We hope to make something that’ll be fun – very much in the spirit of the original film and of Red Nose Day.
The late Alan Rickman hangs heavy over these plans for a mini-Love Actually sequel, with his and Emma Thompson’s storyline in the original having been one of its most compelling.
Thompson originally wasn’t among the sizeable list of cast members who’ll return for the 10-minute short on Red Nose Day, then writer-director Richard Curtis said he was considering getting her on board, and now he and/or she have finally made their minds up.
“You know dealing with Alan is very complicated, so not really,” he told the Press Association when asked whether Rickman’s character would feature in some way.