Here’s the untold truth of how these nutty holiday classics came to be.
As the director Mike Rohl explained toVanity Fair, she was actually a really important part of production.
“She’s a sparkly, giggly Filipino lady who’s just lovely,” Rohl gushed.
“We ended up calling her Mama G by the very end.”
Apparently, she pretty much took on the role of on-set mom throughout the shoot.
Sounds like the cast and crew really did become like a family!
For the secondPrincess Switchfilm, the team moved to Edinburgh.
As Sam Palladio, a.k.a.
Prince Edward confessed toBrief Take, it was a nice change of pace.
“It’s right up near the Hungarian border, in Transylvania, of all places.”
Wow, talk about on location!
The movie starsLindsay Lohan who’s undergone a stunning transformation as two twins separated at birth.
When they meet, they decide to switch places to bring their divorced parents back together sound familiar?
As it turns out,The Princess Switchactually paid homage toThe Parent Trapon purpose.
And apparently, Vanessa Hudgens couldn’t have been happier about it.
As she toldPeople, “My sister and I used to act out the scenes from the movie.
It’s still such a go-to of mine.”
She added that she hopedThe Princess Switchwould go on to be as legendary as the Lindsay Logan classic.
Is he a magic Christmas matchmaker?
Bizarrely, the film literally never explains who he is!
“That’s his whole thing.”
“He had a very strange evolution because originally he was a twin,” Metzger said.
Palladio also contributed his musical talents by writing several songs for the soundtrack.
We kind of wish they’d just gone ahead and made the movie a musical!
This needs an original Christmas song.'"
Thank goodness Palladio is so multi-talented “Bring the Snow” definitely completes the movie!
As she explained toScreen Rant, the experience was anything but easy.
“I do love a challenge, and a challenge it was,” she joked.
“So my brain, definitely, was working on overdrive.
But I feel like what we achieved is magic.”
We definitely have to agree.
“It was so confusing,” she added.
Does The Princess Switch take place in the same universe as A Christmas Prince?
Clearly, it’s a formula that works!
It turns out, the two movies might actually take place in the same universe.
In fact, in the secondPrincess Switchfilm, a cameo all but confirmed it.
During Margaret’s coronation, who should appear but Queen Amber and King Richard of Aldovia (viaDecider)!
We’ll never know!
Netflix even acknowledged thatallof their holiday movies are connected in atweetabout the “Netflix Holiday Movie Universe.”
With a complex chart, the online grid showed how all of the films reference each other.
We’d totally love to see a real crossover film!
Remember that adorable ballet dancing girl, Olivia, Kevin’s daughter?
This was definitely one “switch” that we didn’t expect!
As oneTwitteruser wrote,“Why did @netflix recast Olivia inThe Princess Switch2?
Upsetting and unnecessary.”
We love to hear it!
“I was like, ‘This is better than a wedding.’
It was really special,” she added.
“Edward was like, ‘Oh, has there been some sort of explosion in the kitchen?'”
Palladio recalled, laughing.
As Palladio further explained, his character was super confused by the situation.
“They have this nice little scene,” he shared.
As actor Sam Palladio revealed toFangirlish, one scene inThe Princess Switch: Switched Againwas particularly tough to film.
They even had to keep hand warmers in their pockets throughout the day!
Yikes, that’s definitely not as cozy as it looked in the movie.
The second time around, we have not two, but three Vanessa Hudgens roles.
We also get epic ballroom scenes, stunning castles, incredible festive decor, and much more.
The film’s composer, Alan Lazar, spoke toPopaxiumabout the process of making it.
“We upped a notch on the score,” he explained.
“It’s a full orchestral score which we recorded in Budapest.”
Overall, the score is impressive, totaling at about 65 minutes.
In fact, the entire thing was recorded remotely.
One thing, however, has been made clear: Vanessa Hudgens will absolutelynotbe taking on a fourth character!
As Hudgens explained toClick the City, three characters is her maximum.
“And that’s all I’m gonna say!”
All we have to say is that we cannot wait!
