Grant turns down chance to star in Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’
April 5th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANILondon, April 05 (ANI): Hugh Grant is said to have turned down the chance to star in Roman Polanski’s new film ‘The Ghost Writer’.
Robert Harris, who adapted his own novel ‘The Ghost’ for the big screen version, admits he originally wanted Grant to play the part of the Prime Minister’s ghostwriter.
However, Grant refused to play the role after reading the script and the job was given to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor instead.
Harris said that the actor wants to concentrate on filming comedies.
“I pushed for Grant because my model was Hitchcock and more specifically North by Northwest, which has an ‘everyman’ hero that I thought he could play, and it was important to me, too, the film had jokes and was funny,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.
“He’s in the rom-com zone and it’s very profitable for him, but this was an opportunity to extend his range a bit,” he added. (ANI)
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