What if Britney Spears had played Allie in The Notebook instead of Rachel McAdams? Hard to imagine, right. Well, you don’t have to imagine anymore as a two-decade old video is going viral featuring the pop icon’s audition for the timeless romantic film. Britney Spears’ acting talents are now receiving praise and the new revelation is part of her upcoming memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ which is set to be released on October 24. Let’s take a look at Britney Spears’ emotional audition tape for The Notebook and learn more details about her upcoming memoir.
Audition Tape for The Notebook
In the viral video, Britney Spears auditions for the role of Allie Hamilton, the other protagonist in The Notebook opposite Ryan Gosling’s Noah. In the emotional audition tape, the ‘Toxic’ singer performs the scene where Allie talks about her impending marriage to another man.
The Daily Mail has released Britney's previously unseen audition for "The Notebook"! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/fCg3Dsc70v
— Britney Spears Promo (Fan Page) 🌹 (@Britney_Promo) October 23, 2023
The pop singer channels her inner Allie with great nuance and emotion as her eyes well up with tears. In the video, she nails her performance especially when she says she prayed for Noah to die in the war because she couldn’t bear the thought of seeing him with somebody else, or him being alive and never seeing each other again.
Hollywood casting director Matthew Barry shared the video and praised Britney’s audition. He called her performance phenomenal. The audition was recorded on August 18, 2002, in Los Angeles and the latest video was exclusively revealed by Daily Mail.
Actresses that auditioned for Allie Hamilton for ‘The Notebook’:
Rachel McAdams (chosen)
Britney Spears (top 3)
Jessica Simpson (turned down the role)
Scarlett Johansson
Claire Dane
Kate Bosworth
Amy Adams
Jamie King
Mandy Moore
Jessica Biel
Ashley Judd
Reese Witherspoon… pic.twitter.com/QFAqOWynes— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) October 23, 2023
In fact, Britney Spears had reportedly outshone auditions from other actresses like Scarlett Johansson, Claire Danes, Kate Bosworth, Amy Adams, Jamie King, and Mandy Moore. In 2021, there was an eBay listing for the audition tape worth $1 million.
Britney Spears talks about acting and The Notebook in memoir
In her upcoming memoir titled The Woman in Me, Britney Spears reflects on her brief foray into acting and her experience auditioning for The Notebook. She revealed that she did not regret losing the role as it would have consumed her time away from music.
10.24.23 https://t.co/TTW2sQKl5X pic.twitter.com/66yE7Zccr4
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) July 11, 2023
She had already shared screen space with Ryan Gosling on Mickey Mouse Club. Reconnecting with him for The Notebook would have been interesting. However, Britney Spears admits she had problems with acting and what the process did to her mind.
The 41-year-old singer describes her experience as a form of method acting where she struggled to separate herself from the characters she portrayed. This left her feeling as though she had transformed into someone else entirely, as a result of her process.
More details about The Notebook and ‘The Woman in Me’
Directed by Nick Cassavetes, The Notebook is an adaptation of the bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name. The love story revolves around a young couple who first fall in love in the 1940s and their romantic journey spans multiple decades.
In their final years together, one of them battles Alzheimer’s in this moving romantic saga. The film’s emotional depth and the stellar performances by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams turned it into a cult classic as the film earned over $115 million worldwide.
Britney Spears’ memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ is coming out on October 24, 2023. The book will reveal some interesting insights about the pop icon and help fans understand more about her professional and personal life.
This includes her harrowing experiences during her highly publicized 13-year conservatorship, which came to an end in November 2021. The book also addresses some deeply personal aspects of Britney Spears’ life, such as having had an abortion while in a relationship with fellow singer Justin Timberlake.
