Rachel McAdams - Rachel's Rumored Roles #4

amanda s. · 08-23-2014, 05:26 PM

(Original post by Lindsey.)

Below is a list of movies for which Rachel was rumored/considered/offered a part, but ultimately wasn't a part of:

Mission Impossible 3

Offered role: Julia
Role ended up going to: Michelle Monaghan

Plot: Ethan Hunt comes face to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.

Valentine's Day

Auditioned for:Morley Clarkson
Role ended up going to: Jessica Alba

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day

Black Swan

Was considered for: Lilly
Role ended up going to: Mila Kunis

A thriller that hones in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival.

Get Smart
[list]Offered Role: Agent 99
Role ended up going to: Anne Hathaway

Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side.

Devil Wears Prada

Offered role: Andy Sachs
Role ended up going to: Anne Hathaway

A naive young woman comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.

Mamma Mia

Auditioned for: Sophie
Role ended up going to: Amanda Seyfried

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

Iron Man

Offered role: Pepper Potts
Role ended up going to: Gwyneth Paltrow

When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

The Dark Knight

Was considered for: Rachel Dawes
Role ended up going to: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits.

Inception

Was considered for:Ariadne
Role ended up going to: Ellen Page

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date.

Casino Royale

Offered role: Vesper Lynd
Role ended up going to: Eva Green

In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

Fantastic 4

Auditioned for: Sue Storms
Role ended going to: Jessica Alba

A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom

The Last Kiss

Was cast as: Jenna
Role ended going to: Jacinda Barrett

Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will over for good.

If anyone knows of anything else, please let me know, and I'll add it! I don't know if all of them are true, but it's fun to speculate.

Most of these come from IMDB, and a few from interviews.

Any movies you wish Rachel had accepted? Any movies you were glad she ended up not being in?

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Rachel's Rumored Roles #4

amanda s. · 08-23-2014, 05:28 PM

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I was curious to what happened with 'Maudie' so I did some searching around and it appears they haven't started production yet. It was announced in May that Sally Hawkins was set to play Maud Lewis and Sean Bean joined her as the male lead. It was reported they would start production in July in Newfoundland. The official fb page hasn't been updated since May so I assume the production got pushed back.

winterbird · 08-24-2014, 05:22 AM

TFTNT Amanda, I really should pay more attention to the post count of a thread. Just noticed the last one is way over 300

amanda s. · 08-24-2014, 12:10 PM

Hahaha, we both were kind of slacking on it! I didn't notice it had happened either.

I'm really interested to see what happens with Maudie though for sure.

Rikayla · 08-24-2014, 02:47 PM

Jason Reitman has 5 projects in development according to IMDB. Why hasn't he cast Rachel in one of his films yet imho. I hope he's just waiting for the perfect role or something. Grrr...

winterbird · 08-25-2014, 09:35 AM

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I'm really interested to see what happens with Maudie though for sure.

Yeah same here!

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hope he's just waiting for the perfect role or something

This so much!! The trailer for his new movie just came out and all I could think about was that he needs to work with Rachel

luke88 · 08-25-2014, 10:04 PM

So ive been trying to look up Jason Reitmans in development movies and I found one call The Possilbilities and I honestly would die if he cast Rachel for the lead role. Its about A grieving mom dealing with the death of her is visited by a girl with a secret for her.I badly want them to work together BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!

nick1982 · 08-26-2014, 06:36 AM

The Boston Globe's political editor, Cynthia Needham just posted the below tweet:

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Film production crew now in the @BostonGlobe newsroom w/ paint swatches to match color of our drab beige cubicles for the Spotlight movie.

Sounds like pre-production is well underway! And good to see how much effort they're going to in order to get the detail authentic for this!

winterbird · 08-26-2014, 10:03 AM

Thanks for looking it up Luke!

