Hugh Grant wanted to shed ‘typical gentleman’ tag with drugs baron role
October 6th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANILondon, Oct 6 (ANI): Hugh Grant-known onscreen for his typical English gentleman roles-wanted to shed the tag by playing notorious Welsh drugs baron Howard Marks.
The ‘Notting Hill’ star admitted of his ambitions for a much grittier role as the famed marijuana smuggler in new biopic Mr. Nice, according to Marks-but the part eventually went to fellow Welshman Rhys Ifans.
“I met Daniel Day-Lewis through Bob Geldof. He was very interested and I think he would have been really good. Hugh Grant also wanted to play me for a while. I wasn’t so sure about that. Marks tells Scotland’s Daily Record,
“But Rhys was always my first choice. We had known each other for so long that he didn’t need to study or research me - he knew everything already,” the Daily Express quoted Marks as telling Scotland’s Daily Record.
Grant is well known for his posh accent and bumbling demeanour in movies such as ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and ‘Notting Hill.’ (ANI)
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