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[0:10] Robert Bannon: Are you ready? It's the Roundtable with me, Robert Bannon.

[0:14] Robert Bannon: Hey Roundtablers. Here we are, Adrian and John at the premiere for Solo Mio starring Kevin James. It is our first movie premiere. We're so excited to be here. Stick around, save me a seat at the Roundtable. Wait till you see what we have in store for you tonight. We'll see you later.

[0:31] Unknown speaker: What could you tell the public to come and see this in the theaters? Because we gotta bring people back to the theaters.

[0:34] Unknown speaker: Yeah, I just think it's a great solo meal, you need to go see it.

[0:38] Unknown speaker: Yeah, it's an experience. It's a whole experience to get out and be around with other people. Like they were saying, the smell of popcorn and the sticky floors from the... it's just beautiful though to laugh with a group of people and strangers, and it kind of brings everybody together.

[0:52] Unknown speaker: There's a connection there that you just can't get looking at your iPhone.

[0:54] Unknown speaker: And I like that it's older.

[0:55] Unknown speaker: Yes.

[0:56] Unknown speaker: You know?

[0:56] Unknown speaker: Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's great.

[0:56] Unknown speaker: Yes, we're gonna be able to do that. And the casting crew are just amazing, so wonderful.

[1:00] Unknown speaker: Such a pleasure to meet you.

[1:01] Unknown speaker: Thank you.

[1:02] Unknown speaker: Great meeting you.

[1:03] Unknown speaker: Hi.

[1:05] Kim Coates: I wore this because it's a nice rom-com line of movies.

[1:10] Robert Bannon: If you could introduce yourself to the Roundtablers, please.

[1:14] Kim Coates: Right there. Yep, that's my husband, right? Hi, hi hubby. Kim Coates. I played Jules in Solo Mio.

[1:20] Robert Bannon: Nice to meet you. I was when I saw your name, I was so excited. I said, and when I saw the cast, I said, what a neglect to cast. I was like, this looks so much fun.

[1:28] Kim Coates: Yeah.

[1:28] Kim Coates: And I'm gonna be 48 next month. And I said, I love that it's a good one. But I love that it's an older love story. It's not the 20-year-olds.

[1:36] Kim Coates: It's for everybody.

[1:37] Kim Coates: No, it really is. It's for teenagers or older people, younger people, middle-aged people. Well, I don't care if you're gay, straight, in love, out of love, need a date, and I can't find one. Go see this movie.

[1:49] Robert Bannon: Have you seen it yet?

[1:50] Kim Coates: I have not.

[1:51] Robert Bannon: It's gonna just rip that heart right out of your chest.

[1:54] Kim Coates: I need a good cry, too.

[1:54] Robert Bannon: I know it's a good idea.

[1:55] Kim Coates: It's a little cry in there. I've seen it four or five times. I'm a tough guy. I'm not afraid to cry. I still cry. I tear up at the same spot every time when I see this film.

[2:04] Kim Coates: But it's uplifting and it's beautiful and it's funny. Rips your heart out. And there's a twist at the end that no one's gonna see coming.

[2:12] Kim Coates: It's got it all.

[2:14] Robert Bannon: I love that.

[2:15] Robert Bannon: I love that. Now, I would be remiss to say, I mean, Sons of Anarchy.

[2:18] Kim Coates: Yes.

[2:22] Kim Coates: That's a very big word. I gotta look that up, Javi.

[2:25] Kim Coates: Lethera.

[2:26] Robert Bannon: I know what it means.

[2:27] Kim Coates: Thank you, it's very sweet. But this was something different?

[2:30] Kim Coates: Yeah.

[2:31] Kim Coates: It's a romantic comedy, darling. I mean, I've never been in a true romantic comedy before.

[2:36] Kim Coates: And Kevin said he was gonna write this for me, he and I two years ago, and he did. I didn't believe him, but he did. And here we are.

[2:42] Kim Coates: I know, and there he is. He's working his way down the aisle now. We're gonna go sit and enjoy this thing. It's gonna be an amazing night.

[2:47] Kim Coates: I love it so much. Thank you so much for watching.

[2:49] Kim Coates: Thanks, really nice to meet you.

