Exclusive: Joey King and Kyle Allen talk romantic drama The In Between
Hitting exclusively for Paramount+ subscribers in the U.S on Friday, Feb. 11 from Paramount Players is the feature film THE IN BETWEEN, Directed by Arie Posin and starring and produced by Joey King (“The Kissing Booth”). THE IN BETWEEN also stars Kyle Allen (“West Side Story”), Kim Dickens (“Gone Girl”), John Ortiz (“Silver Linings Playbook”) and Celeste O’Connor (“Ghostbusters: Afterlife”).
Based on an idea by Marc Klein (“Serendipity”), who penned the script, THE IN BETWEEN is a supernatural love story that centers on a teenage girl, Tessa (Joey King), who, after bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, doesn’t believe she deserves her own love story.
Everything changes after she has a chance encounter with Skylar (Kyle Allen), a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. As her heart begins to open, tragedy strikes when a car accident takes Skylar’s life, while Tessa survives. As Tessa searches for answers in the aftermath of the accident, she soon believes Skylar is attempting to reconnect with her from the afterworld. With the help of her best friend and a newfound belief that love never dies, Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, in order to give their love story the epic ending it deserves.
Having worked in films for over a decades with credits that include Battle: Los Angeles , Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Dark Knight Rises, Oz the Great and Powerful, The Conjuring, White House Down, Independence Day: Resurgence, Wish Upon, Slender Man and The Lie, King has received more recognition for her Netflix film The Kissing Booth and its two sequels.
Allen starred in the Hulu drama series The Path co-starring Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. He was also seen as Balkan, one of the Jets in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. Recently, he was cast as He-Man in the Netflix live-action film reboot of Masters of the Universe.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales recently spoke with King and Allen regarding their roles and experience on The In Between.