Asher Angel and Peyton Elizabeth Lee reunite for Variety’s 2019 Power of Young Hollywood event held at The H Club Los Angeles on Tuesday night (August 6) in Los Angeles.
In the new issue, Asher opened up about the positive impact social media has had on his career.
“I use social media to put a smile on my fans and just the world’s face,†he shared. “It’s helped my career 100% — even on the music side. If I post something, fans go straight to where it is and buy it or post it. Those fans go see my movie as well. That’s how it all happens.â€
35+ pics inside of Asher Angel, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and more at Variety’s 2019 Power of Young Hollywood…
FYI: Ruby wore a Retrofete dress, Lulu Dharma rings and Jeffrey Campbell shoes. Priah wore an Oscar de la Renta dress. Jordyn wore Ruthie Davis heels.
Peyton Elizabeth Lee steps out in a chic black dress for the premiere of The Art Of Racing In The Rain held at El Capitan Theatre on Thursday night (August 1) in Los Angeles.
The 15-year-old Andi Mack actress completed her look with the brightest pink sneakers we’ve ever seen for her red carpet look.
The Art of Racing in the Rain centers on Formula One race car driver Denny Swift and the bond with his dog, Enzo, who wants to be reincarnated into a human.
The flick opens next Friday, August 9th.
FYI: Jake is wearing a full KILN outfit.
20+ pics inside of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Olivia Sanabia and more at the premiere of The Art Of Racing In The Rain…
Amber, Cyrus, Andi, Jonah and Buffy put on their best party outfits in the series finale of Andi Mack!
In tonight’s final episode, “We Were Here,” when Celia leaves town, Andi and Bex throw another party; Buffy and Cyrus share relationship woes; Andi shares a secret.
“When we learned that this would be the series finale, I don’t totally remember, but we were breaking Season Three and looking for our cliffhanger, this is like episode 10 out of 21, when we found out,” creator Terri Minsky dished to Paste Magazine. “So it was early enough that it was really great to be able to think, okay, we want to tell these stories, we want to get them in, we want to make sure that they lead to a place where it will conclude. I didn’t want to have people feeling cheated, especially if they’ve been watching the whole time. But it was hard, very, very hard, to know at Episode 10 and not be able to tell anyone. We definitely cried a little in the writers room, but [in terms of organic storytelling], it also made sense.”
Fun fact about tonight’s episode: it features a cover of Lady Gaga‘s song “Born This Way”.
Tune in TONIGHT (July 26) to the Andi Mack series finale at 8pm ET/PT on Disney Channel!
The 15-year-old actress had only two guest star appearances on her resume when she tried out for the Disney Channel show, but was so natural at portraying the character.
Even though creator Terri Minsky felt that Peyton was definitely Andi Mack, she still had to go through the whole casting process with Disney because she had such little experience.
“But before Disney would hire her, they had to rule everyone else out, which meant Peyton had to audition again and again and again, each time competing with a new crop of candidates,” she continued. “The final time, the network executives asked her to do a cold reading of the scene where Andi finds out her sister is actually her mother. They gave her a half hour to prepare. She came back in five minutes and killed it. She was only 11 years old.”
“I once asked Peyton how long she could see herself playing Andi. She looked at me like I was crazy: ‘Forever,’ she said, as if it was obvious she was the one,” Terri added.
Creator Terri Minskytold Variety a bit about the series finale, which airs tomorrow, July 26th.
“I didn’t want to end with a cliffhanger. I believe people will miss Andi and her friends and her family,†she shared. “To me, the finale is a way for them to tell our audience, ‘We’ll miss you, too, but you don’t have to worry about us: We’ll be fine.’â€
The Paper Crane Project, created by fans, was on display at the event. It’s made of 1000 paper cranes, categorized and separated into strands of 10, each with a handwritten message from viewers around the world who expressed their appreciation for the series and its commitment to thoughtful, inclusive and entertaining stories that reflect their lives.
Lilan recently opened up about their relationship, and what Peyton did this past Mother’s Day.
“The cutest thing is during the most recent Mother’s Day she sent me a message, ‘Happy Mother’s Day to my fake mother. I miss you, and I love you more than you’ll ever know.’ I’m going to get teary-eyed. I didn’t know that when I signed up for a TV show, I’d end up with a new family member, but we are clearly friends for life,” she told Parade magazine.
“My connection to her came on so organically where I just feel like this was somebody that I have to protect and someone I feel so close and fond of, and I want her to do well, and I’m going to help guide her in any way I can,” Lilan continued. “Peyton is representative of a new generation that has self-confidence in her identity in a way that I don’t know if I had coming up as an actor. She is a critical thinker, and she knows very much what she stands for and this started at an early age. So, that’s really incredible to see.”
Andi Mack is currently airing it’s final episodes Fridays on Disney Channel. The show will end with the series finale on Friday, July 26th.
