Hugh Grant has around forty films to his credit, including some of the most cult romantic comedies in cinema. In an interview given to the American media Varietythe British actor revealed the title of the film that he refuses his wife to watch.
Far from the image of the ideal son-in-law that has long stuck to him, Hugh Grant now flourishes in cinema and television by playing antagonists. After the mini-series The Undoing and the animated film Paddington in Peruthe British actor transformed into a charismatic psychopath in the horror thriller Heretic. Although he excels today in these unconventional roles, spectators have not forgotten the cult comedies in which the actor starred for two decades, like Love at first sight in Notting Hill available on the streaming platform Max.
“I forbade him” : Hugh Grant refuses to let his wife Anna Eberstein watch this romantic comedy from the 1990s
If Hugh Grant has starred in around forty feature films during his career, there is one that the actor has forbidden his wife Anna Eberstein to watch. It's a romantic comedy Nine months tooin which he stars alongside Julianne Moore and Robin Williams. “I would like to emphasize that everyone who participated in this film, except me, was brilliant and talented”explained the one who has no intention of letting his wife see the feature film. “My wife wants to see it, but I forbid her. I put parental controls on the TV so we can't watch it“he joked during an interview with the American media Variety. As a reminder, this remake of a French film by Chris Columbus immerses us in the life of Samuel Faulkner, a psychologist who lives a beautiful love story with a classical dance teacher. If she is thinking about having children, this is not at all the case for her partner who is shocked when she announces her pregnancy.
Nine months too : the comedy with Hugh Grant was a flop in the 1990s
Unlike the movie Four Weddings and a Funeralwhich raised him to stardom in the mid-1990s, Chris Columbus' comedy was far from being unanimously acclaimed upon its release. In addition to mixed reviews, Nine months too did not really meet with the expected success in theaters, collecting only $69 million on American soil.
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