The beloved romantic-comedy Sweet Home Alabama celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, with director Andy Tennant revealing some surprising new details.The film starred Reese Witherspoon - coming off her iconic Legally Blonde - as a New York City socialite who returns to her Alabama hometown to finalize her divorce.The film fared well, earning $180.6 million worldwide from just a $30 million budget, though Tenant revealed in an interview with Insider that Charlize Theron was first set to star, not Witherspoon.
New details: The beloved romantic-comedy Sweet Home Alabama celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, with director Andy Tennant revealing some surprising new details Charlize: The film fared well, earning $180.6 million worldwide from just a $30 million budget, though Tenant revealed in an interview with Insider that Charlize Theron was first set to star, not WitherspoonTenant revealed he was first given the script before he made 1999's Anna and the King, after which he was thrown in 'director jail' and was given the script again.'I think the fiancé of Reese's character was a complete tool and the guy down South was a hunky, handsome guy.
I think he was a stock-car driver. Why don't we do a love triangle where the love choices are between a great guy and the right guy?
That kind of became our North Star,' Tenant said. He ended up rewriting the script with Rick Parks, with a trip to Alabama adding to many of the changes, including putting a Civil War reenactment in the story.
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