Julia Roberts had ”no enterprise” being in ‘Pretty Woman’.
The 51-year-old actress portrayed the vivacious Vivian Ward alongside Richard Gere’s Edward Lewis within the 1990 rom-com – which sees a prostitute and rich businessman fall head over heels in love with each other – and Julia has revealed that earlier than the late director Garry Marshall took over the reigns of the film, she was not within the unique script which was named ‘3,000’.
Speaking in an interview for ‘Variety Studio: Actors on Actors’ with Patricia Arquette, who additionally auditioned for the lead half, Julia admitted: ”I had no enterprise being in a film like that.”
The ‘Notting Hill’ star ended up touchdown the gig, however inside a matter of days the corporate launching the film ”folded” and she or he was left and not using a job.
Julia continued: ”I get the half. The studio that had it – this small film firm folded over the weekend – and by Monday, I did not have a job.”
The Hollywood star defined that she misplaced curiosity when she discovered Disney had been concerned, as she assumed the flick could be changed into an animation.
However, as quickly as ”nice human being” Garry jumped on board, she was reassured that the movie was ”one thing extra in my wheelhouse”.
She added: ”So the script – there was one producer that stayed with the script – after which it went to Disney.
”And I assumed, ‘Went to Disney? Are they going to animate it? Like how does this turn out to be a Disney film?’
”Then when [director] Garry Marshall got here on, and I believe as a result of he is an incredible human being, he met me simply because I had as soon as had the job and he felt it will solely be honest to not less than meet me since I had this job for 3 days after which misplaced it.
”And they modified the entire thing. And it grew to become one thing extra that’s in my wheelhouse.”
Patricia, 51, additionally revealed that there was an alternate ending, which was darker and grittier.
She recalled: ”It learn like a extremely gritty artwork film. The ending was actually heavy.”
Julia added: ”Threw her out of the automotive, threw the cash on high of her, as reminiscence serves, and simply drove away, leaving her in some soiled alley.”
