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Jude Law reveals that the cottage in “The Holiday” doesn’t exist


Jude Law reveals that the cottage in “The Holiday” doesn’t exist

Jude Law reveals the shocking truth about the cottage in The Holiday
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Say it’s not like that!

The holiday star Jude Law just dropped a major bombshell about the legendary Christmas movie. More specifically, this dreamy country house Cameron DiazAmanda Woods’ character trades in her Los Angeles apartment.

At an appearance on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Britain’s BBC Radio 2 on Friday, November 22, Law, 51, was asked if the Surrey cottage was available for fans to rent on Airbnb. Now, get ready.

“This cottage doesn’t exist,” the British actor said, to the host’s shocked gasps Zoe Ball and fellow guest, comedian Kerry Godliman.

“What?!” Ball and Godliman expressed their shock, prompting Law to reveal the behind-the-scenes tricks used to film the scenes between Amanda and his character Graham Simpkins in the cozy cottage.

“So, the director (Nancy Meyers), she’s a bit of a perfectionist,” Law explained. “(She) toured the whole area and didn’t quite find the chocolate cottage she was looking for, so she just rented a field, drew it and had someone build it.”

Law continued to shatter fans’ dreams by revealing that the wintry scenes weren’t even filmed in the UK

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“But here’s the funny thing when you look at it… so we shot it here (in the UK) in the winter,” the actor said. “And every time I walked through that door, we cut the interior shots and shot them in LA about three months later.”

It was a revelation too far for Ball and Godliman, who urged Law to stop talking. “We can’t stand it!” Ball quipped.

“Just burst the bubble. Sorry!” Law replied.

First published in 2006, The holiday is a seasonal staple for fans around the world. It plays the main role Kate Winslet (who plays Law’s sister Iris Simpkins) and Diaz as two women who swap homes after heartbreak over the holidays. Jack Black Co-stars as Miles Dumont, Winslet’s love interest.

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Winslet made the announcement earlier this year Robert Downey Jr. auditioned to play Law’s role and recalled that he had a “terrible” English accent during his audition.

“It was a hotel room somewhere on the Upper East Side, and Robert Downey had an English accent, but I thought he was speaking Australian,” she said. “I thought, ‘This is bad. This won’t work and who’s to tell him that sounds terrible?’ … Actually, it wasn’t that great.”

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