Amanda Seyfried Says Blake Full of life Virtually Performed Karen in Imply Women – The Hollywood Reporter

The plastics in Imply Women nearly regarded just a little completely different.

Amanda Seyfried, who performed Karen Smith within the 2004 movie, initially auditioned for the position of Regina George, which finally went to Rachel McAdams.

“I’d flown out to L.A. for the primary time with my mom. It was very thrilling,” Seyfried advised Self-importance Truthful in a latest interview. “I met Lacey Chabert for the primary time, and Lindsay Lohan was within the room, and Blake Full of life was taking part in Karen, after which I used to be Regina.”

The Emmy-winning actress left the room pondering she’d get a name both telling her that she did or didn’t get the a part of the Queen Bee, however as a substitute, that they had one other provide for her.

“I flew dwelling, they usually have been like, ‘We predict you’re extra right for Karen,’” she mentioned. “So I used to be like, ‘Oh god, OK, positive.’”

Imply Women casting director Marci Liroff beforehand advised Cosmopolitan UK that Full of life was a prime choose for the position of Karen. The Gossip Lady alum hadn’t accomplished The Sisterhood of the Touring Pants but.

“She got here all the way down to the ultimate checks however, in some unspecified time in the future, among the filmmakers mentioned to maintain wanting,” Liroff mentioned. “Amanda Seyfried had learn for Regina, and we actually appreciated her, however then [film producer] Lorne [Michaels] steered, ‘Why don’t we make her Karen?’”

Within the Self-importance Truthful interview, Seyfried additionally praised her character for being so real and easily desirous to make individuals really feel higher.

“I feel the rationale we love Karen a lot — and likewise the rationale that she’s so humorous — is that she is simply being brutally sincere, and it’s so lovely, and it’s what makes her so endearing,” The Dropout star mentioned. “And he or she’s not that sensible, however she completely is aware of it. And every thing that she reacts to is simply her fact, her true response. And I feel all of us love individuals like that as a result of we are able to belief them.”

The Emmy winner rewatched the scene from the film by which Karen suggests to Regina that the plastics go to Taco Bell to assist Regina really feel higher after she discovered her boyfriend had been dishonest on her. She later tells Lohan’s Cady Heron that she believes she has ESPN in her breasts, and that’s why they’ll inform when it’s already raining.

“She’s the individual with the most important coronary heart,” Seyfried mentioned. “She actually believes that the perfect thought can be to go to Taco Bell and that her secret is that she is psychic and has a sports activities channel. How may you not fall in love with someone who totally believes that they’ve ESPN?”