Jude Regulation has stated the cottage from The Vacation doesn’t exist and apologised for “bursting the bubble.”
Regulation appeared within the 2006 movie alongside Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jack Black. The movie has turned a Christmas basic amongst followers in latest yr and was particularly famous for its idyllic countryside location within the UK.
The cottage in query was house to Winslet’s character Iris within the movie, and later Diaz’s Amanda after they swap houses as a part of a vacation association.
The actor was chatting with Zoe Ball and comic Kerry Godliman final Friday (November 22) when Godliman requested “are you able to Airbnb that cottage?’, to which the Ball replied: “I believe so”. Nevertheless, Regulation went on to disclose that this wasn’t the case.
Talking on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Present on Radio 2, Regulation confirmed that the cottage wasn’t actual and was specifically constructed for the movie.
“That cottage doesn’t exist,” Regulation stated earlier than admitting he’d “simply burst the bubble” and jokingly apologised.
He then went on to element the backstory. “So the director, she’s a little bit of a perfectionist,” he stated of Nancy Meyers. “[She] toured that entire space and didn’t fairly discover the chocolate field cottage she was in search of. So she simply employed a discipline and drew it. And had somebody construct it.”
He added: “However right here’s the humorous factor: in the event you watch it so, we have been capturing it within the winter right here, and each time I’d go in that door [of the cottage], we lower, and we shot the interiors in L.A. about three months later.”
Ball stated in response: “We don’t need to hear anymore. We are able to’t bear it!” whereas Godliman added: “That’s very upsetting!”
Whereas Rosehill Cottage wasn’t actual, filming did happen within the Surrey villages of Shere and Godalming. The design for the cottage was impressed by Honeysuckle Cottage in Holmbury St Mary, which is now accessible as an Airbnb – however it isn’t the one used within the movie.
In the meantime, again in June, Regulation revealed he’d be open to starring in a sequel to The Vacation if the chance arose. Talking to E! Information he stated: “I really like the concept.”
In different information, Regulation just lately opened up about his love for Radiohead and want to work with them.
“I’ve at all times adored Radiohead. I believe they’re simply blistering with expertise. I hearken to their music frequently. They’re one of many nice bands,” he stated.
“I’ve labored with Vampire Weekend [reading a poem on their 2019 album ‘Father Of The Bride’] as a result of Ezra [Koenig] is an outdated good friend of mine. If Thom Yorke and his band need me to do something, I might be honoured.”
