Sometimes after a long time in a relationship, we realize that it isn’t going to work out like we thought it would. The new rom-comI Want You Back, directed byJason Orley, deals with difficult breakups but also with finding new love. StarringCharlie Day,Jenny Slate,Gina Rodriguez,Scott Eastwood,Manny Jacinto, andClark Backo, the movie follows protagonists Peter (Day) and Emma (Slate) after they have been dumped. After a tearful meet-cute in a stairway, the two concoct a plan to get their exes to take them back.
After a long relationship that’s perhaps lost some of its initial passion, Anne (Rodriguez) breaks up with Peter. Not long after, she finds a new romance with her co-worker at the middle school where she is a teacher. Drama teacher Logan (Jacinto) is dramatic, zen, and in touch with his feelings. Peter and Emma’s plan involves Emma seducing Logan in order to push Anne back toward Peter. But what starts as a relatively simple scheme soon turns complicated when Anne tries to accommodate to the new changes in order to please Logan.
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We had a chance to speak with Gina Rodriguez and Manny Jacinto about the film. Rodriguez is beloved for her portrayal of Jane Villanueva inJane the Virgin, and she has also appeared in films likeDeepwater Horizon,Annihilation, and voiced characters in animated films likeFerdinandandScoob!Jacinto is best known for his breakout role as the dopey and lovable Jason Mendoza on the sitcomThe Good Place, he is also expected to appear in the upcoming revivalTop Gun: Maverick.
During the conversation, Rodriguez and Jacinto talked about their dream projects to work on before handing off some advice for those in relationships. Jacinto talked aboutWarrior, which stars his partnerDianne Doan, and if he would appear in the series. The two also discussed working with the cast and who they wanted to spend more screen time with from the ensemble.
Watch what Gina Rodriguez and Manny Jacinto had to say in the player above, and below is exactly what we talked about.
