1. After starting his career as a pop star and just having an actor – a supportive role in The Princess Diary –on her resume, Mandy Moore fought for the role of Jamie after reading Nicholas Sparks novel and in love with character and story.
“I had such a visceral reaction to that I remember I couldn’t read because I almost hyperventilated while I cried,” she told Los Angeles Times 2010. “It was my first movie and I know people say it can be cliché and it’s a tear or it’s cheesy, but for me that’s what I’m most proud of.”
2. But someone else landed almost the lead role over Moore, according to Shane Westwhose character Landon romained the terminally ill teenager.
“There was someone else – whom I will not say right now – whose name was beaten around for Mandy’s role,” West Coyly told Entertainment every week. “I remember I wasn’t interested in that idea and thankfully it didn’t happen.”
3. While West would not reveal the other actress in battle, director Adam Shankman revealed that she was another young singer.
“The studio made me look at Jessica Simpson“He shared Älte. “But I drove up Laurel Canyon, I heard Mandy’s song” I want to be with you “, and I thought, who the hell is the little angel voice? I went to Virgin Record Store, looked her face and tilted out. I said,” It’s my girl. “
