 Selma Blair (qv) was the studios first choice for Stevie Wayne,  but she was not offered the part because Julia Stiles (qv) was  still attached to play Elizabeth. Blair and Stiles had acted  together two times previously (in _Down to You (2000)_ (qv), and  most recently _Guy Thing, A (2003)_ (qv)). When the role of  Elizabeth went to Maggie Grace (qv), Blair was contacted and her  contract closed with 48 hours. She started shooting less than two  weeks later.