do it Actually , author / director Richard Curtis ’s 2003 moving picture about the various personal entanglement of several London couples , has often pulled treble responsibility . It ’s considered not only one of thebest romanticistic comediesof all clip but one of thebestChristmas motion-picture show . And now it ’s set for a 20th day of remembrance re - release .
According toVariety , Universal and Studiocanal have prepared a 4 M remaster of the motion picture that will be screen in prime U.S. and international markets this November and December , with a circumscribed U.S. theatrical release get down December 8 . The newly restored mark will also be available on Blu - ray and digital video on demand begin November 21 .
The theatrical presentation will include a 10 - minute prefatorial video recording , while the home version sport a 30 - minute featurette of the mould and bunch sharing their memories of its output . The ensemble featuresLiam Neeson , Hugh Grant , Colin Firth , Bill Nighy , Keira Knightley , Billy Bob Thornton , Laura Linney , Emma Thompson , and the lateAlan Rickman , among others .
“ I ’m really emotional about this new variation of the film ; it ’s never looked or sounded better , ” Curtissaidin a press dismission . “ And , although I ’m slightly shocked by how old I ’ve got , I loved the featurette , which is full of new thoughts and memories about the film from all the people who made it . ”
While the anthology feel of the film is already sprawling with 10 report , Curtis had actually plan on 14 but pare down it down . One plot line , involving Martin Freeman and Joanna Page as stand - ins in a fictional titillating dramatic play , is often trimmed from TV broadcasts due to its racier scenes .
Many mould member afterwards reprize their roles forRed Nose Day Actually , a 2017 short cinema made by Curtis to raise money for the Red Nose Day charity .
