Julia Roberts originally first choice for ‘Shakespeare in Love’, quit after shitty chemistry tests

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'It Was a Disaster': Julia Roberts Quit 'Shakespeare in Love' After Awful Chemistry Reads and Cost the Studio $6 Million, Says Producer Ed Zwick https://t.co/wA17tdQhV3
- Variety (@Variety) March 6, 2023
With mere days before the Oscars, let's look back at one of the most undeserving BP winners, 1998's ‘Shakespeare in Love

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[anna_drenxavier]

LOL my mom would love this. I'm sorry, but I can't read stuff like this about Julia Roberts without thinking about my mom. She hated Julia so much. Of course, she also hated Gwynnie. Honestly she hated every actress, except Natalie Wood. But she hated Julia most of all! "America's Sweetheart my ass!"

[doriiansz]

And she was right. Julia's built this wholesome America's sweetheart image, when irl she seems like such an asshole. Now we know whose genes run through Emma 👀

[glitterslugs]

My partner’s grandma hates gwenyth lol

[onadarknight]

I mean, your mom wasn't exactly wrong in her assessment of Julia lmao

[nerwende]

I’m always going to be bitter about this particular Best Actress Oscar, but I don’t think the movie itself is as bad as everyone always makes it to be. It’s entertaining, has some great cameos/smaller roles and some funny bits.

[fernandocolunga]

I don’t mind the movie at all lol

[eva_hagberg]

I'm with you on that Best Actress win. There was pure magic there in the competition.

[digitalqueens]

i watch it every time it's on 🤷‍♀️

[doriiansz]

And it's all wrapped up in a Harvey Weinstein shit infested sandwich 🤢🤢🤢

[vaels]

my main takeaway is that now I want to rewatch In the Name of the Father.

[doriiansz]

I haven't seen it. I also haven't seen My Left Foot and The Last of the Mohicans either.

[azaelers]

I’m very meh on Last of the Mohicans but it does have a banger score and at some point DDL tells some dudes to “go north then turn to the left” when they ask him to guide them west lol.

[hannahstarr]

The score is by far the best part of Last of the Mohicans.

[puro_desmadre]

I'm so old that I vaguely remember this.