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Report: Hugh Grant came close to replacing Charlie Sheen

Hugh Grant was apaprently all set to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, but backed out at the last minute.

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Hugh Grant was almost a lock-on to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, according to reports coming out of the US.

As Deadline explains, “We hear Hugh flew in and had 2 creative meetings. Things were progressing and he had all but a completed deal when he backed out unexpectedly. ‘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.”

Early reports put his fee at $1m an episode, but an executive involved in negotiations tells the New York Times Grant has not been offered $1m an episode — “or anything close to that figure.”

Grant had something of a bad boy reputation of his own in the US after his dalliance with prostitute Divine Brown created headlines, but has managed to continue to work successfully in romantic comedies. Nabbing a film star to replace Charlie Sheen would be a coup for CBS.

According to Deadline, “executive producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre wasn’t sure if he wanted to proceed with the show after Sheen’s implosion. With three successful sitcoms on CBS, Two And A Half Men, Mike & Molly, and The Big Bang Theory, Lorre was enjoying only showrunning two of them. But the problem, and it’s a very nice problem to have, is that there is so much moolah at stake because Two And A Half Men is a multibillion-dollar asset in syndication on terrestrial broadcast stations like the FOX station group, on cable with FX, as well as via multi foreign and DVD deals.”

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  4. So glad that’s not happening. Image him bumbling around, would they turn Alan into the care free party animal because that would seem more likely!

  6. Yeah I would watch, to so how quickly CBS would axe it.

    Thank god he decided against it and yes it is a lot of work, 24 weeks work for that money sounds good but at least half goes in tax and agents fees, then you have the 18 plus hour days and the pressure of fronting the show. Not including Charlie might be on your back LOL

  7. I’m glad he didn’t. I would have lost respect fro him if he was in a show like that. That’s a lot worse than his dalliance with a prostitute. 😛

  11. He made the right decision. A continuation of 2 1/2 is a bad idea, it’ll do no actor’s reputation any good to be involved with it. Let it go, it’s not worth anything without Sheen in the role. It used to be a multi-billion dollar asset, it isn’t anymore.

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