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despises his iconic dancing sequence in . So much, in fact, that he recently it “the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid.”The quote comes from Grant's appearance in ABC’s freshly released Love Actually retrospective, The Laughter & Secrets of ‘Love Actually’: 20 Years Later. In the 2003 , Grant played a British Prime Minister who falls for one of his staff members.

One of the most remembered scenes from Love Actually is Hugh Grant’s dance scene. Although many remember this sequence with nostalgia, Grant recently recalled it was quite “excruciating” for him.

Ed Sheeran has said he’d already “started writing” the theme song for No Time To Die when he was replaced by Billie Eilish.Back in 2019, Sheeran’s manager revealed that the star had met James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli two years prior to discuss penning the official track for the most recent film in the hit spy franchise.Danny Boyle, who worked with Sheeran on Richard Curtis’ Yesterday (2019), was lined up to direct the 25th Bond movie at the time (he later quit due to “creative differences”, with Cary Joji Fukunaga taking over the role).“Obviously they changed directors but we’re still open to it,” Stuart Camp explained. “But they’re not even having those conversations yet.”He added: “It’s certainly something [Sheeran would] want to do though, it’s a box that’s still to be ticked, for sure.”But the No Time To Die theme ended up going to Billie Eilish, who went on to win her first Oscar for the song.During an appearance on That Peter Crouch Podcast this week, Sheeran explained: “I was within a fucking gnat’s pube of doing one [a Bond theme], but then they changed directors, changed scripts and that was it all done.“I had started writing it.

Rylan Clark has completely delighted Strictly Come Dancing viewers with his ‘perfect’ impersonation of Keira Knightly in Love Actually. Before Richie Anderson was eliminated after facing Fleur East in the dreaded dance off, the It Takes Two presenter appeared in a skit alongside his co-host Janette Manrara to promote the BBC Two spin-off show. The duo recreated the well-known cards on the doorstep scene from the 2003 Richard Curtis romcom, made famous by Keira’s Juliet and Andrew Lincoln’s Mark.

Olivia Colman, Luke Evans and Jessie Buckley are to lead Netflix’s animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol from Stephen Donnelly (Lost in Oz).

The partner of famed British screenwriter Richard Curtis has shared shocking photos of their home being ravaged by a house fire.The 18th century property in Walberswick, Suffolk, is the home of the Love Actually director and partner, broadcaster Emma Freud, and caught fire on Sunday, July 10.The fire took hold of the ground and first floor of the property, as well as the attic, with 14 fire crews needed to tackle the blaze, now revealed to be 60 firefighters in total working for eight hours. At one point, firefighters had to rip the tiles off a section of the roof to dampen down hotspots which would stop the fire spreading further through the house.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPart of what it describes as a bold and rapid expansion of its long-form animation department, London-based Oscar winning Passion Pictures has appointed Nicki Cortese as head of development for animated features and series.Cortese joins Pixar veteran David Park, a production manager on “Coco” and animation department manager on “Toy Story 3,” who was himself hired as Passion head of production for long-form animation in 2021, as well as executive producer Debbie Crosscup.Joining Passion ahead of Annecy, Cortese served as head of development for Elisabeth Murdoch’s Locksmith Animation, where she worked on Disney’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” as well as the just-announced Netflix feature “That Christmas,” based on children’s books by “Four Weddings and a Funeral’s ”Richard Curtis. Cortese had a first-look deal with Brian Robbins’ studio, Awesomeness Films, and, prior to that, oversaw the “Divergent”franchise at Red Wagon.

K.J. Yossman In the run up to Annecy festival, Netflix has unveiled a powerful slate of talent-driven animated films and series, including “That Christmas” based on BAFTA winner Richard Curtis’s children’s books, and “Ember,” Sergio Pablos’ follow-up to the Oscar-nominated “Klaus.” Netflix’s roster of animated features also boasts the musical “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” which features songs by Leslie Bricusse; an untitled animated film by Steve Box, the Oscar-winning “Wallace & Gromit” alumni.

An animated Christmas Carol, follow-up to Academy Award-nominee Klaus, adaptation of Richard Curtis’ That Christmas and untitled project from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit’s Steve Box feature on an eight-strong slate of Netflix animated films and TV series.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran BBC producer Esther Springer has left after two decades to join fledgling creative indie Creators Inc.’s TV and film division.

Fox is developing Felonious Monk, a one-hour drama based on William Kotzwinkle’s novel, from writer Michael Brandon Guercio (Treadstone) and Fox Entertainment.

Mary Coleman has been named as chief creative officer at Locksmith Animation.Coleman joins the company from Pixar Animation where she was head of creative development.Coleman worked closely with Pixar’s directors from original concept through final draft, supporting their vision. During her tenure, Pixar created a legacy of modern classics including “Monsters, Inc” and  “Finding Nemo.”“Having someone of Mary Coleman’s professional stature come on board Locksmith as Chief Creative Officer is a milestone in our company’s journey,” said Locksmith CEO Fischer.

Viewers of The One Show were left confused and angry after millionaire filmmaker Richard Curtis told the public to switch their pension to a more sustainable one. He appeared on the show this evening (May 18) to discuss how pensions could be causing deforestation.

