Show business can be a harsh business, as Blake Lively has learned after being dropped for a role and replaced by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Rooney Mara.
Gossip Girl actress Blake, who has had big screen roles in
Green Lantern and
The Town, was recently confirmed by several industry insiders to have been cast in
Side Effects.
But according to Perez Hilton.com, 24-year-old Lively didn't have the support of the film's financial backer, who weren't prepared to fund a production with Lively in the lead role.
Ouch.
And so, Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara, who impressed critics with her role as Lisbeth Salander in
Dragon Tattoo, has found herself replacing Lively in the film, now called
Bitter Pill. Mara will play a wife struggling with her husband's (Channing Tatum) release from prison.
What do you think of Rooney being cast instead of Blake?