Nine behind the scenes gags

Nine

Due to the strike of North American screenwriters, the preparatory work of the film was paralyzed in August 2007.
Javier Bardem was once the candidate to play Guido Contini. But he thinks that the work is too busy and he is exhausted, so he decides to stop his work and go home to rest for a year.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was once the candidate to play Claudia. She wanted director Rob Marshall to increase her proportions in the film, but was rejected. Zeta Jones, who hit the nail, left the crew immediately.
After Zeta Jones left the crew, Amy Adams , Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway were all candidates to play Claudia. Demi Moore and Juliette Binoche even auditioned for the role. In the end, Nicole Mary Kidman played the role.
Both Anne Hathaway and Sienna Rose Miller auditioned for Stephanie Nakovs. Eventually the role fell into the hands of Kate Hudson .
Katherine Noelle Holmes liked the role of Louisa very much, and she also auditioned for this role, but Marshall thought she was not suitable for this role, and instead let Marion Cotillard play it.
Renée Kathleen Zellweger was the first person to play Carla, but after several rounds of auditions, the role was taken away by Penélope Cruz Sánchez .
George Clooney and Johnny Depp were the candidates to play Guido.
This film is the fourth film released in 2009 with the title 9 related. The other three are: "Robot No. 9", "$9.99" and "Nine District".
In order to play his role well, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis studied Italian specifically.
Nicole Mary Kidman started rehearsing for the film four weeks after giving birth.
The film’s theme song "Nine" was cut out by the director from the final film.
The late director Anthony Minghella CBE also participated in the script writing.
Maury Yeston , the lyricist of the stage version "Nine", wrote three new songs specifically for the film.