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

Days after Hugh Grant called his memorable Notting Hill character “despicable,” we've learnt that his co-star Julia Roberts dismissed the writer's pitch

Richard Curtis has revealed that he once pitched an idea for a sequel to his hit 1999 romcom Notting Hill, but star Julia Roberts turned it down. The beloved film tells the story of a romance between London bookseller Will (Hugh Grant) and American film star Anna (Roberts), who meet by chance in the titular West London area.

Exclusive: "Julia thought that was a very poor idea," Curtis said of where he wanted to take Roberts and Hugh Grant's storyline in a potential short film for charity.

Richard Curtis, writer of Notting Hill, revealed why a sequel never happened. Julia Roberts rejected his divorce-centered sequel idea, finding it unsuitable for the original's charm. Hugh Grant also critiqued his character's lack of assertiveness.

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

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

The writer for the beloved 1999 rom-com recently told IndieWire while promoting his new Netflix animated film, That Christmas, that Roberts wasn’t a big fan of the sequel script, which saw her character Anna Scott divorcing Hugh Grant’s character William Thacker.

Recently, Notting Hill writer Richard Curtis revealed that Julia Roberts rejected the idea of a classic film sequel. She said that it was a 'poor idea'. The film is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.