Julianne Hough tackles the lead role in the latest Nicholas Sparks movie adaptation, Safe Haven, in theaters on Valentine’s Day 2013. Safe Haven finds Hough playing a character with a troubled past who escapes to a small town looking for nothing more than peace and quiet. Things get complicated when she falls for a local store owner played by Josh Duhamel.
In this interview video courtesy of Relativity Media, Hough (Footloose, Dancing with the Stars) talks about the story, her character, working with the very handsome Duhamel, and getting to shoot in Southport, North Carolina.
The Plot: Safe Haven is a story about a young woman’s struggle to find love again after she arrives in a small North Carolina town. Her reluctance to join the tight-knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love.
