Steven Acedo: It's Good to be Bad

Power becomes Steven Acedo, the actor who wields a bloodthirsty commitment for revenge in SkySoft's Fox as the emperor Rath. Whether you loved him or loved to hate him, bad guys always have the most fun and Acedo had a hell of a time doing it! 

Can you tell us about your experience filming season 2?

It's definitely been one of the best and most exciting experiences I've been through.  It's a learning experience for sure.

What other acting projects have you had?

I've done small roles, been an extra in a few movies- stuff like that but this one was a good test.  A really good first outing and most memorable thus far.

We don't get to see Rath all that much yet he's made quite the impression- especially in the finale. What inspirations did you take into Rath's creation?

Well Monroe gave me a lot of insight as to Rath's character and persona which was great. It helped me narrow down the characters and villains from other films I wanted to incorporate in to Rath's persona.  I want Rath to be believable like a Cersei Lannister or Darth Vader. When people see Rath on screen I'd like them to hate him because he's so mean but also understand where his anger and hatred comes from.  

What was it like to work with her? Monroe, I mean.

It's an interesting experience working with her.  I'm a very creative artist and when you meet someone who is also very creative- not necessarily in the same ways but in other ways, you can't help but see it inspires you to be better at your craft.  I love the writing which is one of the reasons I wanted to do the series.  She's a very creative mind and is great to be around.  She's also very dedicated to the show so it makes me want to come with my A-game that much more.

And what about the rest of the cast and crew?

I love these guys.  We're a family.  They've helped me become the character just by being themselves.  They're fun to work with and when it's time to shoot everyone steps up and delivers over and over.  It's a beautiful thing. I'm very fortunate.

What has working on the show taught you?

I've learned how to read other actors while on set.  I've learned to prepare myself better in order to not waste anyone's time and I've learned how to work with my fellow cast and crew off and on set in order to keep moving forward to make our characters more realistic and believable.

Interview by Liv Borromeo
Photos by Monroe Hayden

Briana Celia: There Are No Small Parts

The moment she stepped onto our screens we knew she was Priscilla Lambert, from her look to her mannerisms- Briana Celia became the beloved character that gained so much respect for her strength for pulling through but who is the woman behind the character? We sat down with Ms. Celia to talk more about her experience.

Can you tell us about your experience working on Season 2?

Working on Season 2 of Fox was an utter joy! It was incredible to be a part of a project that had so many people behind it with such passion for telling the story. It was refreshing to know that even though all of us come from different backgrounds, belief systems, and life circumstances, we all managed to come together to tell this very complex, yet captivating story; and even enjoy the process! Season 2 has its fair share of serious moments, but despite this I cannot recall a filming day for which there was not any laughter or fun being had off set. 

Was this your first acting project? If not, what else have you done?

Fox was not my first acting experience, but it was my first more intricate acting endeavor that involved a recurring appearance. I had a few short film credits prior to joining Season 2.

What inspired you to pursue acting?

Ever since a little girl, I have always adored the arts, particularly in the form of movement and theater. When I was younger, ballet was my love. I derived not only great pleasure from it, but also a means to express myself during a coming-of-age period where I was still learning how to do that. As I got older, I gradually shifted away from ballet, but my love for the arts had never diminished. After graduating college and doing a few volunteer projects, I experienced a resurfaced inclination towards exploring the arts. I quickly became enthralled with the expressiveness and energy of theater and eventually found myself exploring opportunities to get involved with acting. 

What was your experience working with the cast and crew?

When you have nothing but positive things to say about the people that you work with, it must be indicative of a great experience. I never could have imagined having the experiences that I had prior to filming Season 2. The cast and crew members of Fox became a bit of an extended family of sorts while filming, and for someone like myself who had just moved to San Diego and can be a bit reserved at times, it was a wonderful thing. Everybody was incredibly friendly, charismatic, and supportive. Working on a project like this, especially one that requires intensity and poignancy at times, can be a bit daunting and even intimidating. At these times, everybody was there to cheer you on.  

