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Lacey Chabertis sharing another dance with Will Kemp.
While its premiere date has not been announced, Elizabeth Yost, Senior Vice President of Programming and Development at Hallmark Media, shared in a press release that she knows fans of the two actors will be excited to see the pair on screen together again.
“After the success ofChristmas Waltz, viewers have been clamoring for another movie with this charismatic duo. When Will came to us with this fun spin on a whodunnit, we knew that it was the perfect opportunity to reunite him with Lacey,” she shared.
Chabert, 40, hasfilmed more than 30 films for the network,starting with to 2010’sElevator Girl.
Kemp, 45, who also has a similarrun on the network, sharedin a tweeton Monday that he “couldn’t be more excited” to team up with the actress again.
“The game is afoot! #TheDancingDetective is underway & I couldn’t be more excited to be partnering up with @IamLaceyChabert,” he said.
Chabert also shared her enthusiasm for the film on Instagram.
“I’m thrilledto be working with my good friend @iamwillkemp again on a new movie for @hallmarkmovie 🎉 We are currently filming in Malta and having such a great time bringing this mystery to life!”
According to the announcement, Chabert stars in the film as Constance Bailey, a “no-nonsense detective who prefers to work alone.”
When a high-profile CEO is murdered on the eve of a high-stakes ballroom competition between senior executives, she is sent undercover, meeting the “charismatic and free-spirited performer Sebastian Moore (Kemp)” in the process.
Chabertsigned an exclusive multi-picture dealwith the network last February and has been producing much of her own content.
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During a panel at Christmas Con last year, shetouched on her time on the networkand herCrossword Mysteriesseries.
“I’m really proud of the five movies and I love where they’ve taken the characters, finally solving the murder and having a romantic ending,” said Chabert, as she glanced at her costar,Brennan Elliott, who was on the panel as well.
“They are really fun but it’s been a year and a half since we made one and I don’t know what the future holds forCrosswordexactly,” she said coyly. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”
source: people.com
