Four Weddings and a Funeral - Revision history

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	===''One Red Nose Day and a Wedding''===		===''One Red Nose Day and a Wedding''===
	On 5 December 2018, it was announced that Richard Curtis had written ''One Red Nose Day and a Wedding'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://rednoseday.org/news/one-red-nose-day-and-wedding-real-thing-and-we-have-so-many-questions\|title=One Red Nose Day and A Wedding Is a Real Thing and We Have So Many Questions\|website=Red Nose Day USA\|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref> a 25th anniversary Comic Relief television reunion short film. The original film's director, [[Mike Newell (director)\|Mike Newell]], returned, along with the film's surviving cast, including [[Hugh Grant]], [[Andie MacDowell]], [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], [[John Hannah (actor)\|John Hannah]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], [[James Fleet]], [[David Haig]], [[Sophie Thompson]], [[David Bower]], Robin McCaffrey, [[Anna Chancellor]], [[Rupert Vansittart]], [[Simon Kunz]], [[Sara Crowe]] and [[Timothy Walker (actor)\|Timothy Walker]].<ref name="deadline.com"/> It was filmed on 13–14 December 2018 at [[St James' Church, Islington]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/st-james-church-in-islington-being-used-for-filming-four-news-photo/1082434954\|title = St James Church in Islington being used for filming 'Four Weddings}}</ref> It centered on the reunion of all the characters from the original film at the wedding of Charles and Carrie's daughter to Fiona's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/four-weddings-a-funeral-cast-reunite-2019-red-nose-day-1213417\|title='Four Weddings and a Funeral' Cast, Lily James, Alicia Vikander Debut Rom-Com "Mini-Sequel"\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=23 May 2019}}</ref> The involvement of additional cast members [[Lily James]] and [[Alicia Vikander]] was not announced until the day the film aired in the UK, because they played the young women getting married.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/lily-james-alicia-vikander-set-for-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-red-nose-day-return-watch-teaser-clip-1202576417/\|title=Lily James & Alicia Vikander Set For 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Red Nose Day Return — Watch Teaser Clip\|first1=Denise\|last1=Petski\|date=15 March 2019}}</ref> The film aired in the US on their Red Nose Day on Thursday 23 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/red-nose-day-special-2019-date-nbc-1202519843/\|title=Red Nose Day Special Sets 2019 Date On NBC\|first1=Denise\|last1=Petski\|date=13 December 2018\|website=Deadline.com\|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>		On 5 December 2018, it was announced that Richard Curtis had written ''One Red Nose Day and a Wedding'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://rednoseday.org/news/one-red-nose-day-and-wedding-real-thing-and-we-have-so-many-questions\|title=One Red Nose Day and A Wedding Is a Real Thing and We Have So Many Questions\|website=Red Nose Day USA\|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref> a 25th anniversary Comic Relief television reunion short film. The original film's director, [[Mike Newell (director)\|Mike Newell]], returned, along with the film's surviving cast, including [[Hugh Grant]], [[Andie MacDowell]], [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], [[John Hannah (actor)\|John Hannah]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], [[James Fleet]], [[David Haig]], [[Sophie Thompson]], [[David Bower]], Robin McCaffrey, [[Anna Chancellor]], [[Rupert Vansittart]], [[Simon Kunz]], [[Sara Crowe]] and [[Timothy Walker (actor)\|Timothy Walker]].<ref name="deadline.com"/> It was filmed on 13–14 December 2018 at [[St James' Church, Islington]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/st-james-church-in-islington-being-used-for-filming-four-news-photo/1082434954\|title = St James Church in Islington being used for filming 'Four Weddings}}</ref> It centered on the reunion of all the characters from the original film at the wedding of Charles and Carrie's daughter to Fiona's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/four-weddings-a-funeral-cast-reunite-2019-red-nose-day-1213417\|title='Four Weddings and a Funeral' Cast, Lily James, Alicia Vikander Debut Rom-Com "Mini-Sequel"\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=23 May 2019}}</ref> The involvement of additional cast members [[Lily James]] and [[Alicia Vikander]] was not announced until the day the film aired in the UK, because they played the young women getting married.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/lily-james-alicia-vikander-set-for-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-red-nose-day-return-watch-teaser-clip-1202576417/\|title=Lily James & Alicia Vikander Set For 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Red Nose Day Return — Watch Teaser Clip\|first1=Denise\|last1=Petski\|date=15 March 2019}}</ref> The film aired in the US on their Red Nose Day on Thursday 23 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/red-nose-day-special-2019-date-nbc-1202519843/\|title=Red Nose Day Special Sets 2019 Date On NBC\|first1=Denise\|last1=Petski\|date=13 December 2018\|website=Deadline.com\|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[BFI Top 100 British films]]
	* ''[[Notting Hill (film)\|Notting Hill]]'' (1999), also written by Curtis and starring Grant
	* ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003), another film by Curtis starring Grant and Atkinson
	* [[Black Versace dress of Elizabeth Hurley]], worn by Hurley to the film's premiere
	* [[List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing]]
	* [[Parey Hut Love]]

