Lili Reinhart on her 'Chemical Hearts' character: What really drew me was her sadness, desire not to attract attention

Amazon Prime Video original movie Chemical Hearts is finally streaming from August 21, 2020. The film based on the book named Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland stars Lili Reinhart as Grace Town and Austin Abrams as Henry Page. Moreover, the Riverdale actor is also making her debut as an executive producer with the film. Chemical Hearts captures the thrills, disappointments and confusion of being a teenager.

Talking about the film, Lili in a statement said, "I loved that it was not what you expect when talking about a teen love story. It seemed a lot deeper than many other young adult romances out there. It’s rawer and grounded in grief. Most teen movies concentrate on drinking and experimenting and losing your virginity. This is the internal struggle of these two young people feeling overwhelming emotions as their worlds are changing."

She further added, "For me, it’s boring to see another perfect girl in a movie, the popular cheerleader or the dream girl are not the roles I’m drawn to. I want to play darker roles in darker stories. What really drew me to Grace was her sadness and her desire not to attract attention. She still somehow gets Henry’s consideration and that was really interesting to play."

Chemical Hearts also stars Sarah Jones, Adhir Kalyan, Kara Young, Coral Peña in pivotal roles. The film is directed by Richard Tanne.

A few days back, Lili's ex-beau and Riverdale co-star Cole Sprouse promoted the film while confirming their breakup via an Instagram post.