'Love Actually's Richard Curtis to helm 'About Time'

Richard Curtis is to direct About Time.

The Love Actually director will take charge of the science fiction movie, which is based on his own script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The low-budget time-travel film is in pre-production with Working Title, and is expected to begin shooting this summer.

Curtis most recently worked as a writer on Steven Spielberg's War Horse.

He has previous experience of writing about time travel from his work on the 2010 Doctor Who episode 'Vincent and the Doctor'.

Curtis's other films include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and The Boat That Rocked, and he has worked on a number of successful television series including Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley.

He has frequently collaborated with comedian Ben Elton and is a founder of charities Comic Relief and Make Poverty History.

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