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NEW YORK \u2014 The 2018 release of the Netflix teen rom-com \u201cTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,\u201d changed the lives of its stars, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, by putting them on Hollywood’s radar.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are taking me more seriously,\u201d said Condor, a 22-year-old Vietnamese American. \u201cI feel like I can take up way more space, and I really, really appreciate being part of the conversation of representation. That’s something that I feel so passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Centineo, 23, has become a leading man. He will star as He-Man in \u201cMasters of the Universe,\u201d due out in 2021.<\/p>\n
A sequel, \u201cTo All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,\u201d is now playing on Netflix. In it, Condor and Centineo reprise their roles as Lara Jean and Peter, who are embarking on a real romance after falling in love in the first film.<\/p>\n
The first movie introduced Lara Jean, a Korean American teen whose younger sister mails out a stash of hidden love letters to former crushes that were never intended to be read. To mask her embarrassment, Lara Jean fakes a romance with one of those recipients, Peter, who is looking to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. Things grow complicated when the pair falls in love. In the sequel, another love letter recipient (Jordan Fisher) surfaces. \u201cTo All the Boys\u201d is adapted from a young adult book trilogy by Jenny Han.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we made the first movie, we didn’t even know if anyone would see it,\u201d Condor said. \u201cNetflix hadn’t bought it yet and it was just kind of like, `Oh, I love the movie. I love the story, but I hope people will even see this.\u201d’<\/p>\n
Centineo is quick to admit that he’s learned it’s not all smooth-sailing when you become famous.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s hard to not be grateful when you’ve done something that’s given you so much access to so many amazing creators and professionals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are days where I think I’m a fraud and I suck and I’m (expletive) shallow and I get anxiety attacks,\u201d Centineo said. \u201cBut, I like to think that … bravery is despite being afraid to do something, you still have the courage to do it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cast has already completed filming the third chapter in the franchise.<\/p>\n
Condor says she was \u201cin denial\u201d on her last day of filming, and choked up speaking about what the Lara Jean role has meant to her.<\/p>\n
\u201cLara Jean has been such a huge part of my life and it’s only been like two years, but I’ve spent so much time with her,\u201d said Condor, her voice cracking. \u201cShe’s given me so many opportunities that I’m so grateful for and so kind of closing that chapter was very hard for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Centineo says it wasn’t sad for him to walk away because his goodbye was only to the character, not his co-stars.<\/p>\n
\u201cI poured everything I could into this character and this film and this whole project \u2014 all three films \u2014 and we made a family out of it and I think we were successful on a personal level in creating a lot of connection. So when it was over it was OK. I didn’t have any regrets. I didn’t feel like I didn’t do something. I didn’t feel like I could’ve done something better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Han says the experience of bringing her books to life has been so exciting that she’s now doing screenwriting and wants to introduce more diverse characters.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople often think of stories about non-white characters as niche or that people will not be able to relate to them for whatever reason and there’s so many different ways to be an all American girl, to be a teenage girl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo All the Boys\u201d is opposite of what’s going on now, Condor said. The world is rigid and scary, but \u201cthis movie is soft and sweet and gentle and kind.\u201d<\/p>\n
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