Love Actually 2: The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln drops bombshell ahead of filming
ANDREW LINCOLN has revealed details about reprising his role as best man Mark in the upcoming Love Actually sequel.
Martine McCutcheon reveals who will return to Love Actually
The Walking Dead star said he would be filming his part in the Comic Relief special next month.
The 43-year-old also added that he was delighted to have been asked back by Love Actually director, Richard Curtis.
“It’s fun and going to be really great to see everyone again,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s very exciting. It’s a very cool thing.
The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln will start filming for the Love Actually sequel in March
Andrew played unlucky-in-love Mark alongside Keira Knightley in the film
I’m shooting some time in March
“Richard got in touch about a month ago and mentioned he had something in mind. I’m shooting some time in March.”
Other original cast members who will be returning include Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley and Rowan Atkinson.
Emma Thompson, however, announced last week that she would not be back to film the sequel.
Emma Thompson said it would be "too sad" to return without her co-star Alan Rickman
The 57-year-old thespian said it would be “too sad” and “too soon” following the death of her co-star Alan Rickman in January 2016.
The acting duo played husband Harry and wife Karen, whose marriage began to tear at the seams after he embarked on an affair with a colleague.
Comic Relief Actually will air on BBC One on Red Nose Day, March 24.