Julia Roberts quitShakespeare in Loveafter disastrous chemistry reads, says producer
To be or not to be inShakespeare in Love, that was the question forJulia Roberts. “I’m not suggesting she was deliberately sabotaging, but it was a disaster nonetheless. After he was gone, I turned to Julia, awaiting her reaction. Julia Roberts; Gwyneth Paltrow in ‘Shakespeare in Love’.Presley Ann/Getty Images; Everett Collection ‘He isn’t funny’ is all she said.” The following two weeks of casting went “just as badly,” Zwick continues....