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‘That Christmas’: Richard Curtis on His Joy of Writing a Family Film and That ‘Love Actually’ Easter Egg

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Georg Szalai
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Beloved writer Richard Curtis gets into the holiday spirit with his new Netflix animated film 'That Christmas,' which features an unexpected 'Love Actually' Easter egg.
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  • Richard Curtis, the writer behind iconic rom-coms like 'Love Actually,' says this animated kids' film about a snowstorm-altered Christmas marks a departure from his usual work, as he's 'at last catching up with the fact that children have been a main element of my life for the last 20 years'.
  • In a hilarious nod to his own filmography, Curtis was surprised to see his classic 'Love Actually' featured as the 'boring Christmas movie' the characters in 'That Christmas' are forced to watch, joking 'I sat down one day, and when it said,
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