Nadine

I'd say there's a very good chance that's what happens. Here's another pic.



I've thrown the production notes onto my server. There are blank spots where usually images would be - but for some reason they're missing from the original production notes - also her full name in it is Principal Claire Fletcher

ETA: She's mentioned a few times in the production notes - but this Adam Shankman quote about casting Lauren for me is the cream of the crop:

For Shankman, Graham was the perfect love interest for Diesel, the only woman a guy like Shane Wolfe could ever imagine actually settling down with to have his own family. “I knew that anybody who could get romantic with Billy Bob Thornton in ‘Bad Santa’ could stand up to Vin Diesel,” the director laughs. “And she did. Lauren handled the role with true grace and humor.”

lorelaidanes

You're the best gossipcom!!
I love that pic. She looks so... I don't amazingly wonder woman like in that pic. GO LAUREN!! And I love what Adam Shankman said about Lauren. It totally speaks for her great talent as an actress.

A. B. Normal

Oh my gosh, how fun is that picture!! It's cool to see her doing physical stuff like that. I want her tennis shoes. Really, maybe she did enough stunts to convince Joss she's the perfect Wonder Woman...which she is.

Nadine did you buy a press kit or find this online? The quote is excellent! LMAO about the BBT part. And her own quote "[Principal Claire] finds herself falling for this bald, muscle-bound guy in spite of herself." I can't wait for DVD commentary from this director, he obviously admires Lauren.

*shiny girl*

I don't know whether you guys know it already but on www.opposites-are-polar.net are caps of behind the scenes!Pia

Nadine

I found it online at Movie Web - click Prod. Notes (the official site should add them later on - probably in about 10 months time!)

Lex WORD to your post - and the shoes - I love that they match the top she's wearing and I swear those jeans - they look familiar *g*

I have to say that pic does crack me up - when she's holding the guy - wonder if that's before or after her stunt - my guess is it's before

Ohh yes do Disney films usually have audio commentary or Shankman films... *Nadine goes off to see if Bringin' Down the House had audio commentary on it*

ETA: BDtH did have a.c.... wtf didn't I buy that dvd - I taped it off pay-tv instead - the a.c had Adam Shankman, writer Jason Filardi and Queen Latifah

A. B. Normal

Just looking at that still again, I wonder if it's towards the end of the movie, after they think they've apprehended all of the bad guys and all of a sudden one comes back (they always do) to get Vin and that's when Lauren drop kicks him jumping off that wall there, ala her stunt on Ellen. He finds her heroism so attactive, that aftewards they kiss, but get interrupted?

Nadine

That makes sense since there's a nice wall there she could jump from

lorelaidanes

Sure does. That's gonna be such a cool scene. GO LAUREN!

Conny

Thanks for the pics and info Alexis and Nadine!

Great stuff!

Imzadi

thanks for all the infos and pcitures .. lol the one at the top of the page is hilarious .. I really cant wait to see the movie and make funny little noises when Lauren is on screen

and thanks for the almost kiss picture alexis

Jazz

I saw the movie at a critic's screening. My friend is a movie critic. In any case, I enjoyed it, it was cute and a feel good Disney movie, as all Disney movies are. I was surprised that Lauren's part was bigger than what they showed in commericals and trailers but you know, I'm not complaining!

Lauren Fan

Thank you, thank you, thank yooooouuuuu *nah, I'm not crazy* for the clip! I couldn't watch it on the website either...

Anyway, sooo funny when Lauren bumps in... And she looked so tiny next to Brad ... I so need to see the movie...

A. B. Normal

Awesome! We like hearing about that! Maybe they'll wise up and put her on the DVD cover. Seems to be a popular method.

Imzadi

Glad to know that Laurens part is bigger than we all tought .. and I have a friend who is a HUUUUUGE fan of Vin .. so I can get her to watch this movie with me .. and then FINALLY she will get to know Lauren ..cause whenever I metnioned Lauren she was like "Who.. dont know her .. never heard of her" and when we see this movie I can say "See this pretty woman over there.. thats Lauren Graham .. and she is in a movie with your honey Vin disel..."

Nadine

*cough* this is why I love press junkets! *cough* love her comment about the type of guy she'd go out with (aka the rower - priceless)

Lauren Graham Stars With Vin Diesel in "The Pacifier"
From Rebecca Murray,

Lauren Graham on Working with Vin Diesel and Choosing Movie Roles
"Gilmore Girls" star Lauren Graham takes on the role of school principal in the comedy movie, "The Pacifier," starring Vin Diesel, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, and Brad Garrett.

Lauren Graham was last seen on the big screen opposite Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa" where she played a bartender who was sexually attracted to men in Santa suits. In "The Pacifier," Graham's character is much more controlled about her urges, but she still manages to end up with the guy. As Vin Diesel's onscreen love interest, Graham not only gets to bat her eyelashes and play the romantic lead, she also gets in on a little of the action by showing off some smooth hand-to-hand combat skills.

INTERVIEW WITH LAUREN GRAHAM ('Claire'):

Did you have to do any physical preparation?

For my big stunt? (Laughing) Yeah. You choreograph it and stuff but initially it was fun to me. I wanted to do more of that. They had gotten me a stunt person, and they were like, “Noooo! You're not going to be doing that.” And then my stunt person got injured because that's how difficult the stunt is. Really tough. So I ended up getting to do it myself. There's a lot of preparation because they want you to be safe and know what you're doing. It was fun.

