Britney Spears ‘The Notebook’ Audition Tape Revealed; Casting Director Says Singer “Beat Out” Many Young Actresses At The Time
deadline.comThe Notebook could’ve been a much different film if Britney Spears starred in the film opposite Ryan Gosling. Spears’ audition tape for the leading role of Allie has been shared online and the casting director for the movie says she beat out many of the top young actresses of the time. “Britney beat out several of the top female actresses at the time.
Scarlett Johansson, Claire Danes, Kate Bosworth, Amy Adams, Jamie King and Mandy Moore auditioned for this role. Britney beat out all of them.
Everybody who was anybody that year wanted this part,” casting director Matthew Berry told the Daily Mail. Barry said that the singer “wasn’t just good — she was phenomenal” in the role.
In the audition tape, Spears reads the lines for Allie during a pivotal scene where the fictional character reveals she has plans to marry another man.
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