What's something new about acting that you learned that you didn't know before Fox?

I have always had a tendency to be rather black and white in my thinking and initially brought this mindset into my portrayal of Priscilla Lambert. I believed that there was only one way of portraying this character; that it could only be right or wrong. My experience working with Fox has taught me that there is very much a grey area when it comes to acting. It taught me that each person brings a unique, individual component into the roles that they play. This is because each actor internalizes or comprehends experiences and/or life circumstances differently and this manifests differently when approaching a particular role. Of course, there is always a rough layout of specific characteristics and attributes of each character, but it's the uniqueness that an actor brings to the role that makes a character come to life and highly relatable.  As an acting coach once told me "Acting is all about telling a story; so don't be perfect, be ridiculous!" 

How is it like to work with Monroe Hayden?

She is an incredibly talented artist, but that's nothing new. What most may not be aware of is the fact that she is as down-to-earth as she is gifted. She is very intense as her job as a leader calls for, but she is also the first to console, congratulate, and be a source of support when needed. 

What advice would you give to other striving actors? 

Actively seek out opportunities that are different and put you out of your comfort zone. Portraying Priscilla Lambert was a huge stretch for me because the character is so very different than myself. The way she thinks and behaves, particularly some of the things she says, made me a bit uncomfortable at times to be honest. However, if I had only stuck to characters that I was comfortable with, and that I already knew I was good at, than I would have never had the opportunity to learn some of the lessons that I had along the way, and may have never received the invaluable feedback that I did. Acting is all about telling a story as honestly and believably as is possible. Stories do not only contain the heroes; the idealists; the visionaries. Each component (or in this case character) creates the whole. So go ahead and challenge yourself! 

Interview by Liv Borromeo
Photos by Monroe Hayden

Hunter Tabiendo: One Man Army

Who knew that a romantic teen novel would be translated into an action show onscreen? Certainly not this guy! Since season one, Hunter Tabiendo has been choreographing Fox's fights beginning with the Xander vs. Fox fight that was created to look like one shot! Of course, with movie wizard, Monroe Hayden by his side, tricks of the trade were made and the "one shot" fight scene was actually a scene composed of four but hey, we're not complaining. The only issue was, come season two- more fight scenes were required with fencing on the docket and Hayden is known for ruthlessly replacing personnel if they can't deliver or cause problems. Although most would run away with their tail between their legs, Tabiendo stepped up and showed us what he was made of and it even earned him a series regular role on the show come season three.

(Be sure to check out The Art of Ganadan Combat Featurette below)

Can you tell us about your experience working on Season 2?

It was awesome. There were a lot of challenges that we overcame as a team and individually. It's obvious but also uplifting knowing that so many lives at different stages, with different backgrounds, and different end goals- all came together to complete a thing, all believed in the thing, and we are all still dedicated to the thing. It's a wonderful thing.

Oron is your first acting experience. How was that?

Acting as Oron was fun and for the most part easy. Being able to conceive a character, pitch him to the showrunner, think of ways to introduce him to the show and then execute all of that on shooting day was fun. Knowing that I could create something and then directly represent that idea was a first for me. But watching myself act and listening back to my lines does let me know I can come back better. This was definitely a learning experience.


What inspirations did you take into choreographing your fight scenes?

I take a lot of experience from old school Kung Fu films. Specifically Shaw Bros./Shaw Scope films. Also, films coming from Indonesia and Thailand, such as The Raid or the Ong Bank Trilogy. For me, it all definitely starts with the characters and who is fighting who. With films like The 5 Deadly Venoms or The Crippled Avengers, there are extremely distinct and unique styles used by fighters on both sides of the conflict, and the story serves to introduce those characters only as an exhibit to showcase the choreography and martial prowess of the actors. Yet, Fox is much more than an action film, but I like to put as much dedication into my aspect of the show as I see everyone else doing. And so far, everyone else involved is gung-ho about what I'm bringing to the table and they become as passionate as I am to deliver the sequence. The reward is well worth the effort.