How are you with kids in real life?

I'm good. I was a camp counselor for many years… I really like kids because when you do the hours I do on that show, you never see anybody. You never see your own family, let alone other people's families, so it's very soothing to hold a baby.

Can you be a disciplinarian if you have to?

Yeah. I don't know. I'm not a parent, I just play one on TV. Until you do it yourself, you don't know how you'd be. I grew up in a family where there was no yelling and screaming as discipline. It was like, the rules were clear and the worst my dad could say is I'm really disappointed in you. That kind of thing. I don't think I'd be so tough. I can tell them what to do a little bit.

Was it more fun doing "Bad Santa" or this?

I have this character I do every day, so anything is sort of a refreshing change. Anything is such a slower pace. We cram [on “Gilmore Girls”]. We do 12 pages regularly on the TV show [each day]. You never have enough time. I talk so much, my brain is working overtime. I'm memorizing. So any new experience, I get a lot out of. The Billy Bob movie was more of a character to build. Here [in "The Pacifier"], I'm serving the hero and trying to be real and natural and smooch him at the end. It wasn't so much about creating a character. I really love to work so it was fun.

Was Vin a good kisser?

He was a good kisser. He has a beautiful mouth. He's very sexy.

Do you normally go for tough guys like that?

No. I normally go for bookish, skinny Irish guys. (Laughing) But those muscles are so fascinating to me. I went out with somebody once who rowed heavyweight crew, and his legs were like hams. It's not nice to poke your co-star and squeeze them, so I tried to keep it together.

How did Vin do as a parental figure?

I think he did great. The kids came to him. You'd think that he's such an imposing figure, they'd be slightly afraid of him. But maybe because he's fun to climb on, they really clung to him and hung out with him and looked up to him. He had an easy time with that. He has an even-tempered, quiet sort of way about him. He was nice with them.

Will there be a “Pacifier 2?”

I don’t know. I've been at work and haven't seen the movie. Does it leave you wondering where does the duck go from here? Is there an unanswered question? If it takes off, it could be a franchise for (Vin). You can see that guy in another comedic situation and he's the guy to do it. He's our Arnold, after all.

Do you have any more movie projects lined up?

I did this movie with Jeff Bridges called "The Moguls.” It's just another little part. I'm a huge fan of his. It's just a little indie movie. I'm also looking at some stuff now for the summer. It's a little early to know yet.

Who do you play?

I'm a love interest-y person. It's Jeff's movie. He plays a down-on-his luck loser who tries to make a porno film because it's the only way he can make money. But there's no nudity. It's not even as dark as “Bad Santa.” He and his friends think it will be a great business opportunity. It's all these interesting actors like Bill Fichtner and Joe Pantiliano and Ted Danson. It's a sweet loser movie. And I play an ex-Playboy Bunny that says no to the porno movie but yes to Jeff Bridges.

Is the selection of movie roles better during your hiatus?

It's always tricky to plan that because it's such a specific period of time. There are always things that, had I been available, would have been amazing opportunities. That's frustrating. As long as I keep building a film career… You know, I've been the lead in a TV show but never the lead in a movie. That's a different process and I'm not there yet. As long as I can keep working with different people and working my way up, then it's really satisfying for me.

Sometimes, I think from "Bad Santa," all the stuff I'm reading, I'm on top of some guy. It's gratifying because I didn't used to get seen that way before. But once they see you play a 'ho, then, man, you're in the like, “Let's get her to play that sleazy role.” But it's fun. The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or you're the wild girl. As long as I can do a bit of both, I guess.

Do you do a feature every break?

Yeah.

How do you choose projects?

I'd been trying to work with Adam Shankman and he offered this to me. I knew I'd have a great time and it fit… Sometimes you lose something, there was something I really wanted to do last year, it started a month before the show ended. They tried to work it out. Yeah, it's a crazy schedule.

So you didn't shift your schedule for this movie?

You don't shift [a schedule] around me. God no. We were in Canada, which was fun. It was where we shot the pilot for “The Gilmore Girls” too. Toronto's like my second home.

How many seasons have you been on and are you signed for a certain number?

Five, and we're signed for seven. It looks like we're coming back for next year. We're having a nice ratings year, which is mainly what they care about. The show is in a fun place. There's some good conflict and good stuff to play. I could see it one more year and I don't know the year after that.

It's changed my life - that schedule. It's not a complaint, the reality of that work is that I miss a balanced life. I don't know that it would go beyond seven [years]. You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain, neither mine nor the studio. Seven could be the perfect time. [Rory] could graduate from college and I'm sure there will be some double wedding, or something like that.

Do young mothers come up to you asking for advice?

Not so much advice, but I do get a lot of single parents who say it's been a bonding experience for them to be able to watch the show, which is a wish-fulfillment of the best possible scenario, being a single parent. It was just me and my dad for a long time. It was much harder. That's TV, so it makes life a little better. The nicest compliment is when people say we watch it over the phone or we get together [to watch it]. It's been a generational kind of bonding experience. So that's nice.

Would you ever do another series?

I wouldn't do these hours again. I wouldn't do a one-hour series again unless it was an ensemble or something. When you've had a part like this and been the lead in a show, what do you want to do? I'd maybe do a half-hour. I started doing half-hour comedy. Immediately, I'd take a year and try to make it a film year and pay my mortgage. I love television. What are the chances of having two long-running shows in your life? I don't know. But I'll try and find out.