‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Endgame Couples May Change

Fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty e-book sequence might imagine they know the place the present will go together with its central love triangle — however Gavin Casalegno isn’t ruling out an endgame shakeup.

“I do feel like there’s a strong chance that that’s a possibility,” Casalegno, 23, solely informed Us Weekly on Thursday, June 29, in regards to the Prime Video sequence doubtlessly straying from the unique occasions within the books.

The actor, who performs Jeremiah Fisher, famous that he didn’t focus an excessive amount of on his character’s future arc whereas filming season 2.

“I try to keep it as real as possible in that regard. Obviously, I know where he ends up going and what ends up happening. But I don’t emphasize on that. Because I think [author and showrunner] Jenny [Han] writes it so well that I’m able to kind of get there naturally without having to force it a certain direction,” Fisher informed Us whereas selling his partnership with Bomb Pop. “So even though I know where he is going, I try to play it day by day because that’s all we can do. [We can] just live in the moment and make the most of our time right.”

Casalegno hinted at this character’s mind-set in season 2, saying, “[He has] emotional walls and a lot of freedom and love. … I feel like people are going relate to him and understand him better and really get to love the person he is because he has such a big heart for everyone around him.”

The Summer I Turned Pretty, which is predicated on a e-book sequence of the identical title, follows Belly Conklin’s (Lola Tung) relationships with childhood pals Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher. After brothers start to compete for Belly’s affection, she explores her emotions for every of them earlier than making a call within the closing e-book.

After season 1 debuted on Prime Video, Han, 42, hinted that her imaginative and prescient for the present could not mirror the occasions within the books.

“I really had to weigh what the fans are expecting with where the show is going creatively and find that balance,” she informed Variety in June 2022. “My precedence has all the time been that I need followers of the e-book to really feel actually glad by the story we’re telling, but in addition for them to know that that is an adaptation in a brand new medium, so it’s not going to be precisely the identical. I assume these are form of the 2 issues which are all the time in my head.

Han added: “I don’t want to spoil too much but the books have been out for a while. You never know what could happen with the show. I was open minded going into it. I was considering a lot of different possibilities.”

Casalegno, for his half, praised Han for serving to information the solid via the story strains every season.

“[Having her involved with the show is like] a cheat code. To have Jenny there — and just to bounce ideas off of her [is great] — because she, like, literally gave birth to Jeremiah, Conrad and Belly [in her books],” he informed Us. “So, to be able to talk with her about what she had in mind with a scene is so great. For me as an actor, it helps the creative process just be so easy.”

While ready for brand spanking new episodes to start out streaming, Casalegno has been having fun with the summer season season by partnering with Bomb Pop.

“Childhood memories made me want to collaborate with Bomb Pop. Even getting to share [some] with my sister yesterday, it just reminds us of our grandma’s house,” the Texas native recalled. “It reminds me of grandma’s house and just a warm summer day in the sun and being able to spend it by the heat of the beach or the pool. It just reminded me of my childhood.”

In honor of National Bomb Pop Day, Casalegno teamed up with the corporate to create a limited-edition capsule assortment of his favourite summer season must-haves. Fans can unlock a brand new merchandise every day till July 4th through SnapChat by scanning a Bomb Pop ice pop utilizing the customized Snap lens.

The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2 begins streaming on Prime Video Friday, July 14. New episodes will proceed to drop each Friday.