Screenwriter says studio head wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman

“Someone pointed out Julia Roberts couldn’t be Harriet, the executive responded, ‘It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference.'”

Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman

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Hollywood executive wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman in biopic

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