It’s the official trailer for everyone’s most hated or most beloved Christmas movie, Love Actually. I fall into the latter category.
Don’t get too excited though, it’s a 15 minute short, directed and written by Richard Curtis, for charity – Red Nose Day!
Red Nose Day (rednoseday.org) is a fundraising campaign run by the non-profit organization Comic Relief Inc. (comicrelief.org), a registered U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity. Red Nose Day started in the U.K., built on the foundation that the power of entertainment can drive positive change, and has raised over $1 billion globally since the campaign’s founding in 1988.
Red Nose Day launched in the U.S. in 2015 with a mission to raise money and awareness to end child poverty, and has raised over $60 million to date for the cause. Red Nose Day 2017 takes place on Thursday, May 25. Money raised goes to the Red Nose Day Fund, which supports programs that keep children in need safe, healthy and educated, both in America and abroad. Beneficiaries include the Boys & Girls Clubs of America; charity: water; Children’s Health Fund; Feeding America; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; National Council of La Raza; Save the Children; and The Global Fund.
Since launching in the U.S., Red Nose Day has received generous support from millions of Americans, hundreds of celebrities and many outstanding partners, including Walgreens, NBC, Mars, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pretty much everyone is back and we get a chance to see where the characters are now. Notably absent is Emma Thompson who declined to return, given that her dear friend and co-star, Alan Rickman, passed away a little over a year ago.
One more cast member has been left out and that’s Kris Marshall. Perhaps it’s because he’s filming Doctor Who?
#RedNoseDayActually kicks off on May 25 at 8/7c on NBC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SPdpPiQ3AY
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