I really hope he will cast Rachel in his next movie

That's really cool, thanks for sharing Nick!

nick1982 · 08-27-2014, 12:53 AM

I was also browsing the Open Road Films' website, and it seems that they post all of their press releases there. They update it regularly, so I wouldn't be surprised if an announcement is made on their before shooting begins (although this may still be first announced via one of the major trades first). As an example, Open Road announced in January 2014 that it was distributing ROCK THE KASBAH, and in that press release, confirmed that shooting would begin in June. The release date of the film was also announced on the website only a week or so ago. Let's hope we get confirmation of Rachel's official involvement sometime soon!

winterbird · 08-27-2014, 10:07 AM

Thanks for sharing the link Nick! And I agree, I hope they will officially confirm the cast soon.

It was announced that Lake Bell will direct 'The Emperor's Children'. Rachel was attached to this project a few years ago when Scott Cooper was set to direct alongside Richard Gere, Keira Knightley, and Emma Thompson.

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After making her directing debut with In A World, Lake Bell will take her sophomore turn behind the camera with The Emperor’s Children for Imagine Entertainment. Noah Baumbach adapted the script from Claire Messud’s 2006 book about three friends in their early thirties living in NYC in the months leading up to September 11, 2001. Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins are producing for Imagine.
Lake Bell To Direct ‘Emperor’s Children’ | Deadline

I assume Rachel is not attached for this anymore but who knows. She never worked with a female director before so that would be interesting to see.

nick1982 · 08-27-2014, 05:55 PM

The Hollywood Report just posted this article about a possible new edition to the Spotlight casting:

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Billy Crudup in Talks for Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal Film 'Spotlight' (Exclusive)
The film chronicles the decades-long cover-up of pedophile priests in Massachusetts

Billy Crudup is in talks to join Participant Media's Catholic Church sex abuse scandal film Spotlight.

Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci have already boarded the ensemble drama.

Based on a true story, the film chronicles the Catholic Church's decades-long cover-up of pedophile priests in Massachusetts that came to light thanks to a yearlong investigation by The Boston Globe. Tom McCarthy (Win Win) is directing from a screenplay written by Josh Singer.

Crudup would play Eric MacLeish, the lead attorney for the victims. Ruffalo and McAdams are set to play reporters. Tucci will portray attorney Mitchell Garabedian. Keaton is onboard to tackle Spotlight Team editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, while Schreiber is set as then-Globe editor Marty Baron.

Participant is financing the film, which is being produced by Michael Sugar and Steve Golin of Anonymous Content and Rocklin/Faust's Nicole Rocklin and Blye Faust. Open Road will distribute in the United States. eOne is taking international sales rights and will distribute in its territories. The project had been set up at DreamWorks, but the studio quietly exited the project last year.

David Mizner is serving as a consultant and associate producer, while Jonathan King and Jeff Skoll are executive producing.

The movie tells of how the Globe's "Spotlight Team" reporters spent a year interviewing victims and reviewing thousands of pages of documents and discovered years of cover-ups by Church leadership. Their reporting eventually led to the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law, who had hidden years of serial abuse by other priests, and opened the floodgates to revelations of molestation and similar cover-ups worldwide.

The Globe team won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service "for its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy; stirred local, national and international reaction; and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church."

Crudup is no stranger to playing real-life characters, having portrayed J. Edgar Hoover in Public Enemies and Steve Prefontaine in Without Limits. He is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment.

Remember this from an About Time press junket interview last year?:

amanda s. · 08-27-2014, 07:07 PM

Hahahahahslkdfjs I would love so much to see her get to work with him!

winterbird · 08-28-2014, 05:18 AM

Thanks for the news Nick!

THR makes it sound like Rachel and the rest of the cast signed on already so I hope this is the case.

winterbird · 09-03-2014, 04:20 AM

I kind of forgot about all the film festival markets until now but I hope another Rachel project will be announced or maybe Spotlight will be confirmed at the TIFF market?

Nick pointed this out to me but Masanobu Takayanagi will be the DoP/cinematographer of Spotlight. He was added to the IMDB page of the movie

His recent credits include Silver Linings Playbook and The Grey.

EDIT: A toronto/canada based paparazzo tweeted the following:

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Rachel McAdams will film Spotlight this fall in Toronto The film also stars Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Michael Keaton, and Aaron Eckhart
https://twitter.com/seansmovies/stat...68312594546688

He has photographed Rachel out & about many times before and often has the 'exclusives' of on set photos of movies shooting in Toronto/Vancouver/Canada


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