According to the Hollywood casting director, the singer was the favorite to star in “The Notebook” over Jessica Biel and Scarlett Johansson.
Like old times, Britney Spears have once again shocked the world with unprecedented surprises and shocking revelations in recent days. During the release of her new memoir The Woman In Me, more than 20 years later, a never-before-seen facet of the singer was revealed: The moving performance that saw her on the verge of starring in the classic romantic film The notebookalong with his former Mickey Mouse Club partner, Ryan Gosling. Although she wasn’t chosen, Spears explained why in her book he was glad he didn’t get it.
This Monday, the coveted and legendary two-minute tape of Britney Spears’ performance as “Allie” in “The Notebook” finally saw the light of day. The anticipation of her followers to see her was so great that she was featured in an advertisement for it in 2021 Ebay for a million dollars.
Now, in the midst of her controversial and liberating book writing, Chron has exclusively revealed the emotional August 2002 audition in which the Toxic creator, aged 20, broke down slightly in tears while reciting moving lines, demonstrating the theatrical potential that she had as an actress.
Just five months after her heartbreaking breakup with Justin Timberlakea young Spears was the one who did the screen test in front of Gosling and the Hollywood casting director, Matthew Barrywho hid the clip for two decades and now decided to share it.
According to Barry, the now 41-year-old singer influenced the production team so much that She beat out many other candidates, including Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel, who is currently married to Timberlake. “Britney wasn’t just good, she was phenomenal. “It was a difficult decision, Britney left us all speechless.”Barry said. “She brought her best card that day.” Gosling, for his part, described the artist’s work in her interpretation as “excellent.”
20 years later, the pop princess’s brilliant attempt to become part of the famous film starring Ryan Gosling has been revealed. (Source: Chron)
While performing at a studio in Los Angeles, the “I’m A Slave For You” singer struggled to maintain eye contact with Gosling, who had already secured the role, while her character broke the devastating news that she was leaving to marry someone else.
“I won’t stay,” he says at first. As she recites the moving lines, Spears changes her expression and breaks down in tears. “Noah, you can’t marry two people. “And I’m going to marry Lon, so I should go,” she continued. But it was a then-unknown Rachel McAdams who later took action to steal Spears’ favor. and is ultimately chosen as “Allie,” the eternal love of “Noah.”
However, the Grammy winner is grateful she wasn’t chosen as she couldn’t have endured life as a professional actress. After her experience as “Lucy” in “Crossroads,” she confirmed that she felt overwhelmed. “Living like this, being half yourself and half a fictional character, is a disaster. “After a while you don’t know what’s real anymore,” the singer wrote in her new memoir. “I hope I won’t come close to these occupational hazards again,” he reflected.
Based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, the film became a classic of the 2000s and is considered one of the best romance films of all time. It grossed $118 million at the box office against a budget of $29 million. Millions.
Ten years later, Britney Spears reunited with Ryan Gosling to audition for her role in the classic The Notebook.
Its success was so overwhelming that it made both Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling celebrities.who developed their own love story in parallel for two years until their separation in 2007. While the tape was being recorded, now international superstar Britney Spears was working on her fourth studio album In The Zone, with hits such as Toxic, Everytime and Me Against The Music, his first and only collaboration with Madonna.
This Monday the 24th, the Princess of Pop’s long-awaited memoir series “The Woman In Me” was released, promising to reveal on every page her heartbreaking and raw life experiences, such as her torturous guardianship for 13 years, her failed relationship with Timberlake, where she claims she aborted the child they were expecting, including her 55-hour marriage to her childhood friend.