Julie Andrews, the epitome of British class, was unable to star inThe Wolf of Wall Streetbecause she was too high on prescription drugs after a surgery.The actress was recently promoting her new bookHome Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood YearsonWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenwhen she talked about how much she regrets not being able to star in Martin Scorsese’s hit 2013 movie.“I do regret it,” Andrewsadmitted. “I wasn’t able to do the movie. I had an operation. I’m a bionic woman and I have a titanium ankle. I was so truly stoned from all the drugs that I had to take to take the pain away. Really, it was mostly the anesthetics.”“I just wasn’t ready and I wanted to be and I would’ve loved to work with Scorsese,” Andrews added.Andrews, 84, would’ve played the role of Aunt Emma, who helpsLeonardo DiCaprio‘s Jordan Belfort hide some money. The role eventually went to another Brit,Absolutely FabulousandPaddington 2actress Joanna Lumley.Ida Mae Astute/GettyAndrews also gave an update on the highly-anticipated third movie inThe Princess Diariesseries, which star Anne Hathaway recently confirmed is eventually happening.After a fan asked the actress if she had any updates since Hathaway’s announcement of a completedPrincess Diaries 3script, Andrews was surprised to hear one even existed.“I haven’t heard [there’s a script finished]. There’s been talk about [a third movie] for quite a while,” she responded, laughing that she was unaware of the situation.“I think [Hathaway’s] having a second child. She’s busy and I’ve been busy. If it happens, it would be lovely, and if it doesn’t, I wouldn’t have known about so there you go,” she joked.In January, Hathaway, 36, revealed on an episode ofLivethat a script for a third film was already completed. At the time, she added that the next sequel could include Andrews.The next installment would follow the original movie from 2001, and 2004’sThePrincess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
Julie Andrews, the epitome of British class, was unable to star inThe Wolf of Wall Streetbecause she was too high on prescription drugs after a surgery.
The actress was recently promoting her new bookHome Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood YearsonWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenwhen she talked about how much she regrets not being able to star in Martin Scorsese’s hit 2013 movie.
“I do regret it,” Andrewsadmitted. “I wasn’t able to do the movie. I had an operation. I’m a bionic woman and I have a titanium ankle. I was so truly stoned from all the drugs that I had to take to take the pain away. Really, it was mostly the anesthetics.”
“I just wasn’t ready and I wanted to be and I would’ve loved to work with Scorsese,” Andrews added.
Andrews, 84, would’ve played the role of Aunt Emma, who helpsLeonardo DiCaprio‘s Jordan Belfort hide some money. The role eventually went to another Brit,Absolutely FabulousandPaddington 2actress Joanna Lumley.
Ida Mae Astute/Getty
Andrews also gave an update on the highly-anticipated third movie inThe Princess Diariesseries, which star Anne Hathaway recently confirmed is eventually happening.
After a fan asked the actress if she had any updates since Hathaway’s announcement of a completedPrincess Diaries 3script, Andrews was surprised to hear one even existed.
“I haven’t heard [there’s a script finished]. There’s been talk about [a third movie] for quite a while,” she responded, laughing that she was unaware of the situation.
“I think [Hathaway’s] having a second child. She’s busy and I’ve been busy. If it happens, it would be lovely, and if it doesn’t, I wouldn’t have known about so there you go,” she joked.
In January, Hathaway, 36, revealed on an episode ofLivethat a script for a third film was already completed. At the time, she added that the next sequel could include Andrews.
The next installment would follow the original movie from 2001, and 2004’sThePrincess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
source: people.com
