The romantic entwined stories of different people in Britain as the festive season is inching closer, ‘Love Actually’ gave us warmth and love disguised in a ‘holiday’ film. Richard Curtis the director of the film brought us stories across generations and the growth, decline, and surge of love at every moment in life. The 2003 film had a wholesome cast including Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Andrew Lincoln, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon, and others.Over the years, there have been many hot takes that surfaced about the film. Nevertheless, it faltered, yet held a grip over the generations getting inspired by this rom-com.
In 2022, the film will be completing 20 years, and there will be a grand surprise for the fans of the film to get to see the cast members in a reunion special. ABC will be premiering the special ‘The Laughter & Secrets of ‘Love Actually’: 20 Years Later-A Diane Sawyer Special’. The stars will be reminiscing the behind-the-scenes and some untold stories. Amongst many such stories, Grant shared the story of his famous dance sequence in the film.
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Hugh Grant Thought He Will Hate Doing The Dance Sequence
To rewind and remind readers, the sequence that we are talking about here is when Grant’s character David, the Prime Minister, gets down from his residence while ‘Jump’ from The Pointer Sisters playing in the background. During the special, he recounted that he hated the idea. The ‘Notting Hill’ actor said, “I saw it in the script and I thought, ‘Well, I’ll hate doing that. I didn’t fancy the dance at all, let alone rehearsing it”.
The director, who extensively worked with the blue-eyed British star, Richard Curtis weighed in. Curtis said, “He kept saying no. I think he was hoping he’d get ill or something and we’d say, ‘Oh, well, what a shame, we’ll have to lose that dancing sequence'”. The director told the host, Diane Sawyer, Grant was grumpy the time when they shot the sequence. The actor followed the “contractual obligation”.
Richard Curtis Was Happy That The Actor Committed To The Scene
Grant agreed with Sawyer when he called the scene a “contractual guillotine”. He admits, “And I’m out of rhythm, by the way, especially at the beginning when I wiggle my a**”. Though it was embarrassing for Hugh, the director admired his commitment. He told Dianne, “That’s agonizingly embarrassing. He’s just perfect”.
The actor said, “And to this day, there’s many people — and I agree with them — who think it’s the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid,” he jokes. “But then some people like it.”
The ABC Special will include stories like these and many more from the sets of the film by the actors themselves. To celebrate the milestone, along with Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, and Bill Nighy will join for the conversation. ABC shared a promotional short video where Sawyer asked the cast members to complete the sentence: “Love actually is…”. To this, the actor answered “Dead!”
‘The Laughter & Secrets of ‘Love Actually’: 20 Years Later—A Diane Sawyer Special’ will air on ABC at 8:00 PM ET
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