Pretty Woman's Ugly Movie Opening
Posted on Mar 23, 2009 @ 09:15AM - Add a comment
The mediocre debut of Duplicity -- the latest Julia Roberts offering, which fizzled with a third-place, $14 million opening -- has left some second-guessing the shine on the 41-year-old actresses' star.
Roger Friedman, of FOX NEWS, asked: "Is she still a box office draw? Was she ever? The total of $14.4 million for "Duplicity" for an actress who commands $15 million a picture is a scary new fact of life.
Roberts drawing power, hurt by long stretches of inactivity and poor choice of projects, has knocked her back a few pegs on the Hollywood food chain, Friedman said.
"With the release of 'Duplicity,' Roberts is now in a period of re-evaluation," he wrote. "She takes her place in line behind Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, and yes, Jennifer Aniston, as America’s First Lady of the Movies." (Photo: Splash)
Julia, Clive Laugh Through Sexy Romp
Posted on Mar 20, 2009 @ 08:51AM - Add a comment
Julia Roberts, in a UK press junket for her new spy thriller Duplicity, said that her common sense of humor with hunky co-star Clive Owen helped relieve any sexual tension there might have been when filming a sexy scene in the film.
"I don’t do those kind of scenes as much as Clive, let’s just say that," Roberts said. "It helps that we’ve worked together before, but for me it really has more to do with the fact that we laugh at the same things. We have the same sense of humor, and the same sense of priorities – we’re both parents, for starters."
Roberts, 41, downplayed the passionate exchange between the sexy pair, adding, "We didn’t have all of our clothes off – come on, it’s a movie."
