I haven't seen Nick for weeks. Well, one week to be precise but that was only for an hour. We had lunch in town with
Nira and a certain young man who is now all but officially the director of out new film, Paul. Other than that, I
haven't seen him for ages. This separation is not by choice. Nick has for the last few weeks been ensconced in Portland
on the South Coast, shooting the new Richard Curtis movie, The Boat That Rocked. The reason he's shooting on the coast
is because much of the action takes place on an actual boat, which worries me terribly. What if there's a storm? What
if he falls overboard? What if he ends up liking Philip Seymour Hoffman more than me? I'm looking forward to having him
back in the office where the risk of drowning and infidelity are considerably less.
We're currently in line to board the roller coaster that will be Paul. Soon we will be clack-clacking up the first
incline before the adventure begins. This means we are at 2nd draft stage, waiting to get director's notes on the
script so we can get on with Draft 3, or what will excitingly be referred to as the shooting draft. I have returned
to the same gym that turned me into Nicholas Angel, although this time I'm looking to get skinny rather than buff.
Discussions have started about casting the numerous speaking parts and speculation about the film seems to be growing.
One rumor that I will dispel is that the film is solely a vehicle for Nick. I think this assumption has been
misconstrued from comments I made in a recent interview concerning Nick being more dominant than me. By this I meant
Nick's character in the film is in nature, more confident than mine when in previous outings, I have generally played
the more proactive one. This does not mean that Nick will play a bigger part than me. The film is very much a double
header. Triple if you include the film's eponymous hero.
I'm off on holiday in a week but I'll send Harmony another blog to post before I go. A blog that will feature said
web mistress rather heavily. Intrigued? Stay tuned.
Peace and love
Sx
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