“The Kissing Booth 2” leaves Elle Evans, played by the brilliant Joey King, with a big decision to make. Where should she go for college? Harvard, where her boyfriend Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi) already is or Berkeley where her best friend Lee (Joel Courtney) is going? “I hope Netflix lets us find out what she does at some point,” Joey said in a Zoom interview just before the second movie came out last month.

“I’m hoping for part three,” we said.

“Oh, part three is coming, based on the reactions to the trailer alone,” said another journalist.

He turned out to be right. Soon after the second movie’s release, the cast made the big announcement. “The Kissing Booth 3” will be out on Netflix in 2021.

Where would the third film take us? Joey said, “I would like to see Elle take a gap year, become a cat lady and a serial knitter, maybe just starting an Etsy shop. I mean, wishful thinking, am I right?”

“I feel like those are your personal aspirations in life, Joey,” Joel said.

While they couldn’t tell us much about part 3 yet, we had a blast talking to Joey, Joel and “The Kissing Booth 2” newcomers Taylor Zakhar Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers who play Marco and Chloe about “The Kissing Booth 2.”

What do you think it is about this franchise that makes it so popular?

Joey King (JK): I think people crave those classic ’80s romcoms that we just weren’t getting anymore. This movie is kind of tipping our hat off to those wonderful ’80s romcoms and we have the lovely Molly Ringwald to prove it. It’s pure fun. No one can be in a bad mood from watching this.

One of the best things about the movie is Elle and Lee’s friendship. How much closer have you guys gotten and how much fun do you have together while filming?

JK: When we get in a room together, oh my gosh, it’s just nonstop laughter. It was so fun shooting with him.

Joel Courtney (JC): This was one of those times where you get to come back and be the character but you also just get to come back and hang out with your best friends for three and a half, four months. It was such a pleasure. I am exactly as goofy as I can possibly be when I’m around Joey. She just brings it out of me.

What was it like joining the cast?

Taylor Zakhar Perez (TP): Going into such a strong IP from Netflix was a little intimidating for me because you have you have all these fans from the first film that were die-hard Noah and Elle fans. You’re bringing these characters into the mix that are gonna stir the pot a little bit.

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (MS): It is a little nerve-wracking because you’re going into a family that’s already been created. It’s like first day of school except everyone else has already been at school for a year and you’re like, are they gonna like me? It just smashed all of my expectations. Everyone just opened their arms to us. It was just a sort of instant bond and instant family.

What was it like working with Maisie and Taylor?

JC: Oh my goodness, Maisie and Taylor. The sweetest, most talented kind people in the entire planet.

JK: I agree 100 percent with that. Both of them now are some of my closer friends in life. We honestly hit the jackpot, they’re the greatest people ever, truly.

How good were you at DDM before being cast in the movie?

JK: I am terrible at Dance Dance Mania (DDM) or Revolution. I’m very fortunate that we had highly experienced choreographers helping us through because I needed help a lot.

JC: We did it one time at an arcade, Joey, and you kicked my butt. You were far better than I was, I do remember that.

JK: Pish-posh.

TP: I had never stepped foot on a DDM machine in my life. It was always intimidating, growing up, going to the arcades and seeing the older kids on the DDM machine and just killing it. It was very hard, not even gonna lie, but with hours of rehearsal, I was like, “Okay, I got this, I got this.”

Are you Team Marco or Team Noah?

JC: I’m Team Marco. He’s just such a good guy, I’m one of those classic nice guys so I root for the nice guy when I see him. Noah’s more of the bad boy turned a little softer . . . but there’s something about a nice guy, you know?

JK: I’m Team . . . Narcos. I just combined the names. Another popular Netflix show. Elle has a lot of figuring out to do. For me, it’s difficult to say because whatever I say will be really read into by all the fans. But I do agree with Joel that there is something so special about Marco. He is such a wonderful guy played by a wonderful person Taylor Perez. I think one of my favorite things about Marco is his introduction in the film . . . That alone is a huge reason to like him, it’s just the funniest thing.

TP: I’m unapologetically Team Marco, for sure. I love Marco, I think he has the best intentions. I think that they can have a great relationship and so I think we should push for Team Marco.

MS: I feel so torn. I am Team Marco because I feel like they are in the same situation in life . . . That being said, I’ve also seen the intensity of (Elle and Noah’s) love for each other, and I am a sucker for love. So Elle needs to step it up and make decisions for all of us.

To read the full interview, visit inquirersuper.com.ph. “The Kissing Booth” is now streaming on Netflix.