I would just skip over things, when I would sense something was coming, and I would be like, “Let’s fast forward two pages.” It’s crazy that my character is so heartless because, when it comes to dogs, I’m the kind of person where, if I see a dog on the street, two blocks away, I’ll start crying. GILPIN: You’re the first person that I’ve said this to, but there were chunks of the script that I didn’t read. When you first read the script, were you able to get through it without needing a box of Kleenex? They sent me the promotional package stuff, and in the blooper reel, I had snot running down my face.

I’ve been up in Vancouver filming something, and I’m terrified to see the movie.

She also talked about the journey she’s taken with the Netflix series GLOW and what fans can expect from Season 3, her fear of horror stories and how that affected her while doing the remake of The Grudge, and why she wanted to do the Blumhouse film The Hunt.Ĭollider: I have to say, it was difficult to get through this movie without getting a little bit teary-eyed.īETTY GILPIN: I haven’t seen it yet. As tension grows between CJ and her mother, Gloria ( Betty Gilpin), it’s the human-canine bond that helps CJ through the roller coaster of joy and heartbreak that is life.ĭuring this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Betty Gilpin talked about how difficult it was for her not to get emotional over the story of A Dog’s Journey, the challenge of playing a character who does not have the same love of dogs that she does, working with the different actresses that play her daughter, the importance of showing audiences why Gloria is the way she is, and why the bond between a human and their dog is so special to her. Bruce Cameron, the heartwarming family film A Dog’s Journey (a sequel to A Dog’s Purpose) follows Ethan’s ( Dennis Quaid) beloved dog Bailey on a new journey of love, friendship and devotion, this time to his granddaughter CJ (played by Emma Volk, Abby Ryder Fortson and Kathryn Prescott, at different ages in her life). From director Gail Mancuso and based on the novel by W.

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