The cast of The Holiday: Then and now
Jude Law: Then
British heartthrob Jude Law played single dad and widower Graham Simpkins, who falls in love with Cameron Diaz's character.
Jude Law: Now
Law, now aged 50, has continued to star in blockbuster films, including Sherlock Holmes and the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
The British actor is perhaps most beloved for his role in The Holiday and it seems we still can't stop asking him about the film – even 17 years on.
In an interview with Vanity Fair about making the film inn 2006, Law answered a burning question about why his skin tone seemed to change mid-way through the movie.
He revealed it was because some scenes were filmed during the UK winter, while many of the indoor shots were filmed in the middle of summer in Los Angeles.
"We shot the exteriors in the UK first. It was freezing. For whatever reason, all the interiors – the UK interiors too –were filmed in the studios here in LA, so we all moved to LA," Jude explained.
"Nancy [Myers, director] has the reputation – well, I don't know if she does anymore, but she has the reputation for taking her time.
"I'm sat in my house waiting for five weeks before they get to me. As you can probably see, if I look at the sun I go very brown very quickly."
He added, "My father is very dark-skinned. And if you watch that film carefully, when I'm outside in England I'm really white and pasty, and as soon as I go inside I'm like, 'Hey!' and I've got this suntan. No one really notices, but if you watch I darken by about two shades every time I step inside and out."
Cameron Diaz: Then
Cameron Diaz played movie producer Amanda Woods, who house swaps with a British woman over Christmas to escape her cheating ex-boyfriend.
Cameron Diaz: Now
Diaz is, of course, one of Hollywood's most prominent rom-com actresses.
She went on to star in The Other Woman, Bad Teacher and What Happens in Vegas – just to name a few.
The 51-year-old is married to Good Charlotte star Benji Madden and the pair have two children.
Lately, however Diaz, has been out of the spotlight after stepping away from on-screen roles. In 2018 she revealed she had "retired" from acting.
READ MORE: What happened to Cameron Diaz?
Jack Black: Then
Jack Black plays Miles, a music composer who falls in love with Iris' character.
Edward Burns: Then
Edward Burns plays Amanda's cheating boyfriend, whom she throws out of her luxurious LA mansion.
Edward Burns: Now
Burns has gone on to star in rom-coms including 27 Dresses and a long-running spot in the series Bridge and Tunnel.
Eli Wallach: Then
Veteran actor Eli Wallach played Arthur, Iris' elderly neighbour who also happened to be a very famous Hollywood screenwriter.
Eli Wallach: 1915-2014
Wallach died at the age of 98 in 2014 after a long and storied career on the screen.
His last film credit was in the 2010 picture Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Miffy Englefield: Then
Miffy Englefield played Sophie, the elder of Jude Law's two precocious daughters.The Holiday.
