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.