Mean Girls director, Mark Waters thought Rachel McAdams was too old to play as Cady Heron. Hence, they choose Lindsay Lohan. Rachel McAdams played as Regina George. Rachel was 25 at that time.
Waters told Variety, "I know Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels and Sherry Lansing watched a rough cut of Freaky Friday and they decided they wanted both me and Lindsay".
"Lindsay’s energy is much more like Regina — I don’t mean that in a negative way. She’s just much more forceful and a really strong personality. I remember reading the Regina scenes with her and she was amazing."
"But when we went to cast Cady, we couldn’t find anybody. I actually read an actress from Canada for the part, and I told her, 'You’re way too old for this part, but I think you’re a movie star, you’re amazing.' It was Rachel McAdams".
"When we couldn’t cast Cady, we went back to Rachel for Regina. And her reading a little bit older worked because it brought a certain power and maturity to it."
Lohan wasn't happy about the change role. Waters shared, "She was a little bummed, she thought Regina was more fun".
"But she ended up embracing it. And Sherry Lansing pointed out that with Freaky Friday [being] such a big hit, she had to be the lead of the movie. It all worked out for the best."
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