What was your experience working with the cast and crew?

In just one word, my experience is: Positive. In more than just a word it's wonderful to be part of a team again. I played a lot of Football throughout High School. I also wrestled and competed in power lifting but that was only two years. I was team captain my Freshman and Senior years. I've done nothing more in my life as long as I had played football and nothing has affected me as such. So being a part of a team again is very gratifying an watching the final product was fulfilling. Plus, everyone was fun on set. It's always great to meet new people and everyone who joined us on Fox is great.


What's something new about filming that you learned that you didn't know before Fox?

The amount of multi-tasking that is necessary. Production is not as sequential as the episodes appear and not as easy as making a checklist and finishing off tasks one by one. On the other hand, I've never done anything so rewarding as the end result and how i felt, was definitely something I never expected.

What advice would you give to other striving filmmakers? 

Prioritize. Know what can wait and know what you need done immediately. Make a schedule, create deadlines and hold yourself to them. Make sure to hold yourself accountable and don't be afraid to hold other people accountable for their actions. Draw your line in the sand and hold to it. There are a lot of moving pieces and you have to know when to change or replace anything, including personnel. If you have a vision, deliver. Don't hold back or let anything else hold you back.

Interview by: Liv Borromeo
Photos by Monroe Hayden

Announced: Kory Green joins the cast of season 2's Fox!

SkySoft Entertainment announces the newest addition to Fox's season 2 cast; Kory Green will be playing Jaul, Fox's father in flashback sequences that depict her origins.

The show's anticipated second installment features character's from the Daisy novels as well as new characters like Jaul. Season 2 will explore the dream world's culture and history.

ANNOUNCED: Melanie Tornroth and Angel New Join the Cast of Fox's Second Season

Melanie Tornroth and Angel New are heading to the town of Fortmount- and Tornroth gets to visit The Dream World on a regular basis.

SkySoft Entertainment is excited and proud to announce that the two actresses will be playing Daisy Peterson and Rebecca Spears, probably the two most influential characters in Xavier Haven's Daisy series other than our favorite dream girl, of course.

Tornroth and New join Monroe Hayden and Allyson Moyer- previously cast as Fox and Mina Abrams, respectively- in the highly anticipated second series of Fox, which is set during the events of the Daisy books.

The complete second season, helmed by executive producers Xavier Haven and Monroe Hayden, is set for a July 2017 release.

Fox at Comic Con: What You Missed!

San Diego Comic Con celebrated the second season of Fox over the weekend. Although it wasn't so much of an announcement, it was the first time anyone from the show acknowledged rumors and theories regarding the future of everyone's favorite bad girl. Monroe Hayden, show-runner, producer and actress, talked during a panel about what to expect and how it was to create the series form scratch.

Here's what the talk included:

Season One

- It takes 4 hours to edit 2 minutes (sometimes even more).

- The show was inspired by fairytales, Disney movies, (and yes) American Horror Story, Marvel's Daredevil and Game Of Thrones. 

- The "one shot" fight scene was actually 5 shots put together and took over 50 man hours. It was inspired by Marvel's Daredevil.

- Michael Lozano was not replaced by Hunter Tabiendo. His schedule changed unexpectedly and was not available to shoot but was committed to do what he could to fulfill his contract, so he provided Xander's voice. Hunter, who is also Monroe Hayden's cousin, saved the show by standing in. Due to scheduling, Xander will not be returning as a regular but he may return as a guest.

- Brandon Teague, executive producer, passed away in December but years before, he was the one who gave Fox her real name: Tristan Turner. She was named after the hero from Tristan & Isolde and artist, Michael Turner.

Season Two

- Entire season will be released at once so viewers can binge watch which is why it will be released in the summer rather than winter.

- Daisy will join the cast along with Priscilla, Bethany and even Rebecca.

- With Xander no longer being in the show, a new villain will step in and he has a past with Fox's parents.

- Allyson Moyer will return as Mina Abrams and that her character will be a bad ass.

