Britney Spears should have an acting comeback, says ‘The Notebook’ casting director
nme.comBritney Spears should return to acting.Barry, who was the casting director on The Notebook, released Spears’ 2002 audition tape for the role of Allie Hamilton earlier this week.
The role ended up going to Rachel McAdams, who starred in the 2004 romance drama opposite Ryan Gosling.Speaking to Billboard about her audition, Barry explained that Spears took the audition very seriously and asked if she could work with him and his partner Nancy Green-Keyes prior to meeting the film’s director, Nick Cassavetes.“She wanted to get it right,” Barry said. “We really worked with her to guide her since we’ve worked with Nick Cassavetes.
I’d worked with him for 15 years and knew everything he was looking for.”“I think Britney felt she was not as trained as an actress,” Barry added, explaining that he decided to release the audition tape now to give her a “little more positive reinforcement” and “show her fans that she was really fantastic”.Britney Spears’ audition tape for ‘The Notebook’ has been shared by the Daily Mail.
https://t.co/QBFWuQXHC6— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 23, 2023Spears later auditioned with Gosling, after they starred together on The Mickey Mouse Club years earlier. “It was a great reunion,” Barry said. “Ryan was part of the [casting] process and he was OK with either Rachel or Britney.”He added: “I honestly believe [Spears] can [make it in acting].
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