Ryan Gosling liked both Britney Spears and Rachel McAdams for ‘Notebook’ role, casting director says

The Fall Guy, the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt-led reimagining of the classic 1980s TV series. David Leitch directs the film, which is written by Drew Pearce.Ryan Gosling (Barbie, La La Land, Drive) stars as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who, having left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by his ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place films, Sicario)—goes missing.While the film’s ruthless producer (Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham; Ted Lasso), maneuvers to keep the disappearance of star Tom Ryder (Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Bullet Train) a secret from the studio and the media, Colt performs the film’s most outrageous stunts while trying (with limited success) to charm his way back into Jody’s good graces.

Ryan Thomas Gosling was born on Nov. 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada. He began his acting career at a very young age, dancing as part of the Mickey Mouse Club alongside fellow future stars including Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.

“Barbie” world at theaters this summer.And now that the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster has taken over the 2024 Grammys, with multiple “Barbie” soundtrack songs occupying the nominations list — announced Friday morning — it’s as if the Recording Academy is her own personal Dream House.First, there’s Billie Eilish, who not-so-surprisingly scored Record of the Year and Song of the Year nominations for “What Was I Made For?” — among five of her six nods connected to the “Barbie” behemoth.

Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ song from Barbie has been nominated for a Grammy today.The nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards were shared this afternoon (November 10) with SZA leading the way with nine nominations.The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream for the announcement, with the winners set to be announced at the ceremony on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. See the full list of nominations here.Among the nominations was Ryan Gosling for his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ that appeared in Greta Gerwig’s hit film Barbie this summer.

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Stuntman-turned-filmmaker David Leitch has put together quite the filmography over the past decade. His first directing gig was co-helming “John Wick” with Chad Stahelski before rattling off “Atomic Blonde, “Deadpool 2,” and “Hobbs & Shaw” in quick succession.

This year has maybe been the best year of Ryan Gosling’s storied Hollywood career. His scene-stealing role as Ken in “Barbie” is the biggest success he’s been part of, and he’ll likely get plenty of awards season recognition for his performance.

kicked off the highly anticipated “Live’s Halloween: The Eras Show” as Cher, and her late husband, Sonny Bono, Tuesday. The longtime “Live” host, 52, showed off her figure in a yellow and white outfit with heavy eye makeup and black wig. Consuelos, who took over hosting duties from Ryan Seacrest, wore a yellow 70s-looking shirt, which he covered with a white jacket.

Valerie Wu Intern Britney Spears is planning to release a second volume of her hard-hitting memoir, “The Woman in Me,” in 2024. Spears shared a video of a man hitting a drum with a gavel-like instrument on her Instagram, along with a caption announcing the coming of her second volume. “Humor is the cure to everything !!! Play on !!!” she wrote in the caption.

The world-famous pop culture power couple, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, who once embodied the American dream, have taken us on a whirlwind journey filled with love, fame, heartbreak, and reconciliation. Their story began during their younger years on Disney's Mickey Mouse Club, where they, alongside other future megastars like Ryan Gosling and Christina Aguilera, first showcased their talents. Justin and Britney's undeniable talent was apparent even in their early days.

“Andy Cohen Live,” on Wednesday, Cohen, 55, reminisced about meeting with Spears around the time of her “Glory” album release in 2016.He claimed his industry friends warned him prior to meeting about a “woman who is at Britney’s side at all times, and she basically tells her what to do and where to go and it’s really creepy.'”“And I get there and this woman was there and it was like Britney was her captive,” Cohen revealed. The “Watch What Happens Live” host continued, “Now, Britney mentions her by name in the book a lot and how much she hated her and I’m not going to mention her name ’cause I don’t want to get sued, but it was really creepy.”“[The woman was] Whispering in her ear before everything and we’re sitting up there on stage with me and Britney and will.i.am and she comes up and says something in her ear and Britney’s like, ‘Mhm mhm.'”Cohen also described a bizarre moment during the interaction when Spears’ team brought in a birthday cake for the pop icon even though she reminded them that her birthday happened a month ago.

Britney Spears should return to acting.Barry, who was the casting director on The Notebook, released Spears’ 2002 audition tape for the role of Allie Hamilton earlier this week. The role ended up going to Rachel McAdams, who starred in the 2004 romance drama opposite Ryan Gosling.Speaking to Billboard about her audition, Barry explained that Spears took the audition very seriously and asked if she could work with him and his partner Nancy Green-Keyes prior to meeting the film’s director, Nick Cassavetes.“She wanted to get it right,” Barry said.

Britney Spears has said she could “barely speak for months” following her break-up with Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s.The pop singer opened up about her split from Timberlake in her new memoir The Woman In Me, which includes details about her abortion with the *NSYNC star and her infamous head-shaving incident in 2007.Spears and Timberlake dated from 1999 to 2002, until the latter allegedly ended the relationship via text message.“When Justin began making his first solo album, Justified [2002], he started being very standoffish with me,” Spears remembered in her book, released yesterday (October 24). “I think that was because he decided to use me as ammunition for his record, and so it made it awkward for him to be around me, staring at him with all that affection and devotion.“Ultimately, he ended our relationship by text message while I was on the set for the video for the ‘Overprotected’ remix by Darkchild.

The casting director for The Notebook is looking back at Britney Spears‘ audition.

Britney Spears continues to shed more light on what it was like under the control of her father, Jamie Spears.

former boyfriend Justin Timberlake, 42, talking differently around black artists in her new memoir, “The Woman in Me,” which hit shelves Tuesday. “His band, *NSYNC, was what people back then called ‘so pimp,'” Spears writes on Page 57 of the book.“They were white boys, but they loved hip-hop. To me, that’s what separated them from the Backstreet Boys, who seemed very consciously to position themselves as a white group.”“*NSYNC hung out with black artists.

Britney Spears has claimed that her estranged father, Jamie Spears, forced her to check into rehab during her “Piece of Me” Las Vegas residency in 2014.Writing in her tell-all memoir “The Woman In Me,” released Tuesday, the “Toxic” hitmaker recalled her stint performing in Sin City, which took place during her 13-year conservatorship helmed by Jamie.Britney detailed how her then-boyfriend Charlie Ebersol introduced her to energy-boosting supplements which she could take without having to ask for her father’s approval.“Charlie worked out every day, taking pre-workout supplements and a whole bunch of vitamins. He shared his nutrition research with me and started giving me energy supplements,” the mom of two writes.“My father didn’t like that.

The buzz around Britney Spears‘s forthcoming memoir, The Woman In Me, seems to be endless. Exclusive interviews and excerpts about Justin Timberlake are just a few of the tools that are building momentum behind the autobiography.

The Notebook could’ve been a much different film if Britney Spears starred in the film opposite Ryan Gosling. Spears’ audition tape for the leading role of Allie has been shared online and the casting director for the movie says she beat out many of the top young actresses of the time.

Britney Spears‘ audition tape from The Notebook has leaked online – check it out below.In a recently shared extract from her upcoming memoir, The Woman In Me, Spears revealed that she auditioned for Rachel McAdams’ role in the film, The Notebook.Speaking of her acting career, in which she played lead actress in the 2002 movie Crossroads, Spears said: “The experience wasn’t easy for me. My problem wasn’t with anyone involved in the production but with what acting did to my mind.“I think I started method acting — only I didn’t know how to break out of my character.