Jameson Blake admitted that he was hesitant to take the role as the lead actor of Boys Love film My Lockdown Romance.
In a live global blog conference, the actor revealed that after he was offered the role, he immediately first sought the opinions of his mother and his manager before accepting the project.
“Honestly, I was a bit hesitant at first when I was offered the role because it was new to me. It’s a role that I’ve never done before. And I had to think twice and I had to ask opinions from like my manager, from my mom, what they would think,” Blake said.
“And I just decided I want to try something new. I mean like how can I grow as an actor if I’m not going to explore more roles, that’s what I thought. So I read the script, it was light, I like it. It was also cute so yeah I just decided to do it,” Blake said.
For his co-lead actor, Joao Constancia, he also admitted that he was excited to try something different in his acting career,
“For me, when I was offered the role, I was surprised in the beginning because I never thought I will be offered into this type of role but I was more of excited because it’s going to be a whole new experience for me. Like when I read the script, I was amazed and was really into it. So, yeah, I was just so excited about it.”
Star Cinema is scheduled to release My Lockdown Romance, a film about restoring friendships and reigniting feelings. The film, starring Jameson Blake and Joao Constancia, tells the story of a young adult struggling to cope with the pandemic and the difficulties it brings with regard to rekindling relations.
Tom, played by Jameson, must confront the emotions he has long buried during the lockdown, as Kendrick, played by Joao, his college best friend, returns from Hawaii and tries to reconnect with him.
Told through the social media and video conference calls we’ve become used to during the pandemic, the film examines how even during these tough times can be healed once broken relationships.