Acclaimed romantic comedy scribe Richard Curtis (4 Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones, Love Really) has confirmed that he tried to do a Notting Hill sequel however was sadly turned down by Oscar winner Julia Roberts. Within the unique 1999 film, Roberts portrayed an American film star who falls in love with a British bookstore proprietor.
Why did Julia Roberts turned down the Notting Hill sequel?
Throughout a latest interview, Curtis shared the explanation why Roberts in the end determined to show down his deliberate Notting Hill sequel. He revealed that the acclaimed actress wasn’t actually a fan of his concept for the sequel’s story.
“I attempted doing one with Notting Hill the place they have been going to get divorced and Julia [Roberts] thought that was a really poor concept,” Curtis mentioned (through IndieWire).
Notting Hill was directed by Roger Mitchell and was based mostly on a screenplay written by Curtis. The movie additionally starred Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Gina McKee, James Dreyfus, Tim McInnerny, Richard McCabe, and extra. For Roberts and Grant’s performances within the 1999 film, they earned Golden Globe nominations for Greatest Actress in a Musical or Comedy and Greatest Actor in a Musical or Comedy. It presently holds a Licensed Recent score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“William Thacker is a London bookstore proprietor whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when well-known American actress Anna Scott seems in his store,” reads the synopsis. “An opportunity encounter over spilled orange juice results in a kiss that blossoms right into a full-blown affair. As the common bloke and glamorous film star draw nearer and nearer collectively, they wrestle to reconcile their radically totally different life within the identify of affection.”
