Notting Hill is one of those classic rom-coms from the late ’90s that fans are still in love with today.
Many of them would probably enjoy a chance to revisit Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant‘s characters in a sequel. It turns out that they came pretty close to getting a second movie in the series, at least according to writer Richard Curtis.
In a recent interview, he revealed how Julia effectively ended plans for the continuation and explained why.
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Speaking to IndieWire, Richard said that Julia did not agree with the direction that a script for the sequel was going.
“I tried doing [a sequel] with Notting Hill where they were going to get divorced and Julia [Roberts] thought that was a very poor idea,” he admitted.
Now, Richard told the outlet that he is enjoying looking forward instead of back, saying, “I’m keen at this stage in my career of doing new things as much as I can.”
Did you see that Hugh recently shared some very blunt thoughts about his character in Notting Hill.
