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Keira Knightley Hasn't Watched 'Love Actually' Since Its Premiere
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In Short: Keira Knightley, star of the 2003 romantic comedy 'Love Actually,' says she hasn't watched the film since its premiere when she was 18.
In an interview with Heart, Keira Knightley revealed that she has not watched 'Love Actually' since its premiere in 2003.
Knightley, now 41, said she only remembers a week of filming when she was 17 and found the famous cue card scene 'creepy' and 'slightly stalkerish.'
Knightley explained that director Richard Curtis wanted her to change her expression to make the scene less creepy, and she had to redo it.
Despite the film's enduring popularity, Knightley finds it strange when fans quote lines from the movie.
Knightley is currently promoting the second season of her Netflix spy drama 'Black Doves,' where she plays Helen Webb, a secret agent posing as the wife of a senior politician.
Knightley's comments have sparked discussions about the film's enduring popularity and its controversial elements.
While filming, Knightley was just 17 and on set for only a week, contributing to her inability to recall the script.
Despite being one of the recognisable faces in the film, Knightley has little recollection of her time filming 'Love Actually' and often struggles to understand references made by fans.
What this adds
Keira Knightley's revelation adds to the ongoing debate about the film's controversial elements and its enduring popularity among fans.
The sources have not established why Knightley has not watched the film since its premiere, but her comments suggest a mix of discomfort and disinterest.
Background
Keira Knightley, star of the 2003 romantic comedy 'Love Actually,' revealed in an interview with Heart that she hasn't watched the film since its premiere when she was 18.
What's confirmed
- “I have not watched Love Actually since the premiere, which was when I was 18,” Knightley said in an interview with Heart.
- “So, I think I’m the person that knows it the least of anybody.” Love Actually is a Christmas romantic comedy directed by Richard Curtis and released in 2003, featuring separate love stories.
- Knightley explained that she subsequently had to redo the scene and adjust her expression to make Mark seem less creepy.
- Keira has said one aspect of the film that sticks in her memory is how "stalker-ish" the storyline feels, with Juliet's husband's best friend obsessively filming her wedding before declaring his love via cue cards outside her front door.
- Keira Knightley on the set of Love Actually The Black Doves star, now 41, hasn't watched the 2003 rom-com classic, in which she plays Juliet, since its premiere when she was 18.
- Keira Knightley admits it "means nothing" to her when Love Actually fans quote her character.
- "I mean, I quite like that it has this life, this, such a big life out there."
- Keira Knightley reveals she has not watched 'Love Actually' since its 2003 premiere and recalls the controversy surrounding its cue card confession scene.
- The 41-year-old actor finds it strange when fans quote lines from the movie.
- Knightley is currently promoting the second season of her hit Netflix spy drama, Black Doves, in which she plays Helen Webb, a secret agent posing as the wife of a senior politician.
- “It was a week when I was 17, so I don’t remember it really,” she continued.
- Keira said it was creepy being 17 and having a man basically stalk her in the film: "I mean, there was a creep factor at the time, right. Also, I knew I was 17. It only seems like a few years ago that everybody else realised I was 17."
What's still developing
- Written and directed by Richard Curtis, the 2003 rom-com includes a number of separate love stories, including a complicated triangle featuring Knightley’s Juliet, who is recently married to Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
- Knightley also reflected on her age when discussing the scene's uncomfortable elements.
- Los Angeles: "Love Actually" is one of the most loved romantic comedies and a staple watch for may around Christmas but Keira Knightley, who starred in one of the segments of the anthology movie, says she hasn't actually watched the film in decades.
- “ Love Actually ” might be one of the most beloved — if controversial — Christmas classics, but don’t try quoting the film to star Keira Knightley.
- Knightley played Juliet, a married woman who learns her husband’s best friend, Mark (Andrew Lincoln), has feelings for her.
- One of the movie’s most recognizable moments features Lincoln’s character, Mark, standing outside Juliet’s (Knightley) home.
- He silently communicates his feelings by holding up a series of large cards.
- As the first glimmers of the festive season begin to come back around, Keira Knightley has made a shocking confession: she’s never seen Love Actually since it was released.
- But Hugh is wrong, love is not all around in this movie, in fact it’s nowhere to be found.
- Love Actually is now 19 years old, so while I appreciate this review is a little tardy, it's better late than never and I was curious to see if the film had aged better than I have.
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- We have to assume this is an occurrence that starts to happen more often every year around this time, and Knightley is gracious about the love that people have for the film.