn from each other and see what a scene could really create for our relationship.”
The siblings believe their real-life bond influenced their on-screen chemistry. Miya related to her character in terms of adapting slowly to changes, while Kai identified with the happy and bubbly personality of Gywnn. Throughout filming, they also realized how their roles impacted their real-life relationship, bringing them closer as sisters.
“Our bond has definitely evolved after filming,” Kai shares. “Before, we didn’t get to spend as much time together because [Miya] was away a lot on a lot of cool sets. But getting to work together was just so fun. When we first saw the dolls, it was so incredible that we looked so much alike them. And the fact that we got to film this movie is just awesome. We got to bond so much… I think that’s definitely just like carried on…
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