Julia Roberts Reflects On Success Of ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ 25 Years Later: ‘It Just Worked’

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLongtime friends and frequent co-stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts toss back shots and break out funky dance moves in “Ticket to Paradise,” a romantic comedy in which they play hostile exes.Universal Pictures brought a sneak peak of the film — which opens in theaters on Oct. 21 — to CinemaCon,  the annual exhibition trade show currently underway in Las Vegas.The two A-list stars were not on hand at Caesars Palace to promote “Ticket to Paradise,” but movie theater owners in the audience still appeared to be entertained by their on-screen reunion.Clooney and Roberts play a divorced couple who fly to Bali to stop their lovestruck daughter (played by Kaitlyn Dever) from marrying a man she barely knows.

“Gaslit” kicks off Sunday night on Starz, showcasing lesser known stories from those around the Watergate scandal, including outspoken whistleblower Martha Mitchell, the wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general-turned-campaign manager John Mitchell.The drama, starring Julia Roberts as Martha and Sean Penn as John, comes from executive producer Robbie Pickering (“Mr. Robot”), who told TheWrap he had been wanting to do a story set in the Nixon era for quite some time.“I always wanted to do a show about the culture around Nixon, and nobody was really interested for many, many years,” Pickering said.

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In Starz’s new Gaslit, premiering Sunday, central Watergate figure John Dean is played by Dan Stevens. In White House Plumbers, an upcoming HBO limited series, Dean is portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson. And in The Last Witness: Watergate, an upcoming four-part CNN original series, Dean himself will “confront his own involvement in the biggest presidential scandal of the 20th century,” in the words of the network.

Dan Stevens decided not to sit down with John Dean, Republican lawyer in the Watergate era turned news pundit and circuit speaker, ahead of playing him in the Starz drama Gaslit.

“Gaslit” has a funny way of recalling a dark moment in American history. It takes a step back and asks: what if Watergate was more of a Coen brothers farce than the tense, paranoid ‘70s thrillers that came after it? That air of absurdity, of eccentric morons making plans that were far from airtight, introduces the amusing disgust of this story.

Gaslit will tell the untold story of the Watergate scandal and focuses on lesser-known figures involved which led to President Richard Nixon’s downfall.

NEW YORK -- Julia Roberts says she was so gleeful at the sight of Sean Penn arriving on the set of their TV series “ Gaslit," she nearly caused a wardrobe malfunction.“He came in full hair, makeup and costume, and I was so excited I ran to hug him and I was running with such velocity that between my body pad and his body pad, I just kind of bounced off of him, I can’t believe that his head didn’t come off apart from his costume,” said Roberts. “We were laughing so hard.”Penn plays John Mitchell, the former attorney general under Richard Nixon.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe first problem for Starz’s new series “Gaslit” may be in its title.Sure, to “gaslight,” as a verb, has its origins in the 1944 film (and its earlier stage source material), all about a woman whose husband, insistent on his falsehoods, leads her to question her sanity. But its contemporary usage, as a slang term with a meaning that has drifted closer to simply “lying,” might not be how a woman in the 1970s would understand a case of marital dishonesty.Which is not to say that Martha Mitchell, the character Julia Roberts plays here, doesn’t have a keen understanding of just what she’s up against.

Julia Roberts is one of the most famous people in the world. She occupies a rare spot in never experiencing fluctuations in fame, capable of performing dramatic and comedic roles.

Julia Roberts and Sean Penn taking their real-life friendship to a working relationship couldn't have gone better. ET spoke to the actors at the premiere of their new show, , in New York City on Monday, and they weren't shy about praising each other.«You role the dice when you act with someone who was your friend before, because you don’t know what that process is like or what it's gonna be like,» Roberts, 54, explained.«There is that personal part where it's an adored friend and an adored actress and talent,» Penn noted. «I think to work with someone… who raises your game in terms of material, but also in terms of the professional commitment to that material, it is that kind of job working with Julia.»Penn, 61, added that, because of Roberts, during filming, «You don’t think, 'Should I be doing something else?' No.

Emily Longeretta The story of the Watergate scandal under President Richard Nixon has been told time and time again but never from this perspective. Starz’s “Gaslit” is told from the perspective of Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon’s Attorney General, John N. Mitchell.

Gallery: Love across the pond! These American stars have all found love with Brits! (BANG Showbiz)Stephen quipped: “Well, I would like to apologize to my wife for not saying ‘kissing'. " Elsewhere, Julia spoke about her new miniseries 'Gaslit'. The Oscar winner couldn't help but gush over her co-star Sean Penn, who plays her character Martha Mitchell’s husband US Attorney General John N.

It's been 20 years since Julia Roberts starred in a romantic comedy and even the "Notting Hill" alum was surprised by that statistic. "It can't be 20 years, can it?" Roberts, 54, asked in a new interview with The New York Times ahead of the release of her and Sean Penn's upcoming limited series "Gaslit." The actress, who plays Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell, the wife of former attorney general and Nixon confidante John N. Mitchell (played by Penn), revealed there are a couple reasons fans haven't seen her take on roles reminiscent of her past in recent years.

Julia Roberts has a big year of film and TV ahead of her, and while she is set to star alongside George Clooney in the upcoming romantic-comedy, the actress has been picky about the roles she's taken on in the past two decades. In a new interview with, Roberts dished on why it's been years since fans have seen her iconic smile grace the big screen in any romcoms.«People sometimes misconstrue the amount of time that's gone by that I haven't done a romantic comedy as my not wanting to do one,» she explained. «If I had read something that I thought was that  level of writing or  level of madcap fun, I would do it.»«They didn't exist until this movie that I just did that Ol Parker wrote and directed,» Roberts continued, referencing with Clooney.

The Late Show on Monday and told host Stephen Colbert it was “kissing”. When asked what the key was, she said “Well, you would know the answer to that as well”, referencing the presenter's marriage to wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert for 28 years. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletterThey both then revealed their secrets at the same time, with Roberts saying it was “kissing” and Colbert saying it was “apologise”.

Julia Roberts and Sean Penn are getting fans excited for their new series!

Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts, who became a superstar due in no small part to a string of beloved romantic comedies like Pretty Woman, Notting Hill and My Best Friend’s Wedding, says it is not by choice that she hasn’t done one in over 20 years.

Julia Roberts waves to the crowd as she arrives for her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night (April 18).