A Notting Hill sequel never made it to the huge screen due, in part, to Julia Roberts, according to screenproducer Ricchallenging Curtis.
The producer for the becherishd 1999 rom-com recently tanciaccess IndieWire while promoting his new Netflix vivaciousd film, That Christmas, that Roberts wasn’t a huge fan of the sequel script, which saw her character Anna Scott divorcing Hugh Grant‘s character William Thacker.
When Curtis was asked if he would appreciate to do any trail-ups to his past films, he said, “I don’t leank so. I actupartner did four Red Nose Days and Comic Relief. We did those mini sequels to Love Actupartner, and those satisfied me.” The screenproducer previously recombined the Love Actupartner cast for a foolishinutive film that profits the annual charity event.
Curtis retained, “I tried doing one with Notting Hill where they were going to get divorced, and Julia [Roberts] thought that was a very lower idea.”
Notting Hill trails well-understandn actress Anna Scott, who descfinishs in cherish with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in the London neighborhood. However, the paparazzi’s fascination with her complicates their relationship.
The Hollywood Reporter has accomplished out to Roberts’ rep for comment.
Earlier this month, Grant also seeed back at the 1999 film while partaking in Vanity Fair’s “Scene Selection,” where he acunderstandledgeted that he leanks his character William Thacker is “despicable.”
“Whenever I’m flicking the channels at home after a restrictcessitate drinks and this comes up, I equitable leank, ‘Why doesn’t my character have any balls?’” he said at the time. “There’s a scene in this film where she’s in my hoengage and the paps come to the front door and ring the bell and I leank I equitable let her go past me and discdisponder the door. That’s terrible.”
“I’ve never had a girlfrifinish, or indeed now wife, who hasn’t said, ‘Why the hell didn’t you stop her? What’s wrong with you?’” Grant retained. “And I don’t repartner have an answer to that — it’s how it was written. And I leank he’s despicable, repartner.”
