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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lauren Cochrane

‘All the magic is going away’: are on-set images ruining movies?

Pidgeon in black top and jeans at top of subway.
Sarah Pidgeon on the set of American Love Story in New York City. Photograph: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Nancy Meyers, the director of The Holiday and Something’s Got to Give, knows a thing or two about making movies. And this week, she took to Instagram to protest about a new trend in cinema and TV: on-set photos.

Screenshotting leaked images of actor Jack Lowden dressed as Mr Darcy in Dolly Alderton’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, she wrote: “Can we please STOP showing movies and TV shows being made?! I’m closing my eyes. I don’t want to see Mr Darcy getting dressed!” Addressing the fan who originally posted the images, she added: “All the magic is going away! C’mon!”

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