Rumor has it that Catherine Zeta-Jones dropped out of her latest movie, “Nine,” after director Rob Marshall refused to make her the leading lady. 

Zeta-Jones was scheduled to play the character of Claudia - the muse of film director Guido Contini in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical - but sources say she pulled out after Marshall allegedly refused to make her role bigger. The film also stars Javier Bardem, Sophia Loren and Penelope Cruz. 

According to a spy:

“Catherine asked if writer Michael Tolkin could enlarge her part, but Rob politely told her the script couldn’t be changed so dramatically. It’s an ensemble story. It always has been.”

However, other say Zeta-Jones just wasn’t into the film - or her character:

“She was never 100 per cent committed to Nine. She had a meeting with Rob. She’d love to work with him again. But she felt she’d done the same sort of role in Chicago. The script wasn’t an issue.”

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