Hugh Grant reveals the one film role he never should have accepted
In terms of choosing the right movie roles, Hugh Grant has rarely put a foot wrong. First there was his breakout role in Four Weddings and a Funeral, then Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary and so many more box office hits. But there’s one role he never should’ve accepted.
Speaking at the BAFTA Life In Pictures event over the weekend, the 57-year-old said he was inundated with scripts after the success of Four Weddings, only to say yes to the wrong role.
“I horrified my scary new LA agents by turning everything down and then finally made an appalling choice,” he confessed.
That film was Nine Months, a commercial success but critical failure despite a star-studded cast including Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum and Robin Williams. Grant described the making of the movie as “a horrid experience”.
“I made the wrong film with very good people,” he said. “I overacted grotesquely.”
During the candid chat, Grant also reflected on the surprise success of Four Weddings, which he initially hated after seeing the first cut.
“Rowan [Atkinson] was funny, the rest of it was just awful and I had to be helped sobbing back onto the set,” he revealed. “Then they had a screening in Santa Monica and suddenly everyone loved it. It was a total surprise to everyone.”