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It would be hard to picture anyone in the early 2000s joining the iconic cast of Mean Girls. I'm still in disbelief that Lindsay Lohan almost took on the queen bee role of Regina George instead of new girl Cady Heron. While we know Amanda Seyfried, like, invented the role of Karen Smith, Ashley Tisdale auditioned for that same role ad-libbing a line that actually made it to the final cut of the OG film. However, wait until you find out who else auditioned with Tisdale for the same part.Karen, played by Seyfried, was a…

The actress recalled screen-testing for the role of Karen Smith — but couldn't recall the bit that made it in — on Watch What Happens Live A writing credit is probably a bit much, but a little acknowledgement might be due to Ashley Tisdale, who said she ad-libbed a line during her audition for the original Mean Girls that wound up in the final cut of the movie.  On Watch What Happens Live Tuesday, Tisdale was asked about going out for the role of Karen Smith, the lovable airhead eventually…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRachel Zegler has revealed that she improvised a nod to Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games character in the prequel trailer.The first look at the adaptation of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was released on Thursday (27 April), showing the West Side Story star as Lucy Gray Baird. In the trailer, Casca Highbottom (Peter Dinklage) announces Lucy as District 12’s tribute…