Emma Pasarow & Belmont Cameli Interview: Along For The Ride
Netflix's Along for the Rideis the behemoth streamer's first Sarah Dessen adaptation out of the three that have been optioned. An icon in the world of young adult literature, Dessen often tells beachside tales that involve lost souls finding themselves and each other. This upcoming adaptation is emblematic of her work, following a teenager who escapes to the seaside town of Colby to stay with her father and stepmother the summer before college. While she struggles to break out of her shell, she befriends a mysterious loner in town who is dealing with a heavy past of his own.
Along For The Ride stars relatively fresh faces, with Emma Pasarow (Super Pumped) playing the awkward yet brilliant Auden and Belmont Cameli (Saved By The Bell) portraying the reclusive but earnest Eli. The film is anchored, however, by performances from veteran actors in key roles. Andie MacDowell, Dermot Mulroney and Kate Bosworth play Auden's parents and stepmother respectively, who all are crucial to her evolution over the course of the story.
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Pasarow and Cameli spoke to Screen Rant about what draws Auden and Eli to each other in their moments of loneliness, how they handle sleeplessness, and what their own formative young adult fiction consists of.
Screen Rant: Auden is often uneasy in her surroundings and even with her parents. What does her visit to Colby represent in terms of her growth?
Emma Pasarow: Yeah, I think that Auden is a perfectionist, and her whole life is very focused on doing things correctly. But what that does is limit what she does, because she doesn't want to make any mistakes. She knows what she's good at; she's incredibly studious, and
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