Russell Crowe is responding to a book excerpt published earlier this year, which he most likely didn’t come across until now.
In February, the excerpt from Scott Meslow’s From Hollywood With Love, was shared online by Vulture, claiming that “My Best Friend’s Wedding” director P.J.
Hogan had originally tried to cast Crowe as the best friend- portrayed by Dermot Mulroney- opposite Julia Roberts’ character in the 1997 rom-com.
However, the director first noted that Crowe needed Roberts’ approval before he could be cast in the film, so Hogan allegedly organized a table read.
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