Is Hugh Grant staging a big comeback by filling in one of the most high profile vacancy in TV? And is it true the he was being offered $1 for the role?
It’s been two month since Charlie Sheen was fired from his CBS hit sitcom Two and a Half Men and the producer still hasn’t found a replacement for him. The show is the TV’s top-rated and highly lucrative sitcom. Now another actor is being seriously considered to join Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones in the cast.
A source revealed that America’s one-time favorite British actor Hugh Grant is talks with CBS to replace Sheen. Grant is famous for his role in the movies “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill” but its been years since he starred in a hit movie. He was last seen in 2009′s ‘Did You Hear About the Morgans? The person familiar with the negotiations said the talks has stalled.
Charlie Sheen got fired in March before the filming for the last season was finished. The producers disapprove of the actor’s bouts of wild partying, hospitalizations and media rants against his studio bosses.
The embattled actor is the highest paid in TV earning $1.8 million an episode. Some of the contenders to replace him is Rob Lowe and John Stamos. Warner Bros and CBS have both announced that they want to sign a prominent star to replace Sheen as to guarantee huge ratings when the show returns.
But contrary to reports that Grant is being offered $1 million for each episode, it is unlikely that Sheen’s replacement will get anywhere near that. The studio has to find a replacement for Sheen soon. CBS is scheduled to present its fall line up to advertisers on May 18.
But the talks with the actor’s camp has stalled because of creative differences. But a source revealed that ‘It was not the money. He didn’t want to do TV because those 24 episodes are a grind and a lot of work. At the end he couldn’t get his head around doing a series.” Another insider tells us that, if Grant committed, “the show could have gotten another 3 to 4 more seasons”.
Whether or not the actor will change his mind and receive the offer or other names will be considered for the role, the producers will make sure that its new star will fuel enough interest to the show to redeem its TV status.
‘It was not the money. He didn’t want to do TV because those 24 episodes are a grind and a lot of work. At the end he couldn’t get his head around doing a series.” Another insider tells us that, if Grant committed, “the show could have gotten another 3 to 4 more seasons”.
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