Rachel McAdams was initially instructed she was “too outdated” to star in Imply Women.
Rachel McAdams starred within the 2004 film
The 47-year-old actress auditioned for the function of Cady Heron within the 2004 teen comedy movie – however she was ignored for the function in favour of Lindsay Lohan, and Rachel in the end landed the function of Regina George as a substitute.
Talking to Folks, Rachel recalled being instructed by Imply Women director Mark Waters: “You’re too outdated to play Cady, however you’re excellent for Regina. Regina has been across the block a number of instances and possibly has a, I do not know if I would name her an outdated soul, however she’s obtained a number of extra miles on her than Cady’. So I took it as a praise.”
Rachel truly entered her audition with very low expectations.
The film star shared: “I used to be simply beginning out, and it was the primary character.
“I simply didn’t assume I used to be at that time in my life the place I might be chosen for that. So I simply form of went in and had enjoyable.”
Rachel was in the end thrilled to land a task of any sort within the movie, as she assumed that it might change into an enormous success.
She stated: “I cherished the script a lot. I bear in mind closing that script and calling up my supervisor and saying, ‘Please, even simply enjoying a personality that has one line I might take.'”
In the meantime, Rachel just lately confessed that she “did not know the way hated she can be” for enjoying faculty bully Regina in Imply Women.
The actress wasn’t ready for Imply Women to change into a popular culture phenomenon – nor did she anticipate the extent of hatred that got here the best way of her on-screen character.
Showing on The Graham Norton Present, she stated: “I didn’t know the way hated she can be and for a way lengthy.
“The primary time I noticed the movie with an viewers I used to be with my finest good friend. Everybody cheered when Regina was hit by a bus, however my good friend stood up and screamed, ‘Nooooo!”
