Amanda Seyfried Says Blake Lively Almost Played Karen In Mean Girls – The Hollywood Reporter
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Amanda Seyfried, who played Karen Smith in the 2004 film, originally auditioned for the role of Regina George, which eventually went to Rachel McAdams.
“I flew to LA for the first time with my mom. It was very interesting,” said Seyfried Vanity Fair in a recent interview. “I first met Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan was in the room, Blake Lively played Karen, and then I was Regina.”
The Emmy-winning actress left the room thinking she was going to get a call saying she got or didn’t get the role of the Queen Bee, but instead, they had another offer for the Queen. for her.
“I flew home, and they said, ‘We think you’d be a better match for Karen,’” she said. “So I was like, ‘Oh GodOK for sure.'”
Bad girls casting director Marci Liroff said before UK international that Lively was the top choice for the role of Karen. The Gossip Girl alum not done Sisterhood of travel Trouser Not yet.
“She got to the final tests but at some point some filmmakers said to keep looking,” Liroff said. “Amanda Seyfried read it to Regina, and we really liked her, but then [film producer] Lorne [Michaels] suggested, ‘Why don’t we make her Karen?’”
inside Vanity Fair During the interview, Seyfried also praised her character for being so genuine and simply wanting to make people feel better.
“I think the reason we love Karen so much – and also why she’s so funny – is because she’s brutally honest, and she’s so beautiful, and that’s what makes her so popular. cherish,” Dropouts said the star. “And she’s not that smart, but she totally knows it. And everything that she reacts to is just her truth, her real reaction. And I think we all love people like that because we can trust them.”
The Emmy winner reviewed the scene from the film, in which Karen suggests to Regina that the plastic go to Taco Bell to help Regina feel better after she finds out her boyfriend has cheated on her. She then told Lohan’s Cady Heron that she believes she has ESPN in her chest and that’s why they can tell when it’s been raining.
“She has the kindest heart,” said Seyfried. “She really believes that the best idea is to go to Taco Bell and her secret is that she is psychic and has a sports channel. How can you not love someone who completely believes they have ESPN?”
