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Britney Spears<\/a><\/strong> could have played Allie in The Notebook<\/strong><\/em>. The pop superstar\u2019s audition tape for the iconic romance film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel was released, in which Spears breaks down in tears while reading a particularly emotional scene.<\/p>\n The pop superstar\u2019s audition tape for the iconic romance film based on the Nicholas Sparks<\/strong> novel was released by The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> on Monday (Oct. 23, 2023), in which Spears breaks down in tears while reading a particularly emotional scene.<\/p>\n While Rachel McAdams<\/a><\/strong> was ultimately cast as Allie opposite Ryan Gosling<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Noah, casting director Matthew Barry told the publication that Spears beat out a number of famous actresses including Claire Danes<\/strong>, Scarlett Johansson<\/strong>, Amy Adams<\/strong> and Jessica Biel for the role. \u201cBritney wasn\u2019t just good \u2013 she was phenomenal,\u2019 Barry told The Daily Mail<\/em> of the 2002 audition. \u201cIt was a tough decision. Britney blew us all away. Our jaws were on the floor. I was blown away. Absolutely blown away. She brought her A-game that day.\u201d<\/p>\n In a different cinematic universe, Britney Spears could have played Allie in The Notebook<\/em>.<\/p>\n Spears even recalled her screen test in her upcoming memoir, The Woman in Me<\/a><\/em>, set for release on Tuesday (Oct. 24). \u201cThe Notebook casting came down to me and Rachel McAdams, and even though it would have been fun to reconnect with Ryan Gosling after our time on The Mickey Mouse Club<\/em>, I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t do it,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIf I had, instead of working on my album In the Zone, I\u2019d have been acting like a 1940s heiress day and night.\u201d<\/p>\n The superstar starred alongside Gosling, Justin Timberlake<\/a><\/strong> and Christina Aguilera<\/a><\/strong> in The Mickey Mouse Club<\/em> variety show from 1993 to 1994. She\u2019s also had a number of acting roles throughout her career, most notably in 2002\u2019s Crossroads<\/em> and later as a guest star in Season 3 of How I Met Your Mother<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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