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

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,

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

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

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