In the words of Mia Thermopolis,“Shut up!
“because anotherPrincess Diariesalum was considered for the lead role inA Walk to Remember.
“And I was like, ‘Really?’
Anne Hathaway vied for the leading role in ‘A Walk to Remember’.Everett Collection; Inset: Vera Anderson/WireImage
And she was like, ‘Oh, yeah.
I was one of the finals.’
I was like, ‘I don’t remember that.’
I don’t really remember anybody in that game because I was pulling for Mandy.
But Annie told me that she was there.”
“She and I are very friendly,” Shankman added.
“So I was just surprised because I just hadn’t remembered that.”
Shankman also previously shared that another pop star was up for the leading role:Jessica Simpson.
“The studio had me looking at Jessica Simpson,” Shankman toldELLEin 2006.
“But I was driving up Laurel Canyon.
I went to the Virgin record store, saw her face, and flipped out.
I said, ‘That’s my girl.'”
West, for his part, also immediately knew that the film had found its Jamie in Moore.
