Actor Joel Courtney promises Kissing Booth 2 is even better than the original Netflix hit
- The Kissing Booth was Netflix’s most rewatched movie of 2018, and many fans petitioned for a sequel
- Joel Courtney talks about reprising his role, and how the romcom will connect with all kinds of people
Joel Courtney thinks The Kissing Booth 2 is better than The Kissing Booth.
“I just think that we really came into our characters in more of a powerful way in the second film, because we knew the characters, we already had history with these characters,” says the actor, who plays Lee Flynn in the romcom sequel that is now streaming on Netflix.
“We had history with each other. I think that it really allowed for more depth of character and character building. And then on set, there was a comfortability.”
Once he found out there would be a second film, Courtney was excited to return to the characters that drove the original – Netflix’s most rewatched movie of 2018 – and built a solid fan base.
“There were rumours [of a sequel],” recalls the 24-year-old actor. “There were basically fan petitions happening at that time and I kept thinking, ‘It would be nice, but I don’t want to build my hopes too high’, and then we got the green light and I was just ecstatic. I was so excited to get to come back to these characters that I fell in love with.”