- Daisy and Fox's relationship will not be as it was written in the books but it will be in the spirit of it and still very romantic.

- The season will include horror elements as it did last season and follow in the same footsteps with the psychological theme.

Lights! Camera! Magic! A Season of Dreams Descends...

Nothing seems special anymore. It’s the day and age where manufacturing is at its best. Where most filmmaker’s rely on visual effects and where films depend on opening day earnings. Everything is about getting things done fast and making tons of money off of it. Is there anything wrong with getting projects done quickly? No. Is there anything wrong with making a lot of money for something you created? No. However, it is sad that our entertainment industry has changed its tune so quickly, within the span of a little more than a century. Instead of making a film to entertain, the goal of a modern- day filmmaker is to make a major blockbuster. Comes to show how much we change as people. Films today just aren’t what they used to be, are they?

So it’s no surprise with the rise of technology and software, essentially anyone can make a film that will visually surpass those made in the 1980’s. Independent filmmakers take matters in their own hands daily but the problem with that is most of them get lost in buying great equipment to mimic blockbuster films than in the editing room or more importantly, writing a really good story.

Monroe Hayden, 27, grew up within the entertainment industry. Her mother is a costume artist and her father was a prop master. Although her father wouldn’t play a big part in her life, her uncle’s helped introduce her to the world that is filmmaking. She is the niece of Andy Soria, an animator who has worked on films like, Behind Enemy Lines, Spider- Man 2 and The Punisher. However, it would be his little brother, filmmaker Steven A. Soria (Beautiful Fools; WATCH HERE), who would use a young Monroe Hayden in his films. She would assist him by “acting” in his homemade movies, making parodies of Star Wars, The Matrix and Fight Club with her cousins. Hey, every filmmaker starts off that way!

Although she hopes those films never see the light of day, they did open her eyes to visual storytelling. I suppose it’s safe to say that this is in her blood. So when a tiny web- series known as Fox started to turn heads, it was not surprising that she created it with the help of photographer, Adriana Escandon, 26.

The first season of Fox was created by a team of that included: Xavier Haven, 27, Brandon Teague, Thomas Galashiels, 32, Martin Hernandez, 27, Allyson Moyer, 20, Michael Lozano, 28, Johnny Weber, 23, Hunter Tabiendo, 23, Simone Aguilar, 22, Serena Diaz, 27, Coleman H., 21, Adriana Morena, 29, Marcus Wayne, 27, Josiah Gerrund, 25, Jay Tutherford, 27 and many more. The team was assembled by Hayden, herself led by her vision and pioneered by her determination to make a series that was simply good.

Fox’s first season tells the story of Mina Abrams who comes to discover who she is while trying to solve the mystery that is Fox, her best friend. Sounds simple enough, right? Not when Monroe Hayden and Xavier Haven write the story. The simple structure became layered with depth as the show ventured the past of Fox and Mina’s fallen friendship. The season offered emotional story arcs about self- acceptance, often starring Mina. “She’s at a stage in life where her reality is starting to take a sharp turn. Everything is on the verge of changing for her as she becomes a young adult. As she evolves, she begins to realize she isn’t who she thought she was going to be. She’s actually someone different but she’s starting to accept that different can be good, it depends how you decide to handle it,” says Hayden.

But the show also highlights chosen pain presented in the show’s villain, Xander. Chosen Pain is Xavier Haven’s term for, “choosing to hold onto something that causes you pain and torment for the sake of pride and revenge. Xander was hurt when Fox broke up with him but instead of moving on, he chose to hold onto his pain by seeking his revenge not because he’s a bad guy but because he felt he was a good guy who sacrificed so much to make her happy, only to realize he simply can’t. His pride gets the best of him. How can a good guy, like himself, sacrifice so much and not get rewarded in the end? He gave her his dreams and she turned them into nightmares. His issue isn’t really with Fox, though, it’s more so with himself. He feels like a failure and that can turn someone into a negative person and a negative person is capable of very dangerous things.”