[2:50] Kim Coates: Nice to meet you.

[2:51] Adrian: Can we just smile and look in? Hi!

[2:53] Adrian: Hi. I'm Adrian with the Roundtable.

[2:56] Jonathan Roumie: Jonathan, I'm such a fan. The Chosen is so beautiful. I love watching on The View every time that you're on.

[3:02] Adrian: But for the Roundtable, could you just introduce yourself and tell us the role you play?

[3:06] Jonathan Roumie: Sure. My name is Jonathan Roumie, and I play Neil in Solo Mio.

[3:11] Adrian: And how did this come across your desk?

[3:13] Jonathan Roumie: Kevin James called me up and said, "Hey, I think I got a movie for us." And I said, "I'm in." I didn't know it wasn't even written yet. It was like I think it was halfway written, but the fact that he was behind it, I was like, "Yeah, whatever it is."

[3:27] Adrian: You're like, I'm in.

[3:28] Jonathan Roumie: Yeah, yeah, because he's brilliant in everything he does.

[3:30] Adrian: That's right, and it was shot in Rome.

[3:33] Jonathan Roumie: Rome and Tuscany, yeah. It was Italy was our backdrop, and it was incredible, it was amazing.

[3:38] Adrian: That's wonderful. Thank you so much. Enjoy today, congratulations.

[3:42] Jonathan Roumie: Thank you so much.

[3:42] Jonathan Roumie: Thank you. So nice to meet you.

[3:43] Adrian: Hi. Could you introduce yourself to the Roundtablers, please?

[3:46] Julianne Emery: Hi, Roundtable. I am Julianne Emery.

[3:49] Adrian: And who is your character?

[3:50] Julianne Emery: I play Heather in Solo Mio.

[3:52] Adrian: And who is your hubby?

[3:55] Julianne Emery: In Solo Mio?

[3:56] Adrian: Yes.

[3:57] Julianne Emery: My almost hubby is Kevin James.

[3:59] Adrian: Oh, that, oh my goodness. How excited were you to take this on?

[4:06] Julianne Emery: Um, so Kevin James and I did Hitch together almost a little over 20 years ago.

[4:12] Adrian: Oh, I love it.

[4:12] Julianne Emery: And it was such a beautiful thing to reunite with him. He's so lovely, he's so kind, he's so funny, he's so good at what he does. It was such an easy yes to go do this.

[4:21] Adrian: Oh, I love that. Isn't that nice when it's like, oh, this sounds really fun?

[4:24] Julianne Emery: And it's in Rome and Tuscany.

[4:27] Adrian: Yes.

[4:28] Julianne Emery: Yes. I mean, there's nowhere more beautiful to shoot than Italy. And it was my second time filming in Italy. So I'm the lucky girl. I mean, I almost hate myself for it, right? Like, I'm the lucky girl who has gotten paid to go to Rome twice.

[4:40] Adrian: Yeah.

[4:40] Julianne Emery: But I was speaking with your other castmates, and I was like, it's so nice that it's a very small little movie. An older love story. I don't want to say it like that, but you know what I'm saying? Because all the rom-coms are young.

[4:50] Julianne Emery: I think like 20s. We tend to think people only fall in love in their 20s.

[4:54] Julianne Emery: And it's not true. And I think the big overriding message for this of this movie for me is it's never too late. You're never too old. Don't give up on love. Don't give up on going after the life you want. You we have this one precious life. Do something great with it.

[5:08] Adrian: That is so true. Thank you so much.

[5:10] Julianne Emery: Thank you so much. It's so nice to meet you.

[5:11] Julianne Emery: Thank you, likewise.

[5:13] Julie Serda: I'm Julie Serda. I played Donna in the film Solo Mio, starring Kevin James. Um, and my character, she is one of the honeymooners that Kevin Matt Taylor meets along the way.

[5:25] Julie Serda: Um she's married to Neil, played by Jonathan Roumie, and you know, they are a quirky couple that are married, probably just a bit helicoptery.

[5:37] Julie Serda: But they're unconventional, and I think that's what makes this movie so great is that they're a lot of unconventional characters and the message is marriage's relationships can be unconventional, and maybe that works for some and maybe it doesn't for others, but that's okay.

