Yahoo News Love Actually's Richard Curtis explains Hugh Grant costume error
Richard Curtis has explained the reason behind a mistake in his iconic Christmas movie Love Actually.
Fans previously pointed out a continuity error within the film – involving Hugh Grant's tie, no less.
In the first appearance of Grant's Prime Minister character David, the colour and pattern of his tie changes several times within the same scene.
It might only be a tiny mistake, but as it turns out, writer and director Curtis noticed it and is still thinking about it two decades on. In an interview with GamesRadar+, he explained why the amusing error was made during filming.
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"I seem to be the only person who notices that Hugh Grant changes his tie 20 times in one scene because we put on the wrong tie after lunch," Curtis said. "So from the side, he's wearing one blue tie, and from the front, he's wearing another."
Curtis is back this Christmas with a new festive offering in Genie, which is a remake of his own 1991 work Bernard and the Genie. This new expansion of the story stars Paapa Essiedu as workaholic Bernard and Melissa McCarthy as Flora the genie.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Curtis recently explained why he wasn't concerned about his new film getting compared to Love Actually, which is often considered as one of the all-time seasonal greats.
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"This is so different from Love Actually," he said. "I didn't think, 'Ooo, I've got to have more plots or I've got to say something very different.'
"I think that in my sitcom career, I've done lots of Christmas specials and I've always just thought what an extraordinary privilege to be able to put something on in the month of December as the dark nights fall, people could have a couple of good hours. I didn't worry about any comparison."
Curtis is also producing a live stage show entitled Christmas Actually this month, involving music, comedy and poetry, in aid of the Comic Relief charity that he co-founded.
Genie is released on Sky Cinema today (December 1) in the UK, and is available to watch on Peacock in the US.
Christmas Actually is at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall from December 7-11. For tickets visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk.
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