Fox isn’t just a show about solving a mystery, the distinct underline is how these character’s handle the situations they’re in. Each character is faced with a choice, to do right or to do wrong. In the end, all the characters chose to do wrong things. Fox decided to deceive Mina while both Xander and Mina decided to seek their revenge after being hurt by her. Remarkably, Mina began with innocence and light but eventually followed the same dark path as Xander who served as the story’s foreshadowing of Mina’s future. Xander ended up being taken in the Dream World by Dream Demons then transferred into another phase of the universe, Limbo. Limbo is another term for the inability to escape. In all matters of art, Xander will live forever in the self- tormented bed he made for himself- or, he will live with his demons despite cheating the system, he still is out for revenge. Perhaps Limbo sends you back to reality because there is no hope for you? Mina, however, still has hope, if she chooses to.

The important thing to remember here is that this is a series and a series is like a bunch of little movies to make one gigantic movie and a movie is a story. These characters have all chosen the wrong paths but their story isn’t over. There is still hope for them to turn it all around. The interesting part is will they and if so, how?

It’s all part of that movie magic we all know and love. Although, movie magic is most commonly referred to special effects and camera tricks, it’s also referred to a film’s ability to emotionally connect with a viewer. Magic. Fox was able to make us blush when the titular character would physically pull Mina closer to her or push her down to fall on top of her. It made our eyebrows rise every time Fox growled sexually. It made us smile and hold our breath every time Fox and Mina almost kissed! It made us lean back, away from the screen when Mina’s sweet dream took a sharp turn towards nightmare alley. It made our jaws drop when Fox accidently hit Mina. It made us laugh when the girls got drunk in the back of a car. Or when Mina explained the real likelihood of Jurassic Park actually happening, which is very unlikely, by the way. It made us cry when Mina finally admitted she was gay and how scary that could be returning to the real world. It made us angry when we found out Fox was actually deceiving Mina about their memories together. It made us sad when we saw how Mina decided to handle it. It made us gush when we found out the reason Fox did what she did; because she chose Daisy over Mina and wanted to protect her. The show made us feel things. That, my friends, is what movie magic is about.

Next year, a new season will air continuing Fox's story.

Watch the full first season for FREE here: www.foxwebseries.com

24 Jokes Only Fox Web Series Fans Will Understand (as told through memes)

Fans have shared some of the funniest memes we've ever seen! Maybe it's because we had a little something to do with the show they're joking about. Here are our favorites!

[SPOILERS AHEAD!]

First off...

Next, try this workout plan!

SMH

You actually braced yourself?

Oh Fox... we still love you.

OMG Mina!

Word.

You may be onto something!

What Daisox fans feel like.

What Minox fans feel like.

Yet we can all agree...

Speaking of Twilight...

What we were all thinking when Fox said this...

Who made this?

Or how you went to sleep that night after Fox hit Mina.

Yet you still can't hate her because...

We know.

The face you make...

So you try to get them into it like...

But it's too complicated for their minds to comprehend so you're just like...

Then something like this happens.

Minox vision activate.

Me too.

And last but not least....

Fox returns May 12 on Vimeo! www.foxwebseries.com

'FOX' returns! Get ready!

The first half of Season 1A brought questions galore and rest assured some will be answered in 1B but prepare for even more questions too. Not only did the mid-season finale introduce a new character but it set into motion a series of events that would change the show forever. As confirmed by Fox, she has history with him and that history doesn't look like a happy one.

Season 1B will show us more layers to Fox and Mina's friendship as well as take us to deeper into the Dream World and into the Nightmare Realms.

"The first half of the season [or series really] was to establish Fox and Mina. Now that we've done that, their story can unfold and we can introduce new characters, throw them into a different area and hopefully sneak in a few twists and turns along the way," says Monroe Hayden, who's mid-season premiere is also her directorial debut. "I wanted to do this one because this was the first one I wrote all by myself with no help and I really wanted it to be as close to how I imagined it. It's quite possibly the most emotional episode we'll do this season. Not emotional as in, we're crying our eyes out but both Mina and Fox have speeches that cover a short range of currently sensitive topics that hopefully our fans will appreciate and even relate to, therefore, displaying the heart of what our show is really all about."

