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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody,” a sendup of the beloved Richard Curtis rom-com classic, will return to the stage. The Off-Broadway production, which is produced by Right Angle Entertainment, will begin performances on Wednesday, Nov.

Blackadder screenwriter Richard Curtis and actor Rowan Atkinson have also given permission to officially name one of the birds “Speckled Jim” when the project team nicknamed him after General Melchett’s favourite carrier pigeon from the TV show.For the next two to three years, the project will bring between three and ten more young eagles to the Southern Uplands.

K.J. Yossman Locksmith Animation has tapped Simon Otto to direct their adaptation of children’s book series, “That Christmas,” written by acclaimed screenwriter and director Richard Curtis (“Four Weddings and a Funeral”).Otto is a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award-winning Head of Character Animation, story artist, character designer and director.

VES Award-winning How To Train Your Dragon franchise alum Simon Otto has been set to make his animated feature directorial debut on Locksmith Animation’s That Christmas. Based on a trio of children’s books by writer/director Richard Curtis, and previously known as The Empty Stocking, the film is currently in development at Locksmith Animation’s studios in London.

Jessica Kiang Imagine the protagonist of a Richard Curtis film woke up on the morning of whichever wedding or funeral they were to attend, suddenly cursed with self-awareness.

Ed Sheeran wasn’t the first choice for “Yesterday”.

Ed Sheeran has said that he was “third choice” for the role in Richard Curtis’ Yesterday.The musical played a version of himself in the 2019 film but has now revealed that both Harry Styles and Chris Martin were initially chosen ahead of him.Speaking on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Kids Ask Difficult Questions’ segment, Sheeran said: “They asked Chris Martin, he said no, they asked Harry Styles, he said no, and I was third choice.”He continued: “Yesterday was funny though because Richard Curtis wrote it and

Thursday marks the 22nd anniversary of the rom-com Notting Hill starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, and we can’t wait to celebrate!The original movie release date was May 13, 1999.The film, directed by Roger Mitchell and written by Richard Curtis, shows Hollywood actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) meeting bookshop owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) while visiting Notting Hill, London.

BBC weekend cooking show Saturday Kitchen, of which he is a regular face. He has spoken to all kinds of celebrity guests but revealed he would choose one legendary singer if he could pick anyone to come on the show.

Netflix this month has just been collated – check it out below.The streaming giant notoriously keeps dates under wraps, but the Independent has put together a selection of the titles to watch before the end of April when they’ll be removed from the platform.Titles to look out for include Richard Curtis’ romcom About Time, available until tomorrow (April 17), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which will be removed from the platform on April 22.Space Jam, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Mr.

EXCLUSIVE: Comic Relief is bringing back Red Nose Day in the U.S. for a seventh time with this year’s event featuring a celebrity-laden episode of The Wall on NBC.

Trevor Peacock, who starred in Richard Curtis’ iconic UK comedy The Vicar Of Dibley, has died at the age of 89.

Friendsstole Mr. Bean’s infamous turkey-on-the-head gag.In the 1998 episode The One With All The Thanksgivings, Joey (Matt LeBlanc) sticks the poultry on his head in order to scare Chandler (Matthew Perry), but he can’t remove it.A similar scene appeared in Merry Christmas, Mr.

Love Actually is one of the best-loved Christmas movies of all time.The star-studded film follows a diverse range of characters in the run up to the festive period and how their lives intertwine. In recent times, Richard Curtis’ blockbuster has become as much of festive staple as a box of Celebrations.

Love Actually.The romantic festive film from writer-director Richard Curtis features multiple plot threads intersecting and features an all-star cast.Whether it is Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister romancing his potty-mouthed assistant played by Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman as a cheating husband and Emma Thompson as his devastated wife crying to Joni Mitchell, or Bill Nighy as a washed-up rock star, we all have our favourite stories and characters.However, there are some bits of information

Richard Curtis rarely re-watches 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. The 64-year-old screenwriter penned the script for the iconic 1994 rom-com but confessed that he doesn't spend time looking back at his work on the movie.

BBC poll of Britain’s best sitcoms. The show also received multiple British Comedy Awards (including a Best TV Comedy Actress Award for Emma Chambers), two International Emmys, and was a multiple British Academy Television Awards nominee.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC’s classic comedy The Vicar Of Dibley is to return for a series of lockdown specials as part of the corporation’s festive line-up this year.Penned by Four Weddings And A Funeral writer Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, the series of three, 10-minute shorts will feature Dawn French reprising her role as vicar Geraldine Grainger.Grainger will reflect on an extraordinary year for the country and her parish, during which she has been delivering sermons

Naman Ramachandran “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis will headline a webinar on Oct. 1, co-hosted by the Royal Television Society and green charity Global Action Plan.The event, titled “Making a Drama Out of a Crisis,” aims to offer new insights into what youth audiences want to watch.

Naman Ramachandran Award-winning actors Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman, and theater producer Francesca Moody (“Fleabag”) have created the Theatre Community Fund to support theatrical artists and professionals whose livelihoods and creative futures are threatened in the wake of COVID-19.The fund has raised £1 million ($1.3 million) so far from founding donors who include Gillian Anderson, Richard Curtis, Tim Bevan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daisy Ridley, Danny Boyle and Andrew Scott, among many

British filmmaker Richard Curtis — best known as the screenwriter of hit rom-coms Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill — and Disney heiress Abigail Disney are among a list of 83 millionaires who have signed a letter calling for governments to increase taxes on the wealthy to help fund efforts for a recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Bridget Jones and Yesterday screenwriter was asked if he looks at his movies in “a different light” given the context of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements of the last few years.The multiple award-winning director, producer and writer told the BBC‘s Newsnight programme yesterday (July 1) that he would “write different movies now” and that the world is “recalibrating” because “the old ways won’t quite do”.“I think things do change and that is what is exciting about a moment like this.

Matthew Freud and Richard Curtis have said that corporations and advertisers are in positions of privilege that mean they can lead the way on cultural change quicker than governments. PR guru Freud said “government is, depending on your view, slow, it’s accountable very rarely … whereas companies demonstrate their incredible ability to move quickly”.

Normal Peoplewill be returning to screens this Friday (June 26) for Comic Relief.Stars Paul Mescal and Daisy-Edgar Jones will return, alongside director Lenny Abrahamson for two one-off specials on RTÉ Does Comic Relief in Ireland.Comic Relief co-founder Richard Curtis explained what fans could expect. “There’s a beautiful piece called Normal Older People, which is imagining what would have happened to Marianne and Connell 40 years from now,” he told RTÉ Radio 1.

Normal People fans are set for a treat this week as the popular BBC Three show is returning for two specials. Comic Relief co-founder, writer and director Richard Curtis revealed the news while speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday with Miriam.

Sundays with Miriam, Richard Curtis let fans know that he had seen a clip from Friday’s upcoming show, and that Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal will be making an appearance.

Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle‘s “Yesterday,” a sci-fi romantic comedy about a world where no one remembers The Beatles, was a hit when it came out in theaters last year, but many critics noted that the film never lived up to its initial concept. It turns out the original script that became “Yesterday” was a darker and much better film, that is until Curtis came along, changed it and then took all the credit for the story.