[5:52] Julie Serda: And I also like that it's a little older because it's always like the younger one. And I'm like, I'm gonna be 48 on February 9th.

[5:59] Julie Serda: So you know what I'm saying? Like it's I do a girlfriend.

[6:03] Julie Serda: I do, because that's where we are today, you know.

[6:06] Julie Serda: Um I do really honestly love that. And the message that you know it's never too late to find love in life, it just isn't.

[6:13] Julie Serda: Um, you know, and I think that's something that can get people tripped up on sometimes.

[6:18] Adrian: It does, very much so.

[6:19] Julie Serda: Very much so.

[6:20] Julie Serda: I met my husband January 3rd of 2020, and he proposed on May 4th of 2020.

[6:25] Adrian: Look at that.

[6:26] Julie Serda: Look at that.

[6:27] Julie Serda: I met my husband in 2010. Um we got married four years later, but we moved in three months after dating. Because I was just like new, right?

[6:34] Julie Serda: It was so easy. It felt easy, it was a friendship first, you know.

[6:40] Adrian: There's no right or wrong way. It's your way or the highway, and that's it.

[6:45] Julie Serda: Yes, I love that. Thank you so much. Congratulations in joint tonight.

[6:48] Adrian: Thank you so much. Nice to meet you.

[6:50] John Cenain: I am John Cenain, one of the writers. Um Patrick Cannan, the other writer, along with Kevin James.

[6:57] Jeffrey Z: Hi, how are you? I'm Jeffrey Z, executive producer.

[7:00] John Cenain: This is our brother-in-law.

[7:02] Jeffrey Z: Oh, I love that.

[7:03] John Cenain: That is all right. He married our sister.

[7:05] Jeffrey Z: There's a sister too.

[7:06] John Cenain: How many of you are there?

[7:07] Jeffrey Z: There are, well, let's see, there's ten kids, there's eight boys and two girls.

[7:12] John Cenain: Yeah.

[7:12] Jeffrey Z: Wow.

[7:13] John Cenain: And he married one of our sisters, yeah.

[7:14] Adrian: Oh my gosh.

[7:15] John Cenain: I love that it's all in the family.

[7:17] Adrian: That is really, really fantastic.

[7:19] Adrian: So how did this story come about?

[7:21] John Cenain: The movie?

[7:22] Adrian: Yes.

[7:23] John Cenain: Um kind of from like a lunch meeting with Kevin and the producers. We're kind of throwing out ideas, and someone said something about Rome, and then I would think it was like Chuck or some of the guys said something about Kevin gets left at the altar, and then I was saying that he goes in his honeymoon alone.

[7:42] John Cenain: So then we kind of just started hashing out the movie right then and there, and then we started writing it later that day.

[7:48] Adrian: I love that.

[7:48] John Cenain: I mean, Kevin James in itself, but then everything else just fell into place.

[7:53] John Cenain: It's one of those cliché stories of like the back of the napkin kind of story, make it a movie, but that's literally what John described.

[8:01] John Cenain: It's like, you know, just a lunch meeting in Vancouver, and honestly, the timeline, John and Pat wrote the script in March. It was a brand new idea, March, and we were in prep in the middle of July.

[8:12] Adrian: Wow.

[8:13] John Cenain: It was that quick of a time. There was no pressure, no pressure against it.

[8:17] Jeffrey Z: Zero.

[8:17] John Cenain: We had all the time in the world, yeah.

[8:20] Jeffrey Z: No, but you know, Kevin writing alongside it. It made it easy because he's so experienced, he's a legend, he's hilarious. He made it so easy.

[8:28] John Cenain: Yeah, he made it so easy. Any idea we threw out, he was like, you know, like he gave it like the worst version of that idea, and then we're like, oh it still works.

[8:41] Jeffrey Z: So we went with that idea. But he's a... we learned a lot from him in writing like comedy and stuff, and so yeah, he's been so amazing to work with.

[8:52] Adrian: That's so great. I'm so excited.

[8:53] John Cenain: That's why I wore this. I was like, it's kind of like a love story of it.

[8:57] Adrian: That's a great one.

