Hugh Grant Was Almost Rejected For This Iconic Rom-Com For 1 Puzzling Reason

If you’re a fan of rom-coms ― especially British ones ― chances are some of your favourite flicks involve Hugh Grant. 

The star is such an iconic ’90s and ’00s heartthrob, it’s hard to imagine the defining films of that era without him. 

But filmmaker Richard Curtis – who worked with Hugh on Bridget Jones’ Diary, Notting Hill, Four Weddings And A Funeral and Love Actually – has admitted he almost didn’t cast the star in the actor’s breakout 1994 flick.

Speaking at the Montclair Film Festival in 2016...