Updated On: 03 December, 2023 07:17 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Roberts became a household name when she played an escort opposite Richard Gere in 'Pretty Woman' and she recalled how it was supposed to be a "much darker film" before Disney got involved with the project

Julia Roberts. Pic/AFP
Actress Julia Roberts was too "scared" to read the 'Leave the World Behind' novel and couldn't open the book after dark.
The 56-year-old actress stars opposite Ethan Hawke in psychological thriller 'Leave the World Behind' and though director Sam Esmail sent her a copy of Rumaan Alam's original novel, she wasn't able to read it after dark because she was so freaked out by the story.