[8:58] Adrian: Is Kev coming? Do we know if he's coming?

[8:59] John Cenain: I don't know. He's on the sheet.

[9:01] Adrian: We'll see if you know we're hopeful.

[9:03] John Cenain: I was just happy to meet all of you because I was like, all these brothers from Rhode Island, I love it. I'm honored that you guys even want to talk to us.

[9:09] Adrian: We will so this is my cousin Robert, he's in Detroit.

[9:12] Robert Bannon: Robert!

[9:13] Adrian: No, yeah, that's Robert. That's my husband again.

[9:15] John Cenain: No, that's my husband John.

[9:16] Adrian: Alright, A John.

[9:18] Adrian: But we... he's my... he's like, I used to be behind the camera, but he had to move to Detroit because he got married, and now I'm here in front of the camera with my husband behind the camera.

[9:26] John Cenain: So, you know, we keep it in the family.

[9:29] Adrian: And your name again?

[9:30] John Cenain: Oh, I'm Adrian.

[9:31] Adrian: Adrian.

[9:31] John Cenain: Pat, John, Jeffrey.

[9:33] Adrian: So nice to meet you.

[9:34] John Cenain: I love this so much. Enjoy, be safe out there with this lovely weather.

[9:38] Adrian: But you guys are from Rhode Island.

[9:39] John Cenain: I have not seen it yet.

[9:40] Adrian: No, I'm waiting.

[9:42] John Cenain: Well, my birthday is February 9th, so I'm hoping to like go with my husband on a date with me.

[9:48] Adrian: Remember that, John.

[9:50] John Cenain: Guys, thank you so much. Have a good time.

[9:52] Unknown speaker: Oh, it's the Olympics?

[9:55] Unknown speaker: Right?

[9:55] Unknown speaker: Yeah, the Super Bowl's yet, yes, yeah.

[9:57] Unknown speaker: So we shall see, we shall see.

[9:58] Unknown speaker: But guys, thank you so much. Congratulations.

[10:01] Unknown speaker: So nice to meet the time.

[10:02] Adrian: Yes, of course.

[10:12] Adrian: And you are writers producers for this film?

[10:14] Adrian: How excited are you? Could you please introduce yourselves to the Roundtablers?

[10:15] Peter Canaan: Um the editor of the movie and then executive producer.

[10:15] Brandon Canaan: Executive producer.

[10:19] Peter Canaan: Uh I'm Peter Canaan.

[10:19] Adrian: What was it like for all of you? Is this the first one you've all worked on together as a group?

[10:21] Brandon Canaan: Brandon Canaan.

[10:25] Peter Canaan: Yeah, yeah.

[10:26] Brandon Canaan: First one.

[10:26] Peter Canaan: Well, yeah, it's been a collaboration for many years, but for this one, it's definitely been a first one.

[10:33] Brandon Canaan: Uh that we've all like got a title at.

[10:35] Peter Canaan: So which is, you know, because that goes far.

[10:38] Brandon Canaan: So uh but yeah, that one's definitely been a... this one's been a first one, so but then Pete being an editor.

[10:45] Adrian: So how was it? I mean, a beautiful place that you guys were. I mean, come on.

[10:49] Peter Canaan: I had a totally different experience in Italy than the rest of the guys.

[10:54] Peter Canaan: I was in the little editing suite. Didn't see much of Rome, but I mean the times I got I loved every second of it.

[11:02] Adrian: So yeah, that's so awesome.

[11:04] Adrian: No, you are from Rhode Island.

[11:05] Peter Canaan: Yeah, yeah.

[11:06] Peter Canaan: Okay.

[11:06] Peter Canaan: Little Compton, Rhode Island.

[11:09] Adrian: Shout out Arta Marine, because she's also... she just came out with... oh god, well, do not put this in.

[11:17] Adrian: We can edit, we can edit.

[11:18] Peter Canaan: Free Bert.

[11:19] Adrian: That's her show with Bert Chrysler.

[11:21] Peter Canaan: Oh, awesome.

[11:22] Adrian: She's also from... she's from Little Compton, yeah.

[11:25] Peter Canaan: Which is crazy.

[11:27] Adrian: See, look at that.