Emotions? New locations? New characters? Is there more? Yes! The show is now shown in widescreen. The black bars above and below the screen are normal. Widescreen offers you the entire frame for an even better cinematic experience. Fox gets a new costume that fans of the books may find a bit familiar. In Book III of Daisy, Fox returns to Daisy wear all black that appears to be warrior's outfit. She has a feathered pauldron, combat boots and her makeup has smeared her face. We got you Daisy fans! We got you!

FOX returns Thursday at 8pm on Vimeo!

Credits: Photo by Adriana Escandon (LEFT: Monroe Hayden as Fox. RIGHT: Michael Lozano as Xander.)
Screen Capture courtesy of A&S Productions and SkySoft Entertainment LLC..
Written by Valerie P.

Fox’s Allyson Moyer on ‘Mina Abrams’, ‘Daisy’, Hollywood and more!

Audiences might flock to see Fox for the chance to see dream girl, Monroe Hayden, but they’ll leave their screens as fans of Allyson Moyer’s Mina Abrams, whose hope and courage echo the same wonder that all of us have.

We first meet Mina in the Dream World, where she has unknowingly found herself lost in, and it doesn’t take long before she’s swept up into a mysterious, mind warping adventure that has her (and by extension, all of us) questioning the world around her. I got to speak to Moyer, 20, about the surreal experience of joining the Daisy universe, watching show runner and fellow cast member, Monroe Hayden work alongside Adriana Escandon.

What made you want to audition for the role of Mina Abrams?

Allyson Moyer: I've loved acting for a long time now and in a way have had something to prove to myself since day one so I've always pushed myself to find different projects and opportunities.

 

You have a stage background, what's the difference between stage and film?

AM: With stage acting, you have to be able to think on your feet and improvise if you mess up but with film- you have more of a safety net in that aspect. And for me at least, the acting feels much more intimate because there isn't a bunch of people sitting there staring you down, it's just you and a handful of people focusing on their own piece of the project. 

Tell us a little about Mina, or at least what you’re allowed to tell us.

AM: Mina reminds me a lot of myself a few years ago. She’s really just trying to find her place in life. In the beginning you see her as a pretty timid person, she’s trying to find herself and viewers will come to realize that means psychologically figure out where she is in the Dream World and mentally figure out where she is and what it means to have a crush on Fox.

It sounds like she’s at a very critical point in her life as we all get to, eventually. Do her actions and decisions remind you of your experiences at that point?

AM: I don’t think her actions remind me of myself but some decisions, yes. It’s more internal fear that she has to be herself yet the subtle stubbornness and determination she has to do so, and I really utilized that in building her character up. I think its good we see in that stage.

I’ve been watching the show and I can’t help but feel like Fox will break her heart. The way your character is set up seems like there’s an impending doom in her future. I mean, SPOILER ALERT, we all know she doesn’t win Fox in the end (unless they change the story) because there’s Daisy but does that ever play as a factor for you?

AM: Honestly, I haven’t read the Daisy series and I only get scripts as we film them- it helps Mina stay believably confused if I truly don’t know what’ll happen, but to me, the whole series has given me a sense of doom. Even when things are beautiful, there’s a darkness lurking around. But I guess we’ll both have to wait and see exactly what happens with Mina and Fox.

Does it make you nervous that the books have a fan base that is very passionate about the characters?

AM: Like you wouldn't believe! I can't begin to explain the unique pressure that it is to have these fans around already loving something that I'm so new to but it drives me in such a positive way.

 

This is going to sound weird, since you’re very young, but have you ever been the ‘other girl’ like it seems Mina is or will become?

AM: Ok, this is where we get real! Yes, I’ve definitely been second best. I guess I have one of those personalities that isn’t compatible with just anyone and I have yet to find someone willing to step up to the plate and take, faults and all.

