Rachel McAdams Would Have Taken Any Role In ‘Mean Girls’

Rachel McAdams was so wanting to be a part of ‘Mean Girls’ that she says she would have gladly taken any position in any respect within the movie.

McAdams auditioned for the film when she was nonetheless discovering her footing in Hollywood, with solely a handful of display screen credit to her identify.

When she learn the script by Tina Fey, she says she instantly known as her supervisor to make it clear she needed to be concerned, whatever the dimension of the half.

McAdams made her Hollywood debut in 2002 with “The Scorching Chick” reverse Rob Schneider and Anna Faris.

Her subsequent movie was “Imply Women,” the place she portrayed the movie’s principal antagonist, Regina George.

In an interview with People Journal, McAdams says she was so eager to be a part of the film that she would have been blissful to tackle even the smallest position.

“I liked the script a lot,” she mentioned. “I keep in mind closing that script and calling up my supervisor and saying, ‘Please, even simply enjoying a personality that has one line I might take.’”

The dream would begin to turn out to be a actuality for McAdams when she landed an audition for “Imply Women.”

The actress initially learn for the lead position of Cady Heron, a component that in the end went to Lindsay Lohan.

McAdams has since admitted that she by no means anticipated to land the position, feeling that her expertise on the time paled compared to the size of enjoying the principle character.

“I used to be simply beginning out, and it was the principle character,” McAdams defined. “I simply didn’t assume I used to be at that time in my life the place I might be chosen for that.”

McAdams’s instincts in the end proved proper, as she was deemed “too previous” to play Cady Heron. As an alternative, she was solid as Regina George and rapidly embraced the enjoyable of portraying a villain.

Talking with the New York Times in 2018, McAdams defined why she’s drawn many related roles ever since.

“I’m at all times in search of larger-than-life characters, which might be why I like enjoying villains,” she mentioned. “They get away with a lot.”

The Canadian star additionally credited her character in ‘Imply Women’ for being the bedrock of a long-lasting profession in Hollywood.

“I’ve to thank Regina George for giving me some longevity,” McAdams mentioned. “I’m perpetually grateful to Tina Fey and [director] Mark Waters.”

McAdams has gone on to win many accolades all through her profession, with some of the current being a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

McAdams formally obtained the honour throughout a ceremony on January 20, 2026.

Talking on the star’s unveiling, “The Pocket book” actress mirrored on her gratitude for with the ability to maintain regular work within the trade through the years.

“I did not truly must be a star,” McAdams mentioned, per CBC Canada. “What I wanted to be was a working actor. And for the previous 25-plus years, I have been very fortunate to try this.”