[11:27] Adrian: It's a small world after all.

[11:28] Peter Canaan: Exactly.

[11:29] Adrian: Well, Darren, thank you so much. Enjoy tonight.

[11:31] Adrian: Have fun at the big movie premiere.

[11:33] Peter Canaan: We'll see you soon.

[11:34] Peter Canaan: Thank you so much.

[11:36] Unknown speaker: Oh, I know.

[11:40] Unknown speaker: We're here.

[11:40] Unknown speaker: That's my husband behind the camera over there.

[11:42] Unknown speaker: That's a family operation.

[11:45] Unknown speaker: We are a tribe and we know each other.

[11:47] Unknown speaker: Yes, you know.

[11:48] Unknown speaker: Now I hear you have a new album coming out on Friday.

[11:52] Melissa Errico: Yes.

[11:52] Melissa Errico: How exciting.

[11:53] Melissa Errico: I know that's why I got invited to something fancy like this. You know, it's a special week.

[11:57] Melissa Errico: Um and after you've been married so long, you know, not gonna have, you know, it's not your wedding, you already had your kids, so they get excited when you have a record, it's a little like a milestone, you know, creativity.

[12:08] Adrian: What can you tell us about the album?

[12:10] Melissa Errico: Well, I can tell you a lot of things about the album. I'll just tell you a few things. It's called I Can Dream, Can't I? Illusions and Conversations from the American Songbook.

[12:17] Melissa Errico: So it draws from the American songbook, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Frank Lesser, Sammy Fain, Jimmy Van Husen, Sai Coleman, pretty much the greatest hits. Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein, Rogers and Hart.

[12:32] Adrian: Yes, but I bet you don't know any of these songs.

[12:34] Melissa Errico: They're mostly from... it's like an outfit that you never wear in your closet that's really special. And it's like the hidden beautiful things in the wardrobe.

[12:43] Melissa Errico: I found 14 hidden beautiful songs from these masters.

[12:47] Melissa Errico: I don't think you know the song I Can Dream Can't I? Or All in Fun by Jerome Kern.

[12:52] Adrian: No, I've not heard of that.

[12:53] Melissa Errico: Or After You Who by Cole Porter.

[12:56] Adrian: These are exotic, beautiful songs, and they enforce a fantasy life.

[13:02] Melissa Errico: It's called I Can Dream Can't I, which is one of the songs, but that became a theme as I kept going.

[13:07] Melissa Errico: That's why I call it Illusions and Conversations from the American Songbook.

[13:11] Melissa Errico: And the conversations idea came naturally because not for budget reasons. I only did it alone with a piano player.

[13:17] Melissa Errico: This is my longtime piano player. We've done a million shows. We've Carnegie Hall to London to Singapore to every jazz club, nightclub, dump, glamorous place, everything.

[13:30] Melissa Errico: We have always worked together. And anytime we stop working with the band and we just do a piano voice moment, a lot of people are at the edge of their seat.

[13:38] Melissa Errico: There's a relationship. And he said to me, someday, I guess when we're old enough, someday let's go into this studio with nobody, just us.

[13:47] Melissa Errico: And a dream and an idea and some songs. Let's just do it. And we did it.

[13:50] Melissa Errico: That's what this is. This is me and Ted alone. It's like it's like the movie Home Alone.

[13:55] Adrian: Yes.

[13:56] Melissa Errico: But a recording where the kids have no parents.

[14:00] Adrian: Yes, so Friday, go buy it, stream it, all those lovely things from Miss Melissa Errico.

[14:08] Melissa Errico: Thank you so much.

[14:09] Melissa Errico: I hope people enjoy tonight.

[14:11] Robert Bannon: Well, Roundtablers, what a night. Our first official movie premiere. We just got to talk to Kevin James. Solo Mio opens in theaters February 6th. Go and get it.

[14:24] Robert Bannon: There's a twist at the end. So let me tell you, this is not your average rom-com. And you know, it's so great because you've got such an eclectic cast.

[14:34] Robert Bannon: It's so great, and it's got a great message about love and hope. And that's what we all can use right now. Some love and hope.

[14:41] Robert Bannon: Love you, Roundtablers. We'll see you soon.