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Who else could've played this role?


I really think Jenna Malone could've played Kimberly pretty damn well. She just has that natural look to her. Thats what I immediately thought of when I saw the poster for the film.

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Yeah that's exactly who I thought too! I think I might have preferred Jenna Malone, I like her as an actress a lot more than Evan Rachel Wood.

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jena malone??? come on guys

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Christinna Ricci could pull it off when she was younger.

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Thora Birch?

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a late 90's rose mcgowan
that girl that played janis ian in mean girls
thora birch

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They could have found a prettier actress, but I don't know if anyone else could have matched Wood's chilling interpretation of the character.

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Jena Malone was originally attached to play Kimberly but scheduling forced her to drop out. Evan Rachel Wood is an amazing actress, so it was all for the best.

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She was already in the movie in a small role as Kimberly's stepmother and she was good in that role too but Jamie King would have worked wonders with the role of Kimberly Joyce. She has the face for the role and possibly the attitude, although she may be just a tad too old for that role.

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Christinna Ricci (when she was younger)

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Sure, Jenna looks the part... but I personally feel that Evan acted the part the best. She was amazing in this role... a true messed up b*tch. :-P

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Jenna Malone.

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I don't think ERW pulled it off because of her supposed acting ability...I think she was able to pull it off because her dialog made it was easy to play. I would have liked to see Ellen Page's interpretation of the part.

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ellen paige could never pull it off, she's a dy*e, and looks like justin bieber






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I dont know if anyone else will agree with me, but there is an English actress called Emma Watson who I reckon would have been good. She plays Hermoine in the Harry Potter movies and recently starred in 'Ballet Shoes', so she's still stuck in the 'innocent' roles, which is why she isnt someone who springs to mind like Thora Birch, but personally I feel her look would have worked well. (think a blonde Ellen Page) But role-wise, its a bit like asking Hilary Duff in her Lizzie Maguire years if she would like to play Kimberly.

Also, isnt it weird how in these sort of films/ roles, Thora Birch, Christina Ricci, and Janis Ian from Mean Girls always gets a mention??
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Funny, that's who I thought it was and it's why I came to IMDB to check.

So I guess I agree.

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jena malone is the worst person ever.






i've got feelings too, ya know - inbetweeners

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