Can you describe the character you play in the movie?

ZACHARY LEVI: My character, Gus Gillenwater, was a brilliant young astrophysicist who suffered an aneurysm.  Ever since then, his short-term memory is gone.  Every night when he goes to sleep what happened that day is lost, it just disappears in a brain void.  When he wakes up the next morning it’s literally a brand new day.  He has to rely on Post-It notes stuck on his alarm clock and his fridge and all over his apartment to remind him where he lives (New Orleans), who’s who in his life and what he’s supposed to be doing that day.It’s like he’s living out Groundhog Day – in reverse!  He’s living the same day over and over again but everyone else has moved on in their life and he’s stuck dead in his tracks. Without all those Post-It notes, he’d be totally lost.  To put it mildly his life is a difficult challenge – especially when Molly comes on the scene.

ALEXIS BLEDEL: Molly’s searching for her place in life.  She’s working as a waitress in a diner – that’s where she meets Gus. Nothing comes easy for Molly.  She’s barely scraping by financially.  It seems highly unlikely she’ll ever achieve her dream of opening up a flower shop.  She’s been in a series of lousy relationships.  Yet in the face of all this bad-karma stuff, she’s a very optimistic person.  She has an innate sunniness about her – that’s one of the things I love about her.

Is it love at first sight when they meet at the diner?

ALEXIS BLEDEL: There is an instant connection, an instant attraction.  As the days – and encounters – go by, we see some real chemistry developing between the two of them, even though Molly realizes that’s there’s something quite odd about Gus.  She can’t quite figure him out – and actually that’s one of the things she likes about him.

ZACHARY LEVI: You have to remember that every time Gus runs into Molly, he’s essentially seeing her for the first time.  He looks at her with this kind of `Hi! Do I know you from somewhere?’ expression on his face and in his voice – and Molly can’t quite figure out what the heck is going on. One of the interesting paradoxes of the story – and it’s one of the things that drew me to this project – is that I think we all, deep down, yearn to be with someone who essentially falls in love with us every single day.  That’s what Gus offers Molly.  Every time he sees her, he doesn’t really remember her – but he falls in love with her all over again anyway!  That’s an amazing and powerful thing.

Is it a challenge to play someone like Gus, for whom every day is a brand new day?

ZACHARY LEVI: It’s a fun challenge!  And in a funky way, it’s sometimes easier doing these scenes than is normally the case.  Usually when you’re shooting a movie you’re not shooting it in sequence, so you have to constantly adjust your approach to the character.  But with Gus and Remember Sunday, I get to show up on the set and pretend like nothing happened yesterday.  It’s great! [laughs]

Alexis, what’s it like, playing opposite Zachary?

ALEXIS BLEDEL: Zach is a perfect `Gus.’  I can’t imagine anyone else playing him.  Gus is extremely intelligent -- after all, this is someone who had a great career as a brilliant astrophysicist before his aneurysm.  He’s also a warm, sensitive person who has to constantly deal with this issue of short-term memory loss. What Zach brings to Gus is intelligence and sensitivity and fun.  Zach has amazing comedic timing.  He’s very playful – on-screen and off-screen – and he’s using that to great advantage in our scenes together.

Zachary, tell us about your co-star, Ms. Bledel?

ZACHARY LEVI: Well, aside from bringing years and years of experience and just incredible talent and charm, she really brings Molly to life in a vibrant and real way.  I’m an absolute crazy extrovert; Alexis is an introvert – she possesses a quiet strength, and she’s channeling that into her `Molly.’ Molly is a little bohemian, a little out there, a little eccentric – but she’s got a giant heart, she’s just trying to make it in this world.  She’s got big dreams but doesn’t quite know how to get there.  Her life is at a standstill. Alexis is playing all those notes beautifully.

ALEXIS BLEDEL: Thanks, Zach!  Drinks are on me tonight! [laughs] The truth is, when you first read a script you don’t always feel invested in the outcome of the story.  That’s not what happened when I read the Remember Sunday script.  I really liked Molly, I really liked Gus – I connected with them both.  I thought they were two really sweet people.  You want good things to happen to them.  I love that Molly has such a huge heart, and is so optimistic, even though she’s facing all these challenges.  She has such a great attitude toward life.  I’m hoping some of `Molly’ rubs off on Alexis!

What’s it been like, working with Director Jeff Bleckner?

ALEXIS BLEDEL: I’m so glad he’s directing this.  He has such a deep belief in this story and in the characters.  He loves the script.  Every day he has this wonderful enthusiasm – that’s infectious and it’s motivating and it’s helped make this a joyous experience.