British screenwriter and director Richard Curtis told how he once tried to make a sequel to "Notting Hill", but eventually abandoned it because actress Julia Roberts hated the idea, writes UNN with reference to NME.
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The 1999 romantic comedy tells the story of famous actress Anna Scott (Roberts), who falls in love with the bumbling bookstore owner William Tucker (Hugh Grant) in Notting Hill. However, the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their relationship.
While promoting his new Netflix animated film "This Christmas," Curtis revealed that Roberts wasn't a big fan of the sequel script, in which her character Scott divorces Tucker.
When asked if he would like to make a sequel to his past films, he told IndieWire: "I tried to make one with Notting Hill, where they were going to get divorced, and Julia [Roberts] thought it was a very bad idea.
Earlier this month, Grant also criticized his character in the film, calling him "disgusting.
He said: "Whenever I switch channels at home after a few drinks and this topic comes up, I just think: "Why doesn't my character have balls?" There's a scene in this movie where she's in my house and the paparazzi come to the front door and ring the bell, and I think I'm just letting her walk past me and open the door. It's terrible.
He continued: "I've never had a girlfriend, or, now, a wife, who wouldn't say, 'Why the hell didn't you stop her? What's wrong with you?" And I don't have an answer to that- that's what it was written. And I think he's really nasty.
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Despite this, the film was a huge success, grossing over $360 million at the box office, and became one of the highest-grossing British films of all time.
Along with Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, it won the Audience Award as the most popular film in 2000.
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