Julia Roberts felt the Notting Hill sequel was ‘a very poor idea’. here’s why

Julia Roberts felt the Notting Hill sequel was 'a very poor idea'. here's why

November 28, 2024 09:54 AM IST

Roger Michell’s 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

Just days after Hugh Grant called his memorable Notting Hill character “disgusting,” we’ve learned that his co-star Julia Roberts has rejected the writer’s pitch for a sequel. in an interview with indiewireNotting Hill writer Richard Curtis reveals how Julia reacted when she approached him about the sequel to the 1999 cult romantic comedy. (Also read: Hugh Grant thinks his Notting Hill character is ‘despicable’. Here’s why)

Julia Roberts thought the Notting Hill sequel was ‘a very bad idea’

what did richard say

“I tried to do a movie with ‘Notting Hill’ where he and Julia were going to get divorced [Roberts] I thought it was a really poor idea,” Richard revealed. Written by Richard Richards and directed by Roger Michell, Notting Hill revolves around famous American actor Anna Scott (Julia), who falls in love with bookshop owner William Thacker (Hugh) during a trip to Notting Hill, London. Is. Initially overwhelmed by the paparazzi’s obsession with their budding romance, William aka Will eventually professes his love to a disappointed Anna at a press conference before leaving for America. Notting Hill celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

What did Hugh say about the Notting Hill character?

A few weeks ago, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Hugh Grant also got angry at his character Will from Notting Hill. “Whenever I’m at home watching the channel after a few drinks and this thing comes up, I just think, ‘Why doesn’t my character have any balls?'” he said. “There’s a scene in the movie where he’s in my house and papa (paparazzi) comes to the front door and rings the bell and I think I let him walk past me and open the door. It’s horrible,” Hugh said.

Richard has even expressed his dissatisfaction with Notting Hill and other popular romantic comedies such as Love Actually (2003) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) because of their lack of diversity. “I come from a very non-diverse school and a group of university friends. With Notting Hill, I think I got stuck on the diversity issue, with the feeling that I didn’t know how to write those parts. And I think I was absolutely stupid and wrong in this matter. I feel like I, my casting director, my producers didn’t even think about it. “Just not looking outward enough,” he told The Times and Sunday Times at the Cheltenham Literature Festival last year. Today,

Julia Roberts will next be seen in After the Hunt. Hugh Grant will reprise his memorable role in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Meanwhile, Richard Curtis’ latest release is That’s Christmas.

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