# The unmade movie that replaced Julia Roberts with Sandra Bullock and still ran out of money after 20 minutes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-unmade-movie-that-replaced-julia-roberts-with-sandra-bullock-and-still-ran-out-of-money-after-20-minutes/
- Published: 2026-11-12T03:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T04:22:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/movie-replaced-julia-roberts-with-sandra-bullock-ran-out-of-money-20-minutes/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Bullock’s first leading role was never completed.
- *Making Time* stopped after 20 minutes of filming.
- Julia Roberts inspired the character Bullock was set to play.

## Summary

An early Sandra Bullock leading role in the film *Making Time* was abandoned after only 20 minutes of shooting because its director, Bret Carr, ran out of money. The project matters as an unusual early link between Bullock and Julia Roberts, whose charm inspired the character Bullock was cast to play.

In the mid-1980s, neither actor was famous: Roberts was working at an ice cream shop and Bullock was bartending and auditioning. Carr could not cast Roberts, so he chose Bullock instead, but the film never progressed. Bullock later found success with *Demolition Man* and *Speed*, then earned a Golden Globe nomination for *While You Were Sleeping*; Roberts and Bullock have never appeared in a film together.

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