It was announced last week that Love Actually is getting a spring sequel — 14 years later (because Christmas is all around us even in March, eh?!).
The short film – also written and directed by Richard Curtis — will reunite old cast members and catch up with their characters in 2017.
However, Emma Thompson won’t be joining co-stars Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon, Colin Firth and Keira Knightley.
The reason is as simple as it is heart-breaking.
Her close friend and partner in the film Alan Rickman died last year and it would be too painful.
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