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Hugh Grant Rejected Studio Movies Due to ‘Pushback from Non-Creative Execs’: ‘You Felt Like a Big Corporation Was Breathing Down’ the Director’s Neck
Hugh Grant only returned to the "Bridget Jones" franchise in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" because he was able to write his own scenes.
Hugh Grant revealed in a new interview with Vanity Fair that he’s rejected several offers to star in major Hollywood studio films. Grant championed “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” as an exception and said “it’s such a good film.” However, the tentpole struggled at the box office and grossed just over $200 million worldwide. Grant decided to write some scenes of his own centered around Daniel Cleaver to make him have more weight in the story, and the filmmakers liked them enough to keep them.
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