Although she doesn't feel too beat up about it, Applegate joked in an interview that she probably shouldn't have turned down the role. Witherspoon cleaned up a Golden Globe nomination for her acting. Applegate released this statement in an interview on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen: “I don’t regret it because Reese Witherspoon did a much better job than I ever could... and she has now way more money than I do and way more success. And so why would I even regret that?”
Nicholas Cage, The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky was looking to cast someone to play Randy "The Ram" Robinson in the 2008 movie: The Wrestler. He wanted Mickey Rourke from the get-go, but that didn't pan out. So, he set his sights on Nic Cage.