Julia Roberts shot down plans for Notting Hill sequel calling it a 'very poor idea'

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Richard Curtis revealed Roberts dismissed plans for a Notting Hill sequel, where the lead characters got a divorce

We all know the quote: “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”

Notting Hill exists to be (in my not-so-humble opinion) one of the best rom-coms of all time.

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It’s got all the desirable elements, cheesy lines, London scenery, and Hugh Grant (in glasses, wowza!)

But there is too much of a good thing, which is what Julia Roberts thought about a potential sequel.

Over the weekend, it was revealed the Hollywood star shot down plans for a sequel of the beloved 1999 movie.

According to The Guardian, writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had been planning a follow-up in which the lead characters played by Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant split up.

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Speaking to IndieWire, the director said he wanted to create a ‘mini-sequel’ similar to those he created for Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Picture: Getty Images.Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Picture: Getty Images.
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Picture: Getty Images.

The short spin-offs were created in aid of Comic Relief. However, he revealed Julia Roberts said it would be a “very poor idea.”

In 2020, during a Q&A for HBO show The Undoing, High Grant floated a similar idea, saying: “I would like to do a sequel to one of my own romantic comedies that shows what happened after those films ended. Really, to prove the terrible lie that they all were, that it was a happy ending.”

I for one, am on team Julia with this one. I am happy to live in a world where the superstar actress and sweet bumbling bookshop owner lived happily ever after.

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