{"id":58258,"date":"2023-12-01T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/julia-roberts-was-too-scared-to-read-story-of-her-own-new-movie\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:01:47","slug":"julia-roberts-was-too-scared-to-read-story-of-her-own-new-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/julia-roberts-was-too-scared-to-read-story-of-her-own-new-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Roberts was ‘too scared’ to read story of her own new movie"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Julia Roberts<\/a> was too “scared” to read the book her new movie is based on.<\/p>\n

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Julia Roberts was afraid of the story of her new movie<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old actress stars opposite Ethan Hawke<\/a> in psychological thriller ‘Leave the World Behind’ and though director Sam Esmail sent her a copy of Rumaan Alam’s original novel, she wasn’t able to read it after dark because she was so freaked out by the story.<\/p>\n

Speaking on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, she said: \u201cI was sent the book by the director who told me I would love it and to read it as fast as I can, but I just couldn\u2019t because it was scaring me and as soon as it got dark, I had to get away from it. The film is spooky and frightening but so good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former US president Barrack Obama and his wife Michelle have produced the movie through their Higher Ground company and Julia was “very excited” to have them on board.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThey are brilliant people and great human beings who have made the world a better place so when they said they were interested in collaborating on the film through their production company I was very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nJulia became a household name when she played an escort opposite Richard Gere in ‘Pretty Woman’ and she recalled how it was supposed to be a “much darker film” before Disney got involved with the project.<\/p>\n

\nShe said: “It was going to be a much darker film called $3,000.<\/p>\n

\n“Vivian was a drug addict and the movie ended with him leaving her in a side street, throwing the money at her, and driving away. <\/p>\n

\n“I got that part in that movie and felt really proud, but when the production company folded and the film disappeared I was crushed. <\/p>\n

\n“But then Disney picked it up, which seemed so unlikely, and made it funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nWatch the full interview on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, BBC One, on Friday (01.12.23) night. Also available on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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