Commercials, appearances on random TV shows, doubling up as some other character… Nothing too fancy, but still a small seat in the wide world of fame.
That is until one certain day a big ‘yes’ stands in Elizabeth’s doorstep, giving her the opportunity of her life.
She’s given the main role in a new teen movie called ‘Friend Zone’, and if she shows all of her potential it will surely send her career flying.
Everything is okay, she’s given some more scripts, she gets to know the crew-
Oh.
She was never told who her male co-star would be, and it’s not less to say that she wasn’t expecting Mr. Charming.
Aka, Leo Howard.
It’s alright, though. They build a professional relationship, rehearsing their lines with the rest of the actors included in their main scenes, having an occasional cup of coffee, trying to have a casual conversation…
They are just colleagues, but Liz can’t help to get way too distracted by him, becoming an awkward, stuttering mess.
The script isn’t helping, seeing they are supposedly best friends.
The director realises and immediately has a word with dear Liz. She gets threatened with losing the job, because not only she’s not focusing on the film, but romance is strictly prohibited in set.
Obviously.
So, as hard as a decision it was, Elizabeth chooses to simply ignore Leo when they are not shooting. She might get too carried away and forget her lines again. And that is something Leo is no liking all that much.
Also, as if it wasn’t enough with that problem, she needs to gain weight for the movie, seeing her character is fighting eating disorders. She wasn’t told about that either, and sure as Hell doesn’t feel comfortable with it.
So what if the movie slowly starts to intrude in hers and Leo’s life? What if it slowly becomes kind of… reality?
What happens behind the script?
"We both perfectly know why we're exactly here and that one you're avoiding to admit... Our bodies don't go to places where our hearts and souls don't lead."
James is insufferable. He can be mean and at any time portrays an undoubted stone cold attitude. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is spontaneous and witty. She holds so much to her non-staggered principles in life.
According to James, she is the ultimate stubborn woman he has ever encountered in his entire life but according to Elizabeth he is the ultimate swagger-- that is if she hadn't known him too well. But the thing is, does she really know him well enough? Sharing a hidden relationship, it feels like she's embracing a stranger so dangerously but then there is this one particular point when everytime she is surrounded by his arms like an invincible shield, she could sense a constant reminder that he has a connection somewhere within her a long time ago...