{"id":69,"date":"2026-01-08T06:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/?p=69"},"modified":"2026-01-10T10:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:11:03","slug":"taylor-zakhar-perez-reacts-to-jacob-elordis-comments-about-the-kissing-booth-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Zakhar Perez reacts to Jacob Elordi\u2019s comments about The Kissing Booth series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"post-meta__title\">Taylor Zakhar Perez reacts to Jacob Elordi\u2019s comments about The Kissing Booth series<\/h1>\n<p>Taylor Zakhar Perez has shared his thoughts on Jacob Elordi\u2019s recent comments regarding\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0films.<\/p>\n<p>Before earning critical acclaim for his performances in\u00a0Euphoria\u00a0and\u00a0Saltburn, the Australian actor first broke out on the scene as the lead of the Netflix rom-com.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the 2012 novel of the same name,\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0follows high school junior Elle Evans (Joey King) as she navigates her new romance with upperclassman Noah Flynn (Elordi), who also happens to be the older brother of her best friend, Lee Flynn (Joel Courtney).<\/p>\n<p>While the film received less-than-favourable reviews from critics, its popularity among viewers resulted in two sequels \u2013 which featured the star of\u00a0Red, White &amp; Royal Blue, Zakhar Perez.<\/p>\n<p>Since stepping away from\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0franchise, Elordi has remained an open book about how much he disliked making the movies.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with\u00a0GQ,\u00a0the\u00a0Priscilla\u00a0actor described the rom-com films as \u201cnot universal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make those movies before I made those movies. Those movies are ridiculous. They\u2019re not universal. They\u2019re an escape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Elordi also compared\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0series and the \u201cone for me, one for you\u201d ethos to traps, adding: \u201cBecause it can become 15 for them, none for you. You have no original ideas, and you\u2019re dead inside. So it\u2019s a fine dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/013-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/013-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/013.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element instagram-media cmplz-processed cmplz-activated instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSM7cUHq7EQ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=360&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaytimes.com&amp;rp=%2Ffilms%2Ftaylor-zakhar-perez-reacts-to-jacob-elordis-comments-about-the-kissing-booth-series%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2389.10000000149%2C%22ls%22%3A1987.1000000014901%2C%22le%22%3A2287.7999999970198%7D\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the release of his interview, the\u00a0Dark Waters\u00a0actor received varying responses from fans, ranging from support to pushback.<\/p>\n<p>Elordi\u2019s thoughts on\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0series also captured the attention of Zakhar Perez, who expressed his sadness over the former\u2019s not-so-great experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was a shame because, to my knowledge, everybody else had such a wonderful experience,\u201d the\u00a0Minx\u00a0star told\u00a0Variety\u00a0at the\u00a0GQ Men of the Year\u00a0party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a shame that was his experience on the set. Especially when those movies came out, it was a time when we really needed something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zakhar Perez went on to say that he still gets stopped by fans of the franchise who praised the films for helping them during a dark time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess the silver lining is he still made people laugh and feel good,\u201d the\u00a01 Up\u00a0star added.<\/p>\n<p>While Elordi doesn\u2019t have fond memories of making the films, he told\u00a0Variety\u00a0at the aforementioned\u00a0GQ\u00a0party that he was \u201cincredibly grateful\u201d for the cast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Zakhar Perez reacts to Jacob Elordi\u2019s comments about The Kissing Booth series Taylor Zakhar Perez has shared his thoughts on Jacob Elordi\u2019s recent comments regarding\u00a0The Kissing Booth\u00a0films. 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