Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster reunite as Love Actually sequel filming gets under way

The pair were spotted recreating Daniel and Sam's iconic bench scene 
Reunited: Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster reunite for Love Actually sequel
Sarah M Lee
Jennifer Ruby16 February 2017
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Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster have reunited after 14 years to shoot scenes for the Love Actually sequel.

The actors, who played widower Daniel and his stepson Sam in Richard Curtis’ 2003 rom-com, were spotted recreating the iconic bench scene by the Thames this week.

Brodie-Sangster, now 26, was just 12-years-old when he played the lovestruck youngster in the much-loved film.

Big names from the cast including Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Keira Knightley are set to reunite for Curtis’ new short sequel, in aid of Comic Relief.

On set: The cast and crew are shooting a 10-minute sequel
Sarah M Lee

“Over the years I've enjoyed doing Red Nose Day specials on TV things I've worked on - Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley, and Mr Bean,” said Curtis.

“It seemed like a fun idea this year to do a special sketch based on one of my films, since Red Nose Day is now in both the UK and America.

Back in the day: Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster back in 2003 (Working Title/Rex )
Working Title/Rex

"I would never have dreamt of writing a sequel to Love Actually, but I thought it might be fun to do ten minutes to see what everyone is now up to,” he said.

The filmmaker said that he was ‘delighted’ about the fact that he had been able to reassemble so many of the original cast from the 2003 film.

“It’ll certainly be a nostalgic moment getting back together and recreating their characters 14 years later,” he said.

Other returning cast include Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy and Rowan Atkinson.

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