OlderTaylor Schilling: Zac Efron's 'Lucky' Leading Lady
Taylor Schilling has officially been named as Zac Efron’s new love interest in the upcoming The Lucky One, according to THR.
Zac, 22, plays a Marine who’s survived three tours of duty in Iraq and attributes his good luck to a photograph he carried of a woman (Schilling) he doesn’t even know. When he returns to the States, he sets out to find her.
The role was originally marketed and sought after among young Hollywood. Abbie Cornish and Katie Cassidy were both said to audition for the role which ultimately went to Taylor.
WHAT TO DO YOU THINK of Taylor Schilling’s casting?
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dont like it. lmfaoo! she looks too old for him!
Too old? She’s 26. Holy crap! She’s 9 months *younger* than me! Now, I feel old and like I haven’t done anything w/ my life. Lol!
agreed. i know she’s only 3 years older than him, but there are several threads on imdb about how people can’t believe she’s only 26. she looked way older than her age on mercy.
she looks like she could be his big sister, not his love interest.
I don’t know enough about her, acting ability wise.
Personally, it doesn’t look like a good fit. She looks too old for the character, as based in the novel, even though she is close to Zac’s age. Her appearance looks more like someone in their 30′s. Nope – definitely not the right choice.
I think this casting was a mistake.
thanks god, they didn’t go to Abby cornish.. or she would steal Zac behind Vanessa’s back.. lol
It was never said that either actress auditioned just that they were being considered.
I do find it hard to believe that with her resume (Bright Star, Eliizabeth the Golden Years) and just working with Robert DiNero
that Abbie Cornish would have gone after a Nicholas Sparks film
I never read anywhere that she read for it. I wonder if JJ is just assuming
I think she looks really pretty.. but I do have to agree with @amy: ..she looks like she can be his big sister.. but we’ll see what happens. Anyway, I can’t wait to see Zachary in this movie. Sounds great !
umm sorry no she looks too old for him. Can’t they find someone more close to his age?
lucky lady
they don’t really look like they would mesh well together but who knows. also she does seem a little old for the role of his love interest. i hope it all works out.
I think Katie Cassidy would have been a better choice, but maybe the girl is supposed to be older than him in the movie? Like, isn’t she a mom in the movie? I haven’t gotten around to reading the book but I want to. I also think Abbie Cornish would have been good because they already know each other through V don’t they?
We don’t know everything that is going on the movie even though it is a movie. Maybe that is why Zac is growing a beard, to look older for the role. Maybe he’ll have it throughout the whole movie to make him look older in general. Who knows?
Maybe that is just a bad picture of her. Sometimes what you wear and how you do your hair and make up make you look older or younger.
I found this pic of her where she looks younger, and actually very pretty:
http://images.buddytv.com/usrimages/usr1149891/1149891_6639aea5-9834-443f-a1c4-bd306a974130-taylor-schilling.jpg
Toooooo old!!!
I’m the same age as her, but now I get it when people say I don’t look my age. I get mistaken for 20 all the time.
The chick from Mercy?? Wow, I always thought she was in her mid-30s. How in the heck are they going to make this work? Already not thrilled that Zac’s doing a Sparks movie but was hoping that there would be good casting, etc. Not sure what they are all thinking.
@Katty:
That’s also a older picture and very airbrushed.
She looked different a bit older on Mercy. Well we will see
She looks too old for this part.
I personally want to see Vanessa opposite Zac in this film :)
You’re all a bunch of debbiedowners!! Have some faith, will you?
@Zanessafanforever:
They’ve said that they will work together in the future, but only for the ‘perfect’ role.
Personally, about what I’ve heard of Snabba Cash, I think V should be his opposite in that. It sounds really good and they have great chemistry together, obviously.
she has average face..nothing special really. btw, is it another drama for him?
@dee3d:
Yeah, it’s a drama. I haven’t read the book, but I know that. I can’t wait until he moves on to deeper roles like Snabba Cash and Fire and Einstein Theory. He needs a MALE fanbase. His female fanbase is doin’ just fine.
I have one question: who is she? I’ve never heard of her!!! O_o
well, she certainly fits the character in the book, but she just looks a bit too old for zac. or rather, zac looks too young for the part.
@Katty: She looks like a young Kelly Preston in that photo. I do agree she seems too old to be playing Zac’s love in the film. Maybe they will do somethings in the film to make her look younger (they do that a lot) so I guess we’ll have to see…
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