 |
About Life Sentence:
"When Stella Abbott receives a diagnosis of terminal cancer, she decides she will not go gentle into that good night and throws caution to the wind by living like there is no tomorrow. Unfortunately, that decision comes back to bite her when her doctors inform her that her illness has miraculously been cured, leaving that good news tainted by the fact she now needs to deal with the fallout from all of the things she did when she thought she was dying."
Life Sentence stars Lucy Hale, Elliot Knight, Brooke Lyons, Jayson Blair, Carlos PenaVega, Dylan Walsh, Gillian Vigman and Nadej k Bailey.
Lucy Hale told TV Line that her character Stella Abbott is "someone that we could all be a little more like. She looks at the glass half-full, and she’s optimistic, and she thinks that everything will work out. I admire her in a lot of ways.”
 |
Stella “has a great sense of humor,” which means Lucy Hale had to opportunity to try something new. “I’ve never gotten to do a comedy. I thought the writing was really witty. She talks in monologues. She just talks so much. So it’s been challenging as an actress because, tonally, it’s just completely different from Liars or anything else I’ve done. It’s been nice to change it up. It’s exciting.”
Once Stella finds out she is no longer sick, she second-guesses her impulsive marriage to Wes (Elliot Knight). She also finds out that her family has “been protecting her in this little bubble from the reality of their problems and the reality of the world".
 |
“You find out in the pilot that this whole time, her parents’ marriage has been not ideal, her mom is bisexual, her brother’s dealing drugs and is just a hot mess. But that’s what’s so great… people aren’t perfect, and we’re not shying away from that. And it’s dealt with in a really funny way, because I think there’s nothing more relatable than dysfunction.”
The role of Stella on Life Sentence is certainly a departure from Lucy Hale's role as Aria on Pretty Little Liars. For Lucy Hale, that's a good thing. She got lots of offers for shows that were similar to PLL, but she wasn't interested. After spending so many years playing Aria, she wanted to take on a completely different role.
“When you’re part of something for so long, I think people kind of pigeonhole you. A lot of things that were coming my way were great but very similar to [Pretty Little Liars]: A mystery or a death or a girl on the run. After eight years of doing all that, I wanted to do something on the complete opposite end,” Lucy Hale told the NY Post.
Filming Life Sentence was a challenge, but she doesn't regret her decision. “I instantly fell in love with it. It was scary to take that plunge [into leading a new show], but I’m really glad I did it. It’s been the biggest challenge I’ve ever faced — it’s been the most weight on my shoulders and the busiest I’ve ever been. I’ve never worked this hard for something,” Lucy explained.
Although a show revolving around cancer is completely different from Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale was ready for the challenge. She's watched numerous films from the cancer movie genre. “I love those films like The Fault in our Stars and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Sweet November, a classic one with Keanu Reeves”.
Lucy Hale is also a huge supporter of St. Jude's Children's Hospital. (See Lucy Hale surprising a cancer patient at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles back in December).
Lucy Hale is sure her Pretty Little Liars fans will support her new role as Stella in Life Sentence. “What was so great about ‘PLL’ is that the fan base is so passionate and supportive. So I’m expecting a lot of that audience. But the show is about a dysfunctional family, so hopefully we’ll be drawing in some new viewers,” Lucy Hale said.
So make sure to tune in to the CW to watch Lucy Hale in the premiere of Life Sentence at 9 p.m. on Wednesday March 7th. Missed it? Watch Life Sentence here.
No comments:
Post a Comment