Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.
04.01.2024 - 08:10 / justjared.com
Miley Cyrus became one of the Disney Channel’s breakout stars playing Hannah Montana. However, it turns out that she faced some stiff competition for the role.
The 31-year-old Endless Summer Vacation hitmaker was only 13 years old when she was chosen to play the pop star who hid her offstage identity from fans behind a blonde wig.
She stuck with the role until 2011, releasing music and even starring in a movie inspired by the character. After that, Miley went on to launch her solo music career, becoming the sensation she is today.
Thirteen years ago, Hannah pulled off her iconic blonde wig in the show’s fourth and final season. It brought an end to her secret identity and introduced fans to Miley Stewart, the talented teen behind the blonde hair.
In honor of the big occasion, we did some digging to track down all of the other actresses who might have de-wigged themselves in the show.
We discovered five actresses that auditioned for the part before Miley was cast. The list includes several other Disney Channel stars as well as a few musicians.
The Hannah Montana casting director has even revealed the top three actresses in the running, while other stars have said that they were offered the part and turned it down.
Scroll through the slideshow to see some of the stars who were in the running to play Hannah Montana before Miley Cyrus was cast…
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Scream franchise amid recent news that several cast members and the director departed the upcoming film in the long-running series.Back in December, Scream 7‘s director Christopher Landon confirmed he left work on the project. The Happy Death Day director was announced to be helming the seventh instalment in August, which would have marked his debut in the Scream franchise.
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Miley Cyrus has reportedly been arrested outside her home.Alexander Karddalian was taken into police custody after showing up at the singer’s home with a stuffed animal, according to TMZ.He was allegedly arrested after Cyrus, who was believed to be at home at the time, and her team noticed him outside and called the police.The singer’s security allegedly detained him until police arrived and he was arrested for not complying with a court order.Karddalian has allegedly been stalking the singer since 2018 and last year, she was reportedly granted a three year restraining order against him after he showed up at her home in Los Angeles just days after he was released from prison in 2022.Elsewhere, Kelly Clarkson performed a powerful cover of Cyrus’ ‘Used To Be Young’ for her latest ‘Kellyoke’ cover this week.Cyrus previously said the song was “about honouring who we’ve been, loving who we are and celebrating who we will become”.She recalled how a songwriter had first approached her with what she described as a “standard fucked up in the club track”. It inspired her to write about how she can no longer relate to such a lifestyle now she is sober.“That’s not where I spend my time, you know,” she explained.
Kelly Clarkson performed a powerful cover of Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Used To Be Young’ for her latest ‘Kellyoke’ cover this week.The singer performed Cyrus’ ballad from her 2023 album ‘Endless Summer Vacation‘ on Wednesday’s (January 10) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.The powerful performance was the latest live cover from the talk show host, after she teamed up with Kelsey Grammer to perform the Frasier theme song the previous night.Check out her ‘Used To Be Young’ cover below.Cyrus previously said the song was “about honoring who we’ve been, loving who we are and celebrating who we will become”.During an interview with British Vogue last year, the artist recited a line from ‘Used To Be Young’: “I know I used to be crazy/ I know I used to be fun/ You say I used to be wild/ I say I used to be young.”Cyrus recalled how a songwriter had first approached her with what she described as a “standard fucked up in the club track”. It inspired her to write about how she can no longer relate to such a lifestyle now she is sober.“That’s not where I spend my time, you know,” she explained.
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Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.