Julia Roberts cemented herself in the romantic comedy genre with hits like Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, Runaway Bride, and Notting Hill. The actor reveals she was ready to pass on starring in Notting Hill, thinking the storyline idea was underwhelming and the "dumbest idea."
By 1999, Roberts had already made a name for herself when her agent approached her with the script for the movie, starring opposite Hugh Grant. In an interview with Deadline, she revealed how the film's creators won her over.
"I thought, ‘Well, that sounds like the dumbest idea of any movie I could ever do. I’m going to play the world’s biggest movie star, and I do what? And then what happens? This sounds so f*cking stupid,'" she explained.
The rom-com stars Roberts as famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott, who, by chance, wanders into a small travel bookshop in London’s Notting Hill. The store is owned by William Thacker (Grant), a recently divorced man whose wife left him for another man. When their paths cross again, an unexpected whirlwind romance begins—one that bridges the gap between a high-profile celebrity and an ordinary man.
At first, Roberts found the script "charming" and "funny," but was dead set on turning it down when having lunch with producer Duncan Kenworthy, screenwriter Richard Curtis, and the late Roger Michell.
"No, this isn’t going to work. I’m passing on this movie," Roberts said she was ready to tell them.
Ultimately, she was won over by everyone's charm, and for being sweet and funny. Notting Hill ended up making $364 million at the box office compared to its $42 million budget, and the highest-grossing British film at the time.
At the 57th Golden Globe Awards, the film earned three nominations: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Roberts, and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Grant.
"It was so great. And we had a beautiful time. And I think Roger, he just created the film in a way that it just, at every turn, it succeeded," she said.
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