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Paul Mescalwent above and beyond to get hisAftersuncostar Frankie Corio a special birthday message while they filmed their movie together in Turkey.
On Thursday, the young actress' mother Leona Corio shared a video on Twitter showing that Mescal, 27, obtained a personalized message for Frankie from singer-songwriter and Disney starOlivia Rodrigowhen her birthday fell duringAftersun’s production.
“I’ve got a surprise for you,” Mescal says in the video as he begins playing 20-year-old Rodrigo’s special message for his costar, much to her surprise.
“Hey Frankie, it’s Olivia,” Rodrigo can be heard saying in the video, as Frankie, her sister Mariella and her younger brother Lorenzo excitedly look on. “I heard it was your birthday and so I wanted to come say hello.”
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“There you go, good for you!” Mescal says in the video clip, while Leona can be heard saying: “Look at your face,” as the young actress appears speechless.
Mescal tells Frankie the video “was supposed to come on your birthday, but it took time.”
The actress, who made her film debut withAftersun, recently said in an interview with BBC News that she wasnot trying to get into actingbefore her mother sent Frankie’s photo to a casting agent working on the production.
“My mum just came home one day and said, ‘I’ve put you up for a casting audition thing,’ and I was like, ‘Cool,’ " she recalled. “I understood what it was but I didn’t think I was going to get it.”
“Everyone said how natural her acting is,” Leona told the outlet, which noted the entire Corio family traveled to Turkey forAftersun’s two-months-long shoot. “In her real life she is very expressive, so to see her playing it really calm and not going over the top it was like, ‘Wow, she is really acting.’ "
Mescal isnominated for Best Actorat the 95th Academy Awards for his role inAftersun, which follows a woman named Sophie as she reflects on a childhood vacation she took with her father Calum (Mescal).
source: people.com