Both the show and the books are about loving and accepting who you are and it seems that message consistently inspires young people (women especially). Why do you think young women relate to that more than men?

AM: I feel like the reason women relate to it is because of how other women make us feel. I think men are a lot better at not caring about what society and other people say about them because look at how we [women] were all raised! We have the media telling us, left and right, to be this and that. There are magazine covers with titles about how to please men and what beauty tips men like. It’s this horrible cycle just reinforcing the same crap about women being the ones that need to compete with one another to please men.

I love you for mentioning that! You’re so right. This leads me to Fox. The show is revolved around two women. How do the women in this show treat each other? Is it different from the shows we normally see with women together?

AM: It’s completely different. Mina and Fox aren’t catty and secretly hating each other. Their relationship is fairly innocent, in my opinion, even when certain jokes or innuendos are made. You can rely on Mina to blush and get shy and make the whole thing rather sweet. You’ll see the relationship grow from that innocent attraction to something different and it’s captivating.

How are they innocent? Or, rather, how is their relationship innocent? Being good? Because that sounds a bit boring.

AM: I mean more so that the relationship is in those beginning stages where everything’s simple. As time passes, questions get more serious and that darkness gets closer. Trust me, with Fox, nothing really is innocent.

Ooh! I heard behind the scenes you and Monroe laugh a lot. It seems that Hollywood uses that bitchy and catty platform for women because that’s how women treat each other but from what I hear, you and the other girls get along really well.

AM: We have a great relationship. At first, I felt a little self conscience. It didn’t take long, though, for me to warm up. Now it’s a great time! It’s so nice to work with people I genuinely like and appreciate. It makes the work so much easier and the icky times I had to lay down in the woods in a dress all the more worth it!

What's it like to work with her [Monroe]?

 

AM: At first she completely intimidated me because she has this really quiet and intense vibe but we get along so well, it's so easy to work with her and Adrianna because we mesh really well.

 She writes some of the episodes and has been given the responsibility of forming the show’s vision. How would you describe those things?

 

AM: Every script I've gotten so far I've loved. She really knows how to bring forward these powerful female roles and I'm so lucky to be a part of that.

 How do she and Adriana Escandon work together?

AM: The reason they work so well together and end up with a great product is because they don't always get along. Sometimes I watch them go back and forth because their conflicting visions always end up coexisting beautifully.

I heard the worst part of filming was being on location because you can’t control nature like bugs and heat.

AM: The heat was awful! One day we actually had to stop early because I basically lost the ability to form sentences properly and forgot all my lines. The bugs are more annoying but I will say it was some added entertainment when the bugs came around Monroe because they either scared her or completely shook her out of focus. It was kind of nice to see someone else being attacked by those tiny beasts.

Because we want to know…

Is there anything going on between you and Monroe? The fans want to know! I mean they ship you two together! You’re name is Allyroe.

AM: I know! Unfortunately for the fans that ship us, there isn’t anything going on.

So are you dating anyone?

AM: No way, I’m forever alone! My plan is to get a hedgehog named Sir Henry and then eventually die alone with about 20 of them. That’s like a half joke but I think I have to relearn a few things before I’m ready for a real relationship.

Any dating advice?

AM: Don’t be me?

 

Can you see yourself getting married?

AM: Far down the road, sure but he’ll have to be super special and also, super patient to be willing to deal with me for the rest of his life!

What kind of wedding dress?

AM: I would die for a custom Cristian Siriano

 

Would you ever…

Do a stoner movie?

AM: If I liked the story and the character, then sure!

Go on Broadway?

AM: I would give anything for that but I can’t sing or dance well so I’m not sure how much that would work.

Go on a reality dating show?

AM: I don’t think I could. Seems way too fake.

Play a super-hero?

AM: I’m not sure because I’m not the most agile or athletic.

Date another actor?

AM: I would love to date another actor because that would be such a strong connection to have someone.

Marry a ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ winner?

AM: I would love to but only if he made me feel like the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’.

 

Photos taken by Adriana Escandon