 Cameron Crowe (qv)s first choice for the part of Claire Colburn  was Kirsten Dunst (qv). Dunst wanted the part very much but had  already signed for _Village, The (2004)_ (qv).  Evan Rachel Wood (qv) (who was apparently too young) was then  under consideration for the part but Dunst dropped out of  _Village, The (2004)_ (qv) at the last moment to audition for the  part and won it.