Julia Roberts Quit ‘Shakespeare In Love’ After Bad Chemistry Reads, Producer Says

Julia Roberts at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards in January. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images “Shakespeare in Love” was the set of Julia Roberts’ discontent. Or at least according to the film’s producer, Ed Zwick. The “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star, then 24, was initially attached to star in the 1998 period comedy as Viola de Lesseps, according to an essay written by Zwick that was published in Air Mail over the weekend. The part eventually went to Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an Oscar for the role. Advertisement But Paltrow would’ve never scored that early career accomplishment if Roberts hadn’t… Read Full Article