Among the finest components of the vacation season is snuggling up by the Christmas tree, sipping on some sizzling chocolate (or grownup beverage of selection!) and watching a traditional Christmas film. There are such a lot of nice and important films within the Christmas film cannon however you may by no means, ever overlook to observe Love Actually.
The movie, adored by so many, is popping 20 years previous this vacation season, and Diane Sawyer is ready to host an ABC Information particular, that includes tons of interviews with the solid.
Returning for the particular are Emma Thompson (Karen), Hugh Grant (David), Laura Linney (Sarah), Invoice Nighy (Billy Mack), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Sam), Olivia Olson (Joanna) and extra, plus Sawyer will interview author and director of the movie, Richard Curtis plus a message from Martin McCutcheon (Natalie).
Titled The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later, the one-hour particular “will have a look at how the movie grew to become a beloved Christmas custom and a worldwide sensation, with new perception into behind-the-scenes secrets and techniques and iconic scenes,” in line with a press launch.
One other fascinating angle the particular will take is that of the COVID-19 pandemic. The particular will contact on how these unprecedented occasions “refocused the methods we love and join and the omnipresent acts of kindness inside our households and communities.”
Within the teaser trailer for the particular, viewers are handled to small snippets of interviews between the solid and Sawyer. In a single hilarious second, Emma Thompson reveals that after the premiere for the movie, Hugh Grant got here up behind her and mentioned, “Is that essentially the most psychotic factor we’ve ever been in?” Little did he know on the time what successful and cult traditional the movie could be.
Grant was additionally requested in regards to the notorious dance scene wherein his character, the Prime Minister of England, shakes his hips throughout his dwelling to the tune, “Bounce For My Love” by The Pointer Sisters. Seems, Grant was lower than thrilled with the scene, and it virtually didn’t occur.
“I noticed that within the script and I mentioned, ‘Nicely, I’ll hate doing that,” he confessed to Sawyer. “Although I’ll give myself this credit score: it was my concept to have the secretary catch me.”
The trailer additionally consists of perception from the brains behind the complete movie — author and director of Love Truly Richard Curtis. In true hopeless romantic vogue, Curtis instructed Sawyer his philosophy on life and love.
“I do assume the way in which to consider life is that on a regular basis has the potential to simply be beautiful,” he mentioned. Positively is smart that the man who made one of many cutest and most heartwarming vacation movies of all time would see issues that approach.
The Laughter & Secrets and techniques of Love Truly: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Particular airs Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, and the following day on Hulu.
