He also continued to work on non-Hollywood productions including Sirens, An Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, and the British comedy An Awfully Big Adventure, directed by Mike Newell. After several years away from the Hollywood spotlight, Grant returned to the big screen with 1999’s Notting Hill, written and produced by the Four Wedding and a Funeral team and co-starring Julia Roberts. The British/American combination proved an infallible recipe once again, and Notting Hill was a box office success. Grant’s other 1999 projects included Mickey Blue Eyes, which is the second release from Simian Films.

Grant and Hurley announced their separation during the summer of 2000, but they continue to live and work together on the Simian Films venture.