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Jeanne Tripplehorn]] was originally cast as Carrie, but she had to drop out before filming when her mother passed away.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Whitworth \|first=Melissa \|date=7 June 2006 \|title=How Jeanne Tripplehorn learnt to stop worrying and love polygamy \|newspaper=Daily Telegraph \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652960/How-Jeanne-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-polygamy.html \|url-status=live \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652960/How-Jeanne-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-polygamy.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The role was offered to [[Marisa Tomei]], but she turned it down, because her grandfather was sick at the time.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2013-11-19 \|title=Tomei regrets not doing 'Four Weddings...' \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tomei-regrets-not-doing-four-weddings-1131439 \|website=[[DNA India]]}}</ref> [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] was also reportedly considered. Andie MacDowell was in London doing publicity for ''[[Groundhog Day (film)\|Groundhog Day]]'' when she read the script <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bland \|first=Simon \|date=19 November 2019 \|title=How we made Four Weddings and a Funeral, with Andie MacDowell and Mike Newell \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/19/how-we-made-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-andie-macdowell-mike-newell \|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]}}</ref> and was subsequently cast.<ref name="15 Facts"/> MacDowell took a 75% cut in her fee to appear, receiving $250,000 upfront, but due to the success of the film, she earned around $3 million.<ref name=bells>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=24 October 1994\|page=6\|title=Bells still chiming for the 'Four Weddings' crew\|last=Dawtrey\|first=Adam}}</ref>		[[Jeanne Tripplehorn]] was originally cast as Carrie, but she had to drop out before filming when her mother passed away.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Whitworth \|first=Melissa \|date=7 June 2006 \|title=How Jeanne Tripplehorn learnt to stop worrying and love polygamy \|newspaper=Daily Telegraph \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652960/How-Jeanne-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-polygamy.html \|url-status=live \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3652960/How-Jeanne-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-polygamy.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The role was offered to [[Marisa Tomei]], but she turned it down, because her grandfather was sick at the time.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2013-11-19 \|title=Tomei regrets not doing 'Four Weddings...' \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tomei-regrets-not-doing-four-weddings-1131439 \|website=[[DNA India]]}}</ref> [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] was also reportedly considered. Andie MacDowell was in London doing publicity for ''[[Groundhog Day (film)\|Groundhog Day]]'' when she read the script <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bland \|first=Simon \|date=19 November 2019 \|title=How we made Four Weddings and a Funeral, with Andie MacDowell and Mike Newell \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/19/how-we-made-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-andie-macdowell-mike-newell \|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]}}</ref> and was subsequently cast.<ref name="15 Facts"/> MacDowell took a 75% cut in her fee to appear, receiving $250,000 upfront, but due to the success of the film, she earned around $3 million.<ref name=bells>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=24 October 1994\|page=6\|title=Bells still chiming for the 'Four Weddings' crew\|last=Dawtrey\|first=Adam}}</ref>

	Grant's participation hit another stumbling block when his agent requested a £5,000 rise over the £35,000 salary Grant was offered. The producers initially refused because of the extremely tight budget, but eventually agreed. The supporting cast-members were paid £17,500 apiece.~~{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}~~		Grant's participation hit another stumbling block when his agent requested a £5,000 rise over the £35,000 salary Grant was offered. The producers initially refused because of the extremely tight budget, but eventually agreed. The supporting cast-members were paid £17,500 apiece.

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