“We were in our own [COVID-safe] bubble in the U.K., and Celine was in Canada.
The story at the center of new rom-comLove Againhas a lot to do with technology.
“That was one of the challenges of working during the pandemic.”
Sam Heughan and Celine Dion in ‘Love Again’.Sony
We got extras and people to read [Dion’s] lines.
Chopra Jonas says they filmedLove Againin 2020, when the industry was figuring out “how to navigate COVID.
All of us couldn’t travel, a lot of the times, to be together.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan in ‘Love Again’.Giles Keyte/Sony
It was right at the beginning.”
He’s not joking.
“It was nuts at that time.
Celine Dion in ‘Love Again’.Sony
It was tough, but it was a scary time in the world.
As actors, we’re the ones that have to take off our masks on set.
I was terrified, honestly, in the beginning.
We really leaned on each other to create a fun environment on set with each other.
But it wasn’t easy.”
“I think we were all ready for it,” he says.
“After the lockdowns and being in isolation, everyone was ready to feel joy again.
That’s why this was such a well-timed movie to make.
“Her music is about romance, it’s about love, and she believes in it 100 percent.
The message behind her music is so important.
Chopra Jonas loves how Dion had fun with portraying a fictionalized version of herself in the movie.
“She’s so amazing.
“Also she’s given us five [new] songs [for the movie].
Love Againhits theaters May 5.
