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'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' cast almost looked a little different! It may be difficult to imagine the film without America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively and Amber Tamblyn, but there were other stars who came close to landing the roles of Carmen, Lena, Bridget and Tibby in the hit film.

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00:00The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants cast almost looked a little different.

00:04It may be difficult to imagine the film without America Ferreira, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively,

00:10and Amber Tamblyn, but there were other stars that actually came close to landing the roles

00:14of Carmen, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby in the hit film. During a recent interview on the

00:19Hollywood Gold podcast, veteran producer Debra Martin-Chase recalled what went into casting

00:24the 2005 film. She said Ferreira, who played Carmen, was the first one cast and noted she

00:29was still very much a newbie at the time. The Princess Diaries producer also revealed

00:33that they were going to cast The O.C.'s Misha Barton in Lively's role of Bridget and have

00:38Smallville's Kristen Crook play Bledel's character Lena, but when production got delayed, both

00:42actresses were busy filming their respective shows. Chase said they went to Alexis early

00:47on for Lena, but she initially passed. She was still doing Gilmore Girls. She was tired

00:52and she passed, and then we kept looking. The producer noted they went to everyone from

00:56Kaley Cuoco, Alexa Vega, and Olivia Wilde. At that point, Amber Tamblyn, who played Tibby,

01:01was on Joan of Arcadia, so she was a big deal. We wanted real actors. They had to fulfill

01:06the roles. They had to embody the roles. Chase said finding the right actress for Bridget

01:10seemed to be the most difficult because they needed someone who had the innocence and the

01:14athletic skills, with no luck until Lively came in for an audition. The Cheetah Girls producer

01:19thought Lively was perfect, but not enough experience.

01:22She handed us her headshot and it was completely blank. She had never worked. She had never

01:27gotten a paycheck. You know, she's from an acting family. But despite that, the role was

01:31still hers. Elsewhere on her podcast appearance, Chase noted that she would love to make a third

01:36sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with the original cast. I think, you know, time has gone by and

01:40the audiences still very much want it. So maybe. For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:47And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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