The understanding is not always good between the actors on a film set. And it’s not Hugh Grant and Robert Downey Jr. who will say the opposite. The two stars of the big screen were at odds for more than twenty years after working together on this historic film.
Before sinking into his excesses, Robert Downey Jr. starred in countless feature films, including The King’s Giftavailable on Paramount+. The 58-year-old actor played Robert Mérivel, a medical student, who obtained the position of royal physician. The latter therefore joined the Court of King Charles II of England. There, he is forced to collaborate with Célia, the king’s mistress. The sovereign then orders him not to fall in love with the young woman. But the situation gets worse when the young doctor finally falls under the spell of the pretty brunette. When the king learns of it, Robert Mérivel is dismissed from Court and becomes a simple doctor again. In this biographical drama, which won two cinema Oscars, Robert Downey Jr. played opposite Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Ian McKellen and even Hugh Grant, whom he did not hold in his heart.
Hugh Grant on bad terms with Robert Downey Jr.: “He wanted to kill me at first sight“
Actors don’t always get along well on set. This was notably the case of Robert Downey Jr. and Hugh Grant on that of Gift from the king. In an interview with the magazine Peoplethe British actor had claimed that his former partner “hated“. “He hated me. He wanted to kill me at first sight“, he declared, then specifying that he had no idea why the star ofOppenheimer wanted him just as much. “I was so hurt“, he continued. Since then, water has flowed under the bridges between the two stars, who reconciled via social networks.
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Hugh Grant and Robert Downey Jr. have buried the hatchet
In 2018, after twenty years of estrangement, the two actors finally decided to reconcile. It was following this interview given to the magazine People that Robert Downey Jr. reached out to him. “In twenty years, a lot has happened. I respect how Mr. Grant has matured as an artist and I respect his fight against privacy violations. Let’s break bread together as soon as possible“, wrote the interpreter of Iron Man on his Twitter account. A message to which Hugh Grant immediately responded. “THANKS. Great way to start the year. And yes, if you pass through London, come and break bread. But it won’t be easy, my five-year-old son is doing it. But you look strong. Respect“, replied the actor.
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