Olivia Newton-John 'didn't jump at the offer' to do Grease
msn.comOlivia Newton-John "didn't jump at the offer" to do 'Grease. ' The star- who passed away on Monday (08. 05. 22) after years of fighting breast cancer - is best remembered for her role as Sandy in the 1978 movie musical opposite John Travolta as Danny but now casting director Joel Thurm has revealed that it was her co-star who championed her to take on the role.
Joel said: "It was an incredible movie experience for everybody. [Casting Olivia] as Sandy was very simple. John was already pre-set, and John asked me, 'What do you think of Olivia?' I said, 'She's wonderful. ' He said, 'What do you think of her for Sandy?
That's a great idea. ' And once John said that and that's who John wanted, I stopped anything else. What if she had said now?" The casting director went on to explain that Oliva - who at the time of production was known as a pop singer in her native Australia - eventually bargained that she would only take the role if she was allowed to see a screen test of herself and John.
He told PEOPLE: "If she said no, I'd be playing the part in a poodle skirt. So everybody wanted Olivia here, but Olivia didn't jump at the offer.
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