 Gwyneth Paltrow (qv) was originally attached to star as Dawn  Campbell, but dropped out due to the death of her father.  Nicole Kidman (qv) then attached herself to the project, but could  not fit the movie in due to her schedule for  _Stepford Wives, The (2004)_ (qv). At that point,  Jennifer Aniston (qv) was looked at for the part until finally  Naomi Watts (qv), director David O. Russell (qv)s original  first choice, was a lock.