Hannah Gadsby delivers a warning up front to the audience for her new show, “Body of Work,” particularly those who are expecting the raw confessional tone of her breakout 2018 Netflix special “Nanette” or its follow-up “Douglas.” “It’s going to be a feel-good show,” she says, “because I feel like I owe you one.” What’s striking is that unlike in her previous two shows, the Australian comic delivers a far more conventional routine on two fronts — not only is her material less emotionally charged than in her previous shows, but it’s also delivered mostly straight, without the meta framework and exploding-the-conventions-of-comedy mindset that marked her as such a strikingly original voice. In her first performance at Brooklyn’s BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on Wednesday, Gadsby seems to acknowledge her changed circumstances — including the fact that she’s hobbling about the stage with a large castlike boot on her left leg after a bad fall in Iceland.

As the Oscars are rolling into town on Sunday, the annual conversation of the biggest snubs inevitably comes around.

Oscar nomination for his role in Christmas film comedy, Elf.He made the comments ahead of this year’s Oscars ceremony and went on to say that he didn’t think comedy was represented enough in the nominations.The Love Actually director, who is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles: “I always get very antsy about the fact that Will Ferrell didn’t get nominated for Elf.”“Or that Peter Sellers didn’t get nominated for Inspector Clouseau.”He added: “But it’s the price you pay, as it were. Comedies tend to make a bit of money, and then you don’t get the prizes.”Curtis went on to say that had Ferrell been nominated, he would have voted for him but that he “wasn’t given the chance”.He said that comedy is overlooked as a genre, “particularly the actors”.He continued: “I think it’s a real issue that comedy isn’t respected as much…but I do try and push for comedy performances whenever I can.” The 2022 Oscars takes place this Sunday (March 27).

Red Nose Day is back. Comic Relief’s flagship fundraising event returns today with the aim of generating millions of pounds to help people live free of poverty, violence and discrimination.

Comic Relief as Red Nose Day 2022 is just around the corner. Red Nose Day is an event designed to help put an end to child poverty around the world through fundraising events and TV specials, raising money to keep children safe, healthy, and educated. Celebs such as Jamie Laing, Hugh Bonneville, Joanna Lumley – and even Mr Blobby – have already come together to bring laughter and encourage the public to raise some funds, while Tom Daley recently completed an epic endurance test all in the name of Comic Relief.

Selome Hailu CBS has given a pilot order to “Rust Belt News,” a comedy written and executive produced by Matt Warburton.The single-camera series is set in a small Ohio town where the local newspaper goes out of business, leaving the ambitious, angsty reporters of the high school newspaper as the only people left to report on scandals, dig up corruption and generally polish the rust off their rust-belt community.Along with Warburton, executive producers include Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo on behalf of Alloy Entertainment. Warner Bros.

MyLondon. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale's Aaron Anthony's exit 'confirmed' as Ellis Chapman set to leave village But the end of soap stardom didn't mean the end of moneymaking for these deep-pocketed actors. Some of them have stuck around British towns or have left for sunnier climes in Malibu.

Apple's latest comedy, The Afterparty, hits the ground running - unless you're murder victim Xavier who hits it with a sickening thud and surrounded, somewhat surreally, by discarded scampi.

Two fans of actress Ana de Armas are suing the studio behind the 2019 film "Yesterday" after "Blade Runner" star was cut out of the final release.  The actress appeared in the trailer for the film about a young singer and songwriter who wakes up one day to find that the world had somehow forgotten the music of The Beatles. Seizing the opportunity, he suddenly becomes a worldwide sensation when he passes off their music as his own.  According to the complaint, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, Conor Woulfe, 38, of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza, 44, of San Diego County, Calif.

Two fans have filed a consumer protection class action lawsuit alleging what it terms “deceptive, and misleading advertising” for Universal’s 2019 movie Yesterday.

Two fans of Ana de Armas are suing Universal Pictures for cutting her out of “Yesterday”.

Two of Ana de Armas fans aren’t happy about her appearance in 2019′s Yesterday being cut from the film, so, they’re suing.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTwo fans filed a federal class action lawsuit on Friday alleging they were duped into renting the 2019 film “Yesterday” because Ana de Armas appeared in the trailer.Conor Woulfe, 38, of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza, 44, of San Diego County, Calif., say they each paid $3.99 to rent the movie on Amazon Prime, only to discover that de Armas was removed from the final cut of the film.The suit accuses Universal of engaging in deceptive marketing, and seeks to recoup at least $5 million on behalf of affected consumers.“Because consumers were promised a movie with Ana De Armas by the trailer for ‘Yesterday,’ but did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana de Armas at all, such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase,” the lawsuit states. “Yesterday” stars Himesh Patel as Jack Malik, a singer-songwriter who, through a supernatural occurrence, is the only person on Earth who remembers the Beatles.

A beloved Christmas classic since its release in 2003, the Richard Curtis directed flick Love Actually follows the tale of ten different relationships that in some way or another intertwine with each other. However, according to fans, there was one potential love connection in the iconic movie that wasn't explored - Karen and Daniel.

Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Martine McCutcheon are just a few names in the star-studded cast that makes Love Actually a Christmas classic.The heartwarming film, directed by Richard Curtis, was released in 2003 and is up there with mince pies and mulled wine on our festive season checklist. But after 18 years since the iconic film graced our screen, let's take a look at where some of the stars are now...

biggest commercial hit was “Notting Hill,” the Richard Curtis-penned comedy about an awkward romance between a movie star played by Julia Roberts and a London bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant.After its release in 1999, it was for a time the highest-grossing British film in history, and Michell followed it with Hollywood thriller “Changing Lanes,” starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L.

It’s like a classic rom-com plot. Estranged couple still love each other but can’t make it work. Then he gets accused of participating in his friend’s sex trafficking ring and having coerced sex with an underage girl. She helps protect him from legal consequences. And they remember why they fell in love in the first place.