These celebrities were vying to play the role of young Lily van der Woodsen
Gossip Girl Casting manager David Rappaport I told Jessica about Gossip Girl The movie is about Serena’s mother, Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), with the pilot who played the starring role Brittany Snow and Christine Ritter.
“I remember that Dakota Johnson came and Rooney Maraand a lot of other women who are now big names but back then they didn’t have that kind of status.” XOXO. “And do you know who read the best part of this? I’ll tell you, because I think you’re a friend of his. Nina Dobrev“That was one of the best auditions I’ve ever seen, for this particular role.”
David said he called the network and told them: “She’s a superstar.”
But the issue, as mentioned in the podcast, is that she “doesn’t look like Kelly Rutherford, because Kelly Rutherford was supposed to be young.”
However, she emphasized to the network that they need to keep Degrassi: Next Generation He remembers the star being on their radar, “and you guys need to find something for her.” “I remember thinking about this girl in a couple years and saying: ‘Oh my God, I missed this opportunity.’ She was so unbelievable!”
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