Love Actually creator Richard Curtis has opened up about his new Christmas movie, adding that he has only ever seen the iconic film twice in the 20 years since it was released
Richard Curtis, the man behind the Christmas classic Love Actually, has a new festive treat for us this year. His latest project, That Christmas , is a Netflix animation based on his own trilogy of children's books. The story follows the residents of the fictional town Wellington-on-Sea as they navigate a series of unfortunate events triggered by a mistake from Father Christmas himself.
"The second time was with a live orchestra at Drury Lane and that was wonderful. I made a speech beforehand and said that my mother-in-law and daughter made cameos in the film and had never received applause. Surreally, 1,500 people all cheered when they came on screen. It was a very sweet moment." His film interweaves various plots, including mix-ups involving twins Sam and Charlie Beccles by Father Christmas to parents caught in a storm while on their way home from nuptials, leaving teenager Bernie to organise Christmas as well as look after little ones Nisha, Eve, Teddy and Scarlett. "A lot of it is based on stuff in our lives," noted Richard. "We have a communal Christmas lunch with friends, we don’t split up into our houses. We all get together.
Richard highlights the movie's theme, stating, "The point of the film is that isolation is not good and people should be in a community – and the events of the movie make people come together at the end and, by helping with a problem, their not-so-great Christmases turn into a very good one. I think that’s probably the story of many people’s Christmases.
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