He saw me as a poor student."
However, Zellweger herself never felt that way.
“I know the difference that can make in someone’s day,” she said.
“There are certain things about myself that I know to be sure.
However, that’s not the only movie that the Texas-born stars acted in together.
The slasher sequel did little for their careers, given that it was seen by practically nobody.
“Nobody knew she was coming!
She was an intellect.”
She shared, “My secret is ignorance!”
“He never forgets my birthday,” she marveled when speaking withVanity Fair.
Zellweger’s co-star Hugh Grant was significantly more gracious.
“I’ve met Renee a couple of times, and she is bang-on,” he toldEntertainment Weekly.
It’ll be a triumph.
I know it will.”
In addition to those efforts, Zellweger also prepared for playing a publicist by actually working as one.
Yet that was precisely what happened when Renee Zellweger was cast as Roxie Hart in 2002’sChicago.
In an interview withPlaybill, Zellweger admitted her prior musical experience was non-existent.
so that pull it off, Zellweger took vocal lessons.
“I didn’t know how to sing properly.
I didn’t know how to enunciate.
Cinnamon Girl, reportedDeadline, was a sought-after project that sparked a bidding war.
A pilot was shot at a reported cost of nearly $6 million.
Ultimately, however, Lifetime decided against bringingCinnamon Girlto series.
Newsbluntly asked, “What happened to her face?”
“I’m glad folks think I look different!
By 2016, the lingering speculation had not died down.
In response, she addressed the rumors head-on in a blistering op-ed forHuffPost.
It’s simply not true.”
Zellweger’s rep also issued a statement, and a far more succinct one at that.
Discussing her decision to step away from Hollywood, she later toldE!
They’re going to know this time.”
In an interview withAmerican Way, Zellweger laid out another reason why she walked away.
“At first, I didn’t understand why they thought of me for it,” Zellweger said.
She also read biographies, watched videos, and dove into even more research about the singer.
but also, ‘Can Renee Zellweger?'"
