Julia Stiles Says Harvey Weinstein ‘Got His Hands’ on Her 2000 Rom-Com and ‘It Became Dumb’; She ‘Felt Slimy’ When Reshoots Made Her Film a Dance Scene
As a devoted cinema enthusiast, I found myself drawn to the film “Down to You,” where I watched Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr. bring to life the tumultuous romance of two college sweethearts. This movie was produced during the golden age of teen rom-coms, with both actors rising to fame following their roles in the blockbusters “She’s All That” and “10 Things I Hate About You.” Stiles praised Prinze as a “charming, talented actor,” and he found the script for “Down to You” to be “excellent.”
However, it was Harvey Weinstein who got his hands on the project and decided to ride the wave of this trend, transforming what could have been a thoughtful romance into something less than stellar. In his own words, Stiles described it as becoming “dumb.