Viv Leacock’s roots with Hallmark date back to the early 2010s, and his position in the Hailey Dean Mysteries franchise still has lovers talking.
“When I first got here on to Hallmark, I were given a possibility to paintings with my amazing good friend Kellie Martin on Hailey Dean Mysteries, and five mins into meeting Kellie, we clicked,” Leacock, 49, solely advised Us Weekly, whilst promoting his new challenge, Legend of the Lost Locket. “We clicked over a mutual love of Lethal Weapon. That was once our factor.”
He gushed: “Seriously, 5 minutes in, I used to be like, ‘Oh, this is a friend for life.’ We just clicked and it was once to the point the place you couldn’t inform how long Kellie and I had been putting out part an hour into gazing us work together.”
Leacock referred to as it “a fortunate circumstance” that he formed an speedy bond with Martin, 48, whilst enjoying Detective Fincher Garland and former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean, respectively.
From 2016 to 2021, Leacock and Martin costarred in nine Hailey Dean Mysteries movies, solving crimes and in the end learning who used to be liable for Hailey’s fiancé’s dying. While Leacock has stayed busy at Hallmark Channel, he longs for more movies with Martin.
“If they wish to move [day after today], let’s cross,” Leacock informed Us of a conceivable Hailey Dean revival, announcing he’d reprise the function of Fincher “in a heartbeat.”
The actor teased, “We’ve been chatting about that for years. I’d love to revisit Hailey Dean Mysteries as a result of Kellie and I … I don’t know if I’ve made a chum faster than that in my lifestyles.”
Leacock recalled having “chemistry” with Martin on digital camera that was once made possible through their nice relationship off screen.
“Kellie Martin is Auntie Kellie in my house. That is who she is to my youngsters and my wife. And after I cross to LA and talk over with, that’s who I'm to her [kids],” he shared. “We’re circle of relatives now. So, we surely would find irresistible to do that again.”
When requested what Fincher and Hailey would be doing in 2024, Leacock had a few concepts. “Hopefully Fincher [has] stopped eating so much because he’s were given to observe his health a little bit more,” he joked. “Hailey’s still entering trouble and Fincher’s doing his best to keep her out of harm’s method. That’s still going to be the dynamic.”
Leacock could also be open to the idea of a long term crossover with Martin’s Hailey coming into his new world of the Legend of the Lost Locket.
In Legend of the Lost Locket, Leacock performs Sheriff Marcus, who assists a British antiques dealer named Amelia (Natasha Burnett) to find an historic locket said to convey true love to the landlord.
Although the brand new film premieres on Saturday, April 13, Leacock and his costar Burnett, are both thinking about another installment. “I’d be down. Let’s go. I’m all about it,” Leacock mentioned of introducing Hailey to his new persona, Marcus, in a conceivable rom-com sequel.
Burnett, in the meantime, solely advised Us that Legend of the Lost Locket was once in part created to offer Leacock a possibility to faucet again into his Hailey Dean Mysteries aspect. (Burnett and Leacock have performed married couple Minnie and Joseph Canfield on When Calls the Heart since 2021.)
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“We had actually sought after to do one thing, initially, the place I could play British. That was a large one,” Burnett mentioned. “And [Viv] did revel in being his detective at the Hailey Dean Mysteries. So that used to be something that he sought after to take a look at and proceed on with.”
She added: “So we have been trying to find a concept that would convey the 2 in combination, and we at all times knew that as pals between us, we often have the British English and American English differences. So we knew it could carry somewhat bit of humor to the film if that could be put in there as neatly.”
Legend of the Lost Locket premieres on Hallmark Channel Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m. ET. Fans too can flow it on Hallmark Movies Now.
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