Notting Hill is undoubtedly one of the best romantic comedies ever seen, so the idea of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant returning to play the characters from the 1999 movie sounds like a great idea in theory.

Although Curtis had wanted to revisit Notting Hill in its own mini sequel, the film's star, Julia Roberts, apparently vetoed the idea. Notting Hill, of course, follows the unlikel

Julia Roberts turned down a 'Notting Hill' reunion due to a divorce plotline, according to writer/director Richard Curtis.

Notting Hill writer Richard Curtis once floated an idea for a sequel to the beloved romance. In an interview with IndieWire published Wednesday, Nov. 27, the screenwriter, 68, revealed that Julia Roberts turned down his concept for doing a reunion follow-up to the 1999 movie due to the plot.

I tried doing one with Notting Hill where they were going to get divorced and Julia thought that was a very poor idea.” The 68-year-old screenwriter, producer and director – who also wrote the screenplay for Four Weddings and a Funeral – said he did not think he would go back to his past films to do a full-length sequel.

Julia Roberts had once rejected a Notting Hill sequel script; screenwriter Richard Curtis explains in detail what exactly went wrong.

Richard Curtis, writer of Notting Hill, revealed why a sequel never happened. Julia Roberts rejected his divorce-centered sequel idea, finding it unsu

Notting Hill’s no sequel policy by Julia Roberts was explained by its writer Richard Curtis.Curtis, who wrote beloved 1999 rom-com starring Roberts and Hugh Grant, recently sat with Indie

A Notting Hill sequel never made it to the big screen due, in part, to Julia Roberts, according to screenwriter Richard Curtis. The writer for the beloved 1999 rom-com recently told IndieWire while promoting his new Netflix animated film,

Roberts played Hollywood film star Anna Scott alongside Hugh Grant, who played bookshop seller William Thacker in the 1999 romcom