Latest email from REG:

“WAH-WAH wrapped on Sunday the 25th July in Swaziland and proved to be the most extraordinary and creatively intense experience of my life. Writing and directing this film is a lifelong dream come true and we were blessed with incredible luck, good weather and a perfect cast – Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Nicholas Hoult, Miranda Richardson, Celia Imrie, Julian Wadham, Fenella Woolgar, John Matshikiza, Olivia Grant, Sid Mitchell, Zachary Fox, Caroline Smart, Ian Roberts, Michael Richards, John Carlisle, Sindy Nxumalo, Mathakoza Sibiyu, Cass Mamba, Zoe Dean-Smith and Mark Elderkin.

After five years of planning and endless financial stops and false starts, it was completed on schedule and will be released in 2005. I start the editing in Paris on the 10th of August.

We were hugely facilitated by the King of Swaziland, King Mswati III who gave us permission to film in the Kingdom. Returning “home” to make the film proved to be an astonishing emotional “journey”.

I have kept a diary of the entire process from the first script pitch meeting five years ago to the final wrap day last weekend which will be published in the new year.

Apologies for being so out of the loop with regard to the website, but the filming has taken up every nano-second of every day these past six months. Hope all is well?

Cheers and chin-chin
richard”

I for one look forward to reading more on Richard’s exploits during the making of the